Media—M.Ed.
The major in media is designed to prepare school library media specialists and instructional technologists at the graduate level. The master's program requires 36 semester hours and consists of three program concentrations: (1) media specialist with certification and (2) instructional technology with certification and (3) media specialist with certification and instructional technology certification. Concentration three is available only for candidates who already hold a professional teaching certificate.
In concentration one, candidates are provided with educational experiences to prepare them to work in P-12 settings as media specialists. Students acquire skills that are necessary to design and deliver an effective school library media program as well as evaluate its effectiveness through formative and summative measures.
Concentration two candidates are provided with opportunities to prepare them for work in P-12 settings as instructional technologists. The focus is on developing skills that are essential to effective technology planning, integrating technology into the classroom curriculum, problem solving for technology-related issues, and making use of formative and summative data for technology decisions.
Concentration three candidates are provided with educational experiences to prepare them to work in P-12 settings as media specialists. Students acquire skills that are necessary to design and deliver an effective school library media program as well as evaluate its effectiveness through formative and summative measures. There is also a focus on developing skills that are essential to effective technology planning, integrating technology into the classroom curriculum.
All master's programs require a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
Concentrations one requires 3 hours in educational psychology, 3 hours in curriculum, and 3 hours in research. Concentrations two and three require 3 hours in educational psychology or curriculum and 3 hours in research. In addition, concentration one candidates must take 21 hours in school library media and 6 hours of electives, concentration two candidates must take 21 hours in media and instructional technology, and concentration three candidates take 21 hours in school library media and 9 hours in instructional technology.
