MEd in Secondary Education with STEM Education

Campus Majors
Secondary Education with STEM Education (MEd)

Teach for Impact with Your MEd in Secondary Education with STEM Education

Make an impact on the lives of middle and high school students through content knowledge you love while learning essential transdisciplinary knowledge and skills in the Master of Education in Secondary Education with STEM Education program.

This full-time, New Hampshire based MEd program was designed to prepare you to become a secondary school classroom teacher while instilling a transdisciplinary mindset. At the end of this program, you’ll have earned a teaching certification specializing you in 1 of 5 content areas:

English language arts for grades 5-12
Mathematics teaching – middle level
Mathematics teaching – upper level
Science for grades 5-8
Social studies for grades 5-12

As project-based learning has become more and more prevalent in secondary education, so has the need for high quality educators with an appreciation for collaboration. If you’re passionate about cross-subject, competency-driven learning and authentic assessments for middle and high school level students, this program will help you become a valuable asset as a teacher in a secondary school setting.

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See Yourself Succeed in Secondary Education with STEM Education

In the MEd in Secondary Education with STEM Education program, you’ll gain teaching skills and knowledge useful in teaching middle and high school students with a transdisciplinary mindset. You’ll also learn how to:

Organize and synthesize core concepts and principles of subjects you teach in accordance with local, state and national standards
Translate content knowledge into meaningful evidence-based experiences
Integrate and use tools of inquiry to become a reflective, self-directed learner
Use technology to learn and support students' access to learning
Design, build and maintain classroom cultures that are caring and inclusive
Identify cultural perspectives, norms and traditions and see their connections to teaching and learning
Exhibit dispositions showing the potential to become an effective, ethical, professional educator and leader

As a private, nonprofit university, SNHU has one mission – to help you see yourself succeed. The benefits of earning your master's in secondary education with STEM education at SNHU include:

Supportive community. Join the SNHU campus community of fewer than 3,000 students, with faculty and staff dedicated to your success.
Affordability. SNHU is one of the most affordable private, nonprofit universities in New Hampshire.
Accessible faculty. Learn from highly credentialed faculty who are experts in their fields and interact with you in the classroom, dining hall, fitness center and the stands.
Efficiency and flexibility. Complete your graduate degree on campus and in the field in as few as 16 months.
Minimal requirements. No GRE or GMAT required for admission.
Networking. Tap into our nationwide network of alumni for tips and career opportunities.
Campus experience. Enjoy more than 50 student clubs, champion Division II athletics and fun events on our 300-acre campus in Manchester, New Hampshire, named a "Best Place to Live" by Money magazine. Graduate student activity fees may apply.

Admission Requirements

SNHU requires an undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 (or equivalent) for admission. If you are an international student in need of a visa to study on campus, please see our international admission requirements.

As this cohort program begins in the spring, acceptance decisions are made throughout the year until May 1. An interview is also expected of all candidates. To apply, simply complete our application form online.

Licensure Information

The secondary certification programs listed below are fully approved by the New Hampshire State Board of Education. The secondary certification programs offered at the undergraduate level are currently accepting applications through summer 2021. Admission to the undergraduate programs will be closed beginning with the 2021-20 academic year.

English language arts for grades 5-12
Mathematics teaching – middle level
Mathematics teaching – upper level
Science for grades 5-8
Social studies for grades 5-12

Note that students will not be recommended for certification until they have met all testing requirements as required by the New Hampshire Department of Education which includes a passing score on the Praxis CORE (or its equivalent) and the relevant Praxis II Content Exam (or its equivalent).

Careers & Outcomes

The MEd in Secondary Education with STEM Education program is competency-driven, ensuring graduates of this program are prepared to teach in the growing number of New Hampshire schools that have adopted a competency-based approach to teaching and learning. This program is a great option if you are seeking teacher certification in a middle or high school.

Curriculum

The MEd in Secondary Education with STEM Education is a 36-credit, 16-month clinical master’s in education program. You’ll engage with grade 5-12 students from the start of the program, spending a full school year working alongside practicing educators in local schools.

