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.
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

Select one of the following:
EDU 520  Introduction to Educational Research
MBA 500 Business Research

Please choose either the certification or non-certification track:

Certification Track
Additional Courses Required for the Certification Track:
Two graduate, M.B.E. or education electives
MBE 650 Work-Based Learning and Student Organization
MBE 700 Student Teaching (6 credits)
Field Experiences Early and varied field experience hours are embedded in courses. See course descriptions for specifics. Twenty to 30 hours are student-selected, School of Education approved.MBE or EDU Elective MBE or M.B.E. Elective

Non-Certification  Track
Two graduate business electives (non-education)
Two graduate M.B.E. electives
One additional M.B.E. or business elective

Areas of Certification

• Career and Technical 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 Office of the Dean.