Azusa, USA
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
USD 29,700 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* base cost | cost per unit: $675
Key Summary
Introduction
Earn a Learning and Technology, MAEd, and Single Subject Teaching Credential
Learn how to effectively design and infuse technology-embedded curriculum for today’s digital learner. Graduate with the tools you’ll need to design and implement instructional experiences that integrate technology throughout the curriculum. Gain essential skills and knowledge in a variety of areas, including instructional video, web tools for enhanced interactive learning, digital communications, and emerging trends in the field. Additionally, you will earn the Single Subject Teaching Credential and gain access to teaching students in a departmentalized classroom. You’ll be well prepared through rigorous coursework and hands-on fieldwork experiences.
Gain Hands-on Experience
- Gain the skills needed to meet the learning needs of students in today’s classrooms.
- Enhance learning through technology in the single subject classroom.
- Explore your core interests through special topics courses.
- Engage with coursework grounded in a Christian worldview.
- Learn from expert faculty in the field.
- Bring learning to life through fieldwork experiences in K-12 schools.
Program Details
Azusa Pacific University’s Master of Arts in Education: Learning and Technology and Single Subject Teaching Credential program prepares candidates to earn a Master of Arts in Education: Learning and Technology degree along with an embedded California Single Subject Preliminary Teaching Credential. This program includes comprehensive foundation courses emphasizing teaching and educational methods, as well as specialization courses providing content required for the single subject credential. Practical classroom and fieldwork experiences provide application to theory, preparing candidates to teach in diverse settings. Advanced coursework in the emphasis area of learning and technology provides candidates with the knowledge to effectively design and infuse technology-embedded curriculum into departmentalized teaching and learning environments. The mode of delivery includes face-to-face instruction, campus-based classes, online courses, and clinical experiences.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Financial Aid
Several types of financial aid are available to graduate students. The resources range from federal loans and state grants to, for some graduate programs, fellowships and scholarships.
Military Benefits
Military members—and in some cases their spouses and dependents—qualify for financial assistance covering tuition, housing, and books. Azusa Pacific is a Yellow Ribbon University and Military Friendly School, so you can be confident that you’ll receive the benefits and flexibility you need to complete your education.
School of Education Scholarships
APU also provides information on numerous financial aid options for prospective School of Education students. Learn more about the aid opportunities available.
School of Education Alumni Tuition Discounts
APU’s School of Education offers an alumni tuition discount for Azusa Pacific alumni starting in a graduate program.
Students must be in good academic standing and maintain satisfactory academic progress with a minimum cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0. Students must be enrolled at least half-time. If qualifications are met, the discount may be renewed each term. APU will pay $500 per term (up to $2,000 over the course of the program). This discount cannot be combined with other institutional aid. Contact Student Financial Services for complete eligibility details.
Notes on Eligibility: The School of Education’s doctoral program (Ed.D. in Educational Leadership) and the Clear Administrative Services Credential (CASC) program are not eligible for the alumni tuition discount. APU doctoral alumni are also not eligible for the School of Education alumni discount. Additionally, the alumni discount cannot be combined with other institutional aid, such as School of Education scholarships. Students who are eligible for both may choose to receive either the alumni discount or an APU scholarship. Contact Student Financial Services for complete eligibility details.
Note: Award and eligibility are applicable for the 2022-23 academic year and apply to students admitted beginning fall 2020. The discount is subject to change.
Curriculum
Foundation Courses
TESP 501 Art of Teaching I: Foundations of Teaching 1
TESP 502 Science of Teaching I: How Students Learn 1
TESP 503 The Soul of Teaching: Tapestry of American Education
TESP 504 Schools and Educational Systems
Specialization Courses
TEP 511 Art of Teaching II: Pedagogy and Instructional Design
TEP 512 Science of Teaching II: Effective Assessment Strategies for All Learners
TEP 531 Methods of Teaching Reading and Writing (7-12)
TEP 532 Secondary Pedagogy I: Teaching in Secondary Schools (7-12)
TEP 533 The Differentiated Classroom: Maximizing Capacity of Each Learner (7-12)
TEP 534 Secondary Pedagogy II: Content-Specific Strategies, Teaching, and Assessment (7-12)
TEP 561 Clinical Practice I: Single Subject Credential
TEP 562 Clinical Practice II: Single Subject Credential
Emphasis Courses
EDUC 560 Action Research in Education
EDUC 546 Digital Communications
EDUC 547 Special Topics in Educational Technology 2
EDUC 548 Emerging Trends in Technology
EDUC 569 Capstone Seminar
Elective Courses
EDUC 538 Current Issues in Education
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary - Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary - Teach vocational courses intended to provide occupational training below the baccalaureate level in subjects such as construction, mechanics/repair, manufacturing, transportation, or cosmetology, primarily to students who have graduated from or left high school. Teaching takes place in public or private schools whose primary business is academic or vocational education.
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education - Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education - Teach one or more subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School - Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the secondary school level.
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School - Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.