Master of Arts in Education / School of Education and Movement Studies

Master of Arts in Education

Have you always wanted to be a teacher or would you like to enhance your professional development as a teacher? Then PLU's School of Education has a graduate program for you!

PLU's highly competetive Project Impact is a 14-month program leading to a Master of Arts degree with residency certification. Project LeaD, designed for professional educators working in public schools offers the opportunity to enhance a career through graduate professional growth. The 13-month program leads to a Master of Arts degree.

The priority application deadline is January 31, 2008. Applications submitted after this date will still be considered on a space availability basis.

Project Impact (Master of Arts with certification)

Program Outline

Summer 2007:

   EDUC 503: Tutorial in Reading Instruction
   July 9-20, M-F 8:30-12:30 (1 cr)

     EDUC 511: Strategies for Language/Literacy Development
     July 9-20, M-F 8:30-12:30 (2 cr)

     EDUC 562: Schools in Society
     June 18-July 6, M-F 8:30-12:30 (3 cr)

     EPSY 566: Adv. Cognition, Development, Learning
     July 30-August 17, M-F 8:30-12:30 (3 cr)

     EPSY 583: Current Issues in Exceptionality
     July 23-27, M-F 8:00-4:00 (2 cr)

     SPED 320/EDUC 520: Issues of Child Abuse (1 cr)


Fall 2007:
[Practicum on-site Monday (M) -Thursday (R), Friday (F) all day; Classes meet on campus M-R 12:30-3:30]

     EDUC 538: Strategies for Whole Literacy (2 cr)

     EDUC 544: Inquiry in Schools (2 cr)

     EDUC 560: Practicum (2 cr)

     EDUC 563A: Tutorial in Reading Instruction (1 cr)
     4 weeks, F 8:00-12:30

     EDUC 565: The Art and Practice of Teaching (6 cr)

January Term 2008:
[Classes on campus Tuesday (T) - Friday (F) 8:30-12:30]

     EDUC 556: Secondary and Middle School Curriculum (3 cr)

     EDUC 564: Arts, Mind and Body (2 cr)

Spring 2008:
[Practicum an site M-F all day; Classes W afternoons on campus]

     EDUC 563B: Assessment and Differentiation for Instr. (1 cr)

     EDUC 568: Internship (6 cr)

Summer 2008:
[Schedule TBA]

     EDUC 563C: Professional Growth and Leadership (1 cr)

     EDUC 599: Thesis (3 cr)

Application and Admission Process for Project Impact

Project Lead (for certified teachers)

Program Outline

Summer 2007:

   EDUC 550: Leadership I
   July 16-20, M-F 8:30-4:00 (2 cr)

     EDUC 545: Inquiry & Action, Ambiguity & Knowledge
     July 26-August 16, Thursday 8:30-4:00 (2 cr)

     EDUC 586: Sociology of Education
     July 24-August 15, Tuesday/Wednesday 8:30-2:30 (3 cr)

Fall 2007:
[Classes meet Wednesdays (W) from 5:30-9:10 and one Saturday (S) per month from 8:30-4:00]

     EPSY 512: Group Process and the Individual (2 cr)

     EDUC 551: Leadership II (2 cr)

     EPSY 563: Practicum in Group Process and Leadership (2 cr)

January Term 2008:
[Classes meet W from 5:30-9:10 and S from 8:30-4:00]

     EDUC 551: Leadership II (2 cr)

Spring 2008:
[Classes meet W from 5:30-9:10 and one Saturday per month from 8:30-4:00]

     EDUC 552: Leadership III (2 cr)

     EPSY 565: Advanced Human Development (4 cr)

Summer 2008:
[Classes meet in July on T/R from 12:30-4:30]

     EDUC 553: Leadership IV (4 cr)

     EDUC 599: Thesis (3 cr)

Application and Admission Process for Project LeaD

School of Education and Movement Studies