Master Degree Programs
Business Education -- MS
Offered Completely Online
The graduate program for the Master of Science degree in Business Education is designed for teachers seeking advanced preparation in the area of business, computers, and education. These individuals may wish to be business teachers in a junior high school, high school, technical college, or community college, or they may wish to become training program specialists in business and industry.
This two-year, part-time online program is designed to update the business knowledge and computer skills of business and computer teachers and allows individuals to be re-licensed as a teacher by expanding on the business knowledge they acquired through undergraduate coursework. It also prepares teachers to be leaders in their departments and schools while enhancing their professional competency in instruction, curriculum development, and assessment. Graduates of the program will be prepared to teach at the community college level or be a trainer in business.
Students in the program have up to seven years to complete the degree. Three to six credit hours are offered each fall and spring on a two-year rotational basis while nine or more credit hours are offered each summer.
Total credit hours required for degree program: 35 credit hours
Program Web Site: www.emporia.edu/business/mbefront.php
Program Description: www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/bae.pdf
Program Contact: Dr. Nancy Hite (nhite@emporia.edu or 620-341-5415)
Counselor Education (School Counseling) -- MS
Offered in Metro Kansas City, Topeka, and Emporia
The purpose of the school counseling program is to prepare counselors to function at the elementary, middle, or secondary school level. Students must hold a teaching certificate and have two years of teaching experience in order to meet school counselor certification requirements in Kansas. The program is one of only two CACREP (Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs) accredited School Counseling program in Kansas.
Successful completion of the program leads to Kansas licensure, grades PreK through 12. Graduates are qualified to seek employment in elementary, middle, or secondary schools. In school districts small enough to have just one counselor, graduates sometimes accept positions as the counselor for all levels.
Students in the program take courses on-site in the Metro Kansas City area or Topeka during the fall and spring semesters and then travel to Emporia for courses during the summer.
Total credit hours required for degree program: 48 credit hours
Program Web Site: www.emporia.edu/counre/school_counseling.htm
Program Description: www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/counselored.pdf
Program Contact: Dr. Patricia Neufeld (pneufeld@emporia.edu or 620-341-5220)
KC Area Contact: Prof. Kim Urenda (kurenda@emporia.edu or 913-226-2085)
Curriculum and Instruction -- MS
Offered Completely Online
OR in Combination Online & On-site in Metro Kansas City
The graduate programs in the department of School Leadership/Middle & Secondary
Teacher Education are designed to prepare personnel to assume leadership roles as lead teachers, building-leadership team members, coordinators, supervisors, principals, superintendents, and other central office personnel.
The Master of Science degree in Curriculum and Instruction concentrations prepare teachers to become staff development coordinators, curriculum specialists, practitioners, and helps prepare teachers for National Board License/licensure. Specific concentrations are 1) Curriculum Leadership, 2) Effective Practitioner, and 3) National Board.
Curriculum Leadership Pre-K-12 is designed for educators who choose to prepare to coordinate the design, implementation, management, and evaluation of curriculum and instruction in public and private school systems. National Board Certification Pre-K-12 is designed for educators who choose to prepare for and participate in the review process which leads to National Board Certification. The Effective Practitioner Pre-K-12 program is designed for educators interested in improving their own classroom skills and maximizing student achievement. It is also for those who wish to become leaders and resource persons in faculty development projects and activities.
Total credit hours required for degree program: 34 credit hours
Program Web Site: www.emporia.edu/sleme/ci.htm
Program Description: www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/schoolleadership.pdf
Program Contact: Dr. Jerry Will (jwill@emporia.edu or 620-341-5776)
Early Childhood Education -- MS
Offered
Mostly Online
This graduate program of study is designed for persons who hold a valid elementary level teaching license and who wish to work toward a master's degree in early childhood education with an emphasis on working with young children with special needs. Completion of this program may also lead to the Kansas Early Childhood Unified license.
Total credit hours required for degree program: 36 credit hours
Program Web Site: www.emporia.edu/earlychd/graduate/msecse.htm
Program Description: www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/earlychildhood.pdf
Program Contact: Dr. Eileen Hogan (ehogan@emporia.edu or 620-341-5445)
Educational Administration -- MS
Offered Completely Online
OR in Combination Online & On-site in Metro Kansas City
The graduate programs in the department of School Leadership/Middle & Secondary
Teacher Education are designed to prepare personnel to assume leadership roles as lead teachers, building-leadership team members, coordinators, supervisors, principals, superintendents, and other central office personnel.
The Master of Science and non-degree programs in Educational Administration qualify students for building-level administrator license/licensure endorsement in the levels at which they are certified. Program Leadership and District Leadership-level license/licensure is also available.
