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The MA in Career and Technical Education is
a good choice for those with a bachelor's degree who are interested in
or who work in career technical education (a field previously known as
vocational education.) This primarily includes those in the following
three categories:
But others may find the
program useful, such as those who wish to eventually pursue a doctorate
and teach at a university. Several
optional tracks are available so students can customize their
degree program. Career and Technical
Education covers a variety of fields. The teachers who enroll in this
degree program typically teach subjects in the "trade and industry"
areas, including auto body repair, heating ventilating and
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The
Master of Arts in Career & Technical Education is designed to meet the needs of
current vocational teachers who have already earned a bachelor's degree
(in any area.) Many school districts
increase a teacher's salary when they earn a master's degree, or even
after taking just a few classes. In some states, a master's degree is
required for professional teacher certification. This master's does not
provide initial teacher licensure, but some of the courses it contains
may be used in pursuit of a teaching license. You can take a single
course in this degree program, or complete the entire degree.
Ball State University's Master of Arts in
Career and Technical Education is NCATE accredited, and Ball State's
graduate programs are regionally accredited. However, this degree does
not offer initial teacher licensure. Those interested in licensure
issues are directed to their state's office of teacher licensure.
In particular, Ball State's online MA in CTE
offers the following benefits:
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100% online: No
need to travel
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Convenience:
Allowing students to log in at times that fit their schedules
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Flexibility:
Choose among several optional tracks and electives
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Personal Contact:
With instructors and other professionals enrolled in the program
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Economical: lower
cost than face-to-face
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Achievable: Only
30 credit hours - a thesis is optional
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Meaningful:
Quality education from professors who are leaders in their fields;
intellectually stimulating; applicable to your work
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Respected: NCATE
and NCA accredited
Tuition Rates:
Graduate tuition for online
courses
through Ball State University's School of Extended Education has been
less than on-campus tuition. The following
rates were set by the BSU Board of Trustees.
Fall 2009 and Spring 2010:
- In-state (Indiana Residents): $256 /
credit ($768 for a 3-credit course)
- Out-of-state: $454/credit ($1362 for a
3-credit course)
Summer 2010 through Spring 2011:
- In-state (Indiana Residents): $266 /
credit ($798 for a 3-credit course)
- Out-of-state: $482/credit ($1446 for a
3-credit course)
Summer 2011:
- In-state (Indiana Residents): $276 /
credit ($828 for a 3-credit course)
- Out-of-state: $510/credit ($1530 for a
3-credit course)
There is also a one-time $50 admission
fee for US residents. This tuition
rate for online courses is considerably less than the rate for the same
course taught by the same professor on-campus. For example, an on-campus
3-credit hour graduate course for out-of-state students in Spring 2010
costs $2628 plus fees. Even without considering extra fees, that same
course taken online costs only 52% as much.
Out-of-state tuition is higher
because Ball State receives partial state funding for each Indiana
resident taking a course. For more information, see
www.bsu.edu/distance/tuition/.
Program Requirements: Total
Hours Required: 30
The following reflects a
program revision that went into effect Fall 2007
Professional
Core (9 hrs required, 24 hrs possible)
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ITEDU 550 Career & Technical Student Organizations (3)
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ITEDU 552 Strategies and
Materials for Career & Technical Related Content (Previous Title: Career &
Technical-Related Class Content) (3)
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ITEDU 568 Principles and Philosophy of Career &
Technical
Education (3)
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ITEDU 569 Organization and Coordination of
Career & Technical Education (3)
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ITEDU 696 Coordinating and
Conducting Cooperative Education Programs (Previous Title: Techniques in Coordinating Cooperative
Education) (3)
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ITMFG 560 Industrial Safety and Health (3)
Research
Requirements (3 hrs required, 3 - 9 hrs possible)
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ITEDU 699 Research in
Technical Education (Previous Title: Research in Industrial
Education) (3)
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THES 698 Thesis (1-6) (optional)
Directed Electives (0 to 18 hrs, to achieve 30 total program hrs)
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EDPSY 641 Statistical Methods in Education &
Psychological Research (3)
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ITEDU 510 Technology Use & Assessment (3)
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ITEDU 600 Special Topics: Curriculum Evaluation in
Technical Education (3)
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Any courses from the Professional Core not yet taken
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Any courses from the online MA in Technology
Education except ITEDU 690
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Other electives or transfer credits approved by the
program advisor
Optional
Tracks
- Community College
Faculty & Industrial Trainers Track
(for community college faculty or company trainers)
EDAC 631 Adult and Community Education
EDAC 634 The Adult as a Learner
EDAC 635 Strategies for Teaching Adults
- Administrative Track
(for CTE administrators)
EDAD 600 Intro to Ed. Leadership
EDAD 630 Human Resource Development
EDAD 635 Educational Decision Making
EDAD 640 The Educational Administrator & Public Relations
EDSUP 650 Supervision of Instruction
- Indiana CTE Teacher
Track (for Indiana teachers)
(All 6 professional core classes listed above)
- Curriculum Track
(refine skills in evaluating and development curricular
materials)
ITEDU 552 Career & Technical-Related Class Content
ITEDU 600 Special Topics: Curriculum Evaluation in Technical
Education
ITEDU 694 Curriculum Development in Technology Education
- Research Track
(to assist in later doctoral studies)
EDPSY 641 Statistical Methods in Educational & Psychological
Research
EDPSY 642 Intermediate Statistics
THES 698 Thesis (6 credit hrs)
Note: Programs may be customized by mixing
courses from several tracks, or including some not specified here.
