Business Education (M.S.)

The M.S. in business education (36 credits) provides business educators with advanced professional knowledge and skills. There are two distinct tracks to this program: one track for the educator seeking secondary education certification required to teach business or marketing in the public high school (grades 5-12) system, and a second, less specific track designed to train college-level teachers and corporate trainers. When combined with a graduate certificate, specializations in training and development, computer technology education and school business administration are available.

Required Courses
Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.
MBA 500 Business Research
MBE 600 Current Literature
MBE 610 Improvement of Instruction
MBE 620 Curriculum Development
MBE 640 Technology for Teachers I
MBE 641 Technology for Teachers II
MBE 685 Globalization in Education

Please choose either the certification or non-certification track:
Certification Track
MBE or EDU Elective
MBE or EDU Elective
MBE 650 Work-Based Learning and Student Organization
MBE 700 Student Teaching (6 credits)--20 hours of school observation and PRAXIS (Note: Students must pass the PRAXIS I Pre-Professional Skills Test)

Non-Certification  Track
MBE Elective
Business Elective
Business Elective
MBE or Business Elective
MBE or Business Elective

Foundation Courses
Accounting (3 Credits)
Statistics

Areas of Certification

• Comprehensive Business Education
• Comprehensive Marketing Education

To be recommended for certification by the state of New Hampshire in either of these areas, a student must  successfully complete the basic M.S. in business education certification track and:

1. Document at least 2,000 hours of past work experience in the field (business and/or marketing) of certification.
2. Successfully pass the PRAXIS I Pre-Professional Skills Test.
3. Meet other competencies as determined by the program coordinator.