Courses – Fifth Year Program Route

The Master of Arts in Education with a Teaching Emphasis (Fifth Year Program Route) is a 38-unit program that can be completed in 2–3 years while teaching full time. The program has four distinct elements:

• A core of initial and advanced education courses (21 units)
• A concentration of fifth year program coursework (15 units)
• A professional development module (1 unit)
• A capstone experience or comprehensive exam (1 unit)

Initial Core Coursework

SEED 554: Professional Writing (3)
SEED 502: Advanced Educational Psychology (3)
SEED 524: Research in Culture and Intercultural Instruction (3)

Advanced Core Coursework

SEED 501: Philosophy and Values in School and Society (3)
SEED 504: Advanced Curriculum and Instruction (3)
TTBE 732: Life of Christ (3)
SEED 503: Educational Research and Statistics (3)

Development Module

SEED 596: Professional Development Module (1)

Capstone Coursework

(select one)
SEED 595: Comprehensive Exam (1)
SEED 598: Research Project (1)
SEED 599: Thesis (1)

Fifth Year Program Coursework

SEED 586: Advanced Studies in Health Education (3)
SEED 587: Advanced Studies in Teaching Special Populations (3)
SEED 588: Advanced Studies in Classroom Technology (2)
SEED 589: Advanced Studies in English Language Development (3)
SEED 594: Action Research (3)
One-unit Elective (1)