During the summer, you will develop project-based learning activities, and then work with middle and high school students during a summer learning program sponsored by SNHU. By the end of the program, you will have earned a Graduate Certificate in Trans-Disciplinary Competencies along with STEM education badges as part of your clinical coursework.

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MEd in Secondary Education with STEM Education

Courses May Include

EDU 609 Theoretical Foundations

This competency-based course will focus on the knowledge, skills, abilities and dispositions teachers need to apply and analyze the theoretical foundations of general education and special education to his/her professional practice. Teacher Candidates will examine the theoretical foundations of special education and its impact on students with disabilities. This course will provide evidence-based research and clinical opportunities that will be implemented, analyzed, evaluated and refined during Clinical Experience I, II, III and IV (42 weeks). This iterative process facilitates an in-depth understanding of the theoretical foundations needed to address the individual needs of K-12 students with disabilities. With the support of the college faculty and the cooperating practitioner, the teacher candidate will actively engage in on-going self-assessment, focusing on the refinement of their understanding of the unique factors related to students' abilities and disabilities within the learning environment.

EDU 611 Classroom and Behavior Management

This competency-based course will focus on the knowledge, skills, abilities and dispositions teachers need to apply and analyze the principles, procedures and strategies for classroom behavior management. Teacher Candidates will examine social skills development, assessment of social behavior and learning environment enhancement. This course will provide evidence-based research and clinical opportunities that will be implemented, analyzed, evaluated and refined during Clinical Experience I, II, III and IV (42 weeks). This iterative process facilitates an in-depth understanding of classroom behavior management needed to address the individual needs of all children, including children with disabilities. With the support of the college faculty and the cooperating practitioner, the teacher candidate will actively engage in on-going self-assessment, focusing on the refinement of their understanding of the unique factors related to students' abilities and disabilities within the learning environment.

EDU 613 Initial STEM Clinical

This clinical, competency-based course will focus on the knowledge, skills, abilities and dispositions teachers need to teach middle and high school students during the SNHU Summer Experience. This clinical experience will provide evidence-based research, and clinical opportunities that will be implemented, analyzed, evaluated and refined during the clinical experience. This iterative process facilitates the development of skills that promote the learning of all students in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The Humanities is integrated throughout with an emphasis on transdisciplinary practices and collaborative approaches to teaching and learning. With the support of the college faculty and the cooperating practitioners, the teacher candidate will actively engage in on-going self-assessment, focusing on the refinement of instructing students, supporting student learning and linking the secondary pupils' learning progress to the knowledge, skills, abilities and dispositions of the teacher candidate.

EDU 622 Secondary Instructional Methods I

This course provides students with foundational, yet innovative and authentic learning experiences about teaching at the middle and high school levels. The course focuses on the most effective approaches to planning, implementing, managing, and assessing successful and effective learning experiences for 5-12 students. Through interactive discussions, examining resources, and relevant readings, students explore aspects and challenges to teaching content at the middle and high school levels. Topics include: knowing your content, knowing your students, collaborative pedagogies, cooperative learning, lesson/unit development, competency based teaching and learning, project based learning, and the reflective process. Students will be embedded in a middle school in order to learn and apply course concepts.

EDU 623 Professional Clinical Experience I

This competency-based clinical course will focus on the knowledge, skills, abilities and dispositions teachers need to teach middle and/or high school pupils. This experience will provide evidence-based research, and clinical opportunities that will be implemented, analyzed, evaluated and refined during the 16 weeks of clinical experience. This iterative process facilitates the development of skills that promote the learning of adolescents, in the following: (a) Learner development; (b) Learning differences; (c) Learning environment; (d) Content knowledge; (d) Assessment; (e) Planning and learning facilitation; and (f) Reflection and continuous growth. With the support of the college faculty and the public school clinical practitioners, the teacher candidate will actively engage in on-going self-assessment, focusing on the refinement of instructing students, supporting student learning and linking pupils' learning progress to the knowledge, skills, abilities and dispositions of the teacher candidate. Importantly, candidates will develop their certification specific content knowledge.

EDU 533C Learning through Technology

In this course, students will develop the knowledge and skills to use technology to enhance student learning and achievement. This course also introduces students to learning targets (standards/outcomes) and a general model of curriculum development, implementation and assessment.

Total Credits: 36