阿拉巴马大学

The Educational Specialist (EdS) in Secondary Education Science online degree program is designed to prepare science teachers to become leaders in teaching science in their local settings, in providing professional development in science, and in the administration of science departments by enhancing professional competencies. Emphasis is placed on the National and State Science Education Standards.

Current secondary education teachers who earn the degree may be eligible for teacher certification at the specialist level in the following teaching fields: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or General Science. Those who complete the program will acquire knowledge that will assist them in becoming nationally board-certified teachers.

This program can also serve as a bridge for those interested in eventual completion of a science education doctorate. Graduates of the EdS program will have developed the expertise to facilitate positive change at the secondary or postsecondary levels serving in such positions as mentor teachers, curriculum specialists, resource teachers, adjunct and full-time professors, or science content administrators.

The EdS in Secondary Education with science certification requires a total of 33 credit hours of study beyond the master's degree and may be completed in as little as two years of part-time study. Students will complete 12 credit hours in a teaching field.

Required Courses

• CIE 620 Designing and Conducting Research on Classroom Teaching
• CIE 625 Seminar in Science Education Research
• CSE 665 Improving Science Instruction
• CSE 670 Research and Theory in Secondary Education
• CSE 693 Advanced Workshop in Secondary Education or
• CSE 697 Educational Specialist Degree Research
• Foundations Course - approved by advisor

Research Course -

• BER 540 Statistical Methods in Education or
• BER 600 Quantitative Research Methods in Education or
• BER 631 Inquiry as Interpretation: Qualitative 1