Education, MA: Character Education Emphasis (non-certification)
33 credit hours
Lindenwood University recognizes that area teachers are seeking an academic and hands-on exploration of the topic of character development of students. Lindenwood offers a unique Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis in character education. This program builds on the existing skills of practicing educators to assist them in integrating character education into their curriculum. Several major perspectives in the field of character education will be explored so teachers may find a match with their grade and subject areas and infuse character education into the teaching and management of the classroom.
Program emphasis is placed upon a practical approach to the study of character education and the completion of academic assignments that are tailored to the individual needs of the graduate student. Students may choose between a character education project and a character curriculum design course as the required culminating master’s assignment.
Requirements
Core Curriculum
| EDU 50500 | Analysis of Teaching and Learning Behavior | 3 |
One of the following:
| EDU 51000 | Conceptualization of Education | 3 |
| EDU 51010 | Conceptualization of Education for Beginning Teachers | 3 |
One of the following:
Note: Character Education students may replace EDU 52000 Curriculum Design with an additional EDX course at the 50000 level or higher, since they are required to take EDU 58400 Character Education Curriculum Design in the core character education courses below; however, 33 credit hours are still needed.
One of the following:
Character Education Emphasis Curriculum
EDU 59300-59399 Topics in Character Education removed per addendum.**
Elective requirements
Students are required to complete nine additional credit hours of Character Education electives.