All electives and transfer credits are subject to advisor approval.
This program and its tracks do not provide teacher licensure;
contact the program advisor and your state’s licensing office for
licensing concerns.
Course Descriptions
To find out when a course
is planned to be offered, click on "Class Schedule."
Please note that course offerings and faculty assignments are subject to
change. Course information on welcome pages and syllabi is subject to
change, and in some cases represents previous offerings rather than
future offerings.
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Total
Hours Required: 30
Professional
Core (9 hrs required):
ITEDU 550 Career & Technical Student Organizations* (3).
This class "emphasizes the development, operation, and evaluation of career
and technical education student organizations, with a concentration on
co-curricular organizations. Not open to students who have credit in ITEDU
290."
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ITEDU 552 Strategies and
Materials for Career & Technical Education (3).
"A study of resources, instructional materials, and strategies for career and
technical education programs. Not open to students who have credit in ITEDU 392."
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ITEDU 568 Principles and Philosophy of
Career & Technical Education (3). "Principles and philosophies of career
and technical education programs are investigated. The role of legislation is
analyzed. Not open to students who have credit
in ITEDU 292 or ITEDU 690."
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ITEDU 569 Organization and Coordination of
Career & Technical Education (3). "Examines organizational structures,
responsibilities, programs, and facilities dedicated to career and technical
education. Current legislation directly impacting these programs will also be
examined. Not open to students
who have credit in ITEDU 492."
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ITEDU 696 Coordinating
and Conducting Cooperative
Education Programs (3). "Examines the regulations and guidelines governing
the coordination of cooperative education programs and the unique methods and
strategies used to facilitate work-based learning."
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ITMFG 560 Industrial Safety and Health (3).
This course entails a "study of the practices used to ensure a safe and
healthful environment for industrial and educational sectors. [It] examines
hazard recognition and correction and the impact of safety and health regulating
agencies.
Not open to students who have credit in ITDPT 360."
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Research
Requirements (3 hrs required, 3 - 9 hrs possible):
ITEDU 699 Research in Technical Education (3).
This course is "a review of existing research in technology education and
vocational industrial education with references to its scope and usefulness.
Design and interpretation of individual and group research is
required."
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THES 698 Thesis (1-6).
Thesis "must be taken for a total of 6 hours of credit."
[Note, the thesis is option, but if it is taken, it must be taken for 6 hours,
total.]
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Directed Electives
(to achieve 30 total program hrs):
ITEDU 510 Technology: Use and
Assessment (3). Students analyze "the use and assessment of technology.
Topics include usability testing, user surveying, technology assessment
techniques, environmental impact assessment, and forecasting."
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ITEDU
600 Special Topics (3). Fall, 2008:
"Curriculum Evaluation" The title and description of this
course are determined for each offering, allowing students to engage in
relevant investigations in the changing field of technology.
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EDPSY 641 Statistical Methods in
Educational and Psychological Research (3). "A basic statistical course
for graduate students in education. Problems taken from the fields of
education and psychology include the computation, interpretation, and
application of such statistical techniques as measures of central tendency,
measures of variability, correlation techniques, validity and reliability,
standard scoring techniques, probability, tests of significance, chi square,
and analysis of variance.
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(other electives or transfer credits approved
by the program advisor)
Please see the online courses in the MA
in Technology Education here.
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Note: Course offerings and faculty assignments are
subject to change. Course information on welcome pages and syllabi is subject to
change, and in some cases represents previous offerings rather than future
offerings.
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