Total credit hours required for degree program: 35 credit hours
Program Web Site: www.emporia.edu/sleme/degree.htm
Program Description: www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/schoolleadership.pdf
Program Contact: Dr. Jerry Will (jwill@emporia.edu or 620-341-5776)
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation -- MS
Offered
Completely Online
The masters degree offered through the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation at Emporia State University is completed entirely online so that students do not have to travel to campus. This unique program was the first fully online accredited masters degree program in the United States.
This program is completely accredited through the Higher Learning Commission a is for students interested in advancing their education and opportunities in the areas of teaching, health promotion, coaching, and research. All courses are taught by faculty members with doctoral degrees who are nationally recognized in their fields.
Total credit hours required for degree program: 34-35 credit hours
Program Web Site: www.emporia.edu/hper/graduate.php
Program Description: www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/hper.pdf
Program Contact: Dr. Kathy Ermler (kermler@emporia.edu or 620-341-5926)
Instructional Design and Technology -- MS
Offered Completely
Online
OR in Combination Online & On-site in Metro Kansas City
The Instructional Design and Technology Department offers a Master of Science Degree in Instructional Design and Technology that is delivered entirely via the Internet. This degree prepares individuals for leadership in the design, development, and integration of technology and online learning into teaching and private sector training. Many of the individuals obtaining the IDT degree are practicing P-12 educators that wish to improve the quality of curriculum, instruction, and student learning through appropriate integration of technology into the classroom. Others acquire leadership positions in post-secondary institutions or serve as instructional designers/trainers in business, industry, and the military, and are charged with training, development, and online learning programs within their organizations.
Instructional Design and Technology master's degree program is designed for teachers both in grades preschool-12 and post-secondary educators who wish to apply technology and related software to teaching problems and procedures encountered in working with students in a classroom setting. It also meets the need of corporate trainers and those interested in using distance education in a non-school environment.
The IDT program is available completely online or in combination of online and on-site classes at our Metro Learning Center in the Kansas City metro area.
Total credit hours required for degree program: 36 credit hours
Program Web Site: http://idt.emporia.edu
Program Description: www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/idt.pdf
Program Contact: Dr. Marcus Childress (mchildre@emporia.edu or 620-341-5829)
Library Science -- MLS
Offered in Combination Online & On-Site
in Metro Kansas City, Emporia, Colorado, Oregon, and Utah
The MLS degree is offered through the School of Library and Information Management (SLIM) at Emporia State University. Participants may be interested in working in, or are already working in a public library setting, a school setting, or a corporate library setting. Librarians are information professionals who understand how different people go about meeting their information needs. With this program, the emphasis is on customer service, on being proactive in diagnosing information needs, and on innovative solutions to increase the value of the library or information center for others.
Concentration in Law Librarianship available. Students may also seek certificates in Archives Studies, Information Management and Legal Information Management or licensure in School Library Media.
The typical SLIM student is non-traditional, so course work is arranged around schedules of participants who work full time. Courses are offered in weekend intensive sessions in Denver, Salt Lake City, Overland Park, Portland, and in Emporia.
Students are recruited for a particular starting date at a particular location and move through the curriculum together in an eight-semester cycle. The first four semesters cover the required classes of the curriculum, and the last four semesters are spent on elective classes. Classes meet 12 to 14 weekends per year, about every third or fourth weekend, on Friday evenings through Sunday mornings. SLIM faculty commute to the various locations for face-to- face instruction in the traditional classroom format. About 25 percent of the curriculum is delivered over the Internet. Electronic mail, chat rooms, and listservs supplements professor-to-student and student-to-student communication. Each program location has a Site Coordinator who serves as a student advisor and is available for consultation during class weekends, by telephone and e-mail, and holds office hours for personal appointments. The Site Coordinator also encourages student social gatherings, tracks the return of student work from faculty, and works as an advocate in the local area for students.
Total credit hours required for degree program: 42 credit hours
Program Web Site: http://slim.emporia.edu/programs/mls.htm
Program Description: www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/slim.pdf
Program Contact: Dan Roland (droland@emporia.edu or 800-552-4770/620-341-5203)
Legal Information Management -- MLM
Offered in Combination Online & On-Site in Lawrence and Emporia
This degree blends knowledge of law with knowledge of information management to produce information professionals who provide client-centered information services for the legal profession. The program was developed for a national audience because of its unique approach and need. Courses can be taken for degree credit leading to a master of legal information management degree or for a fifteen credit-hour certificate in legal information management.
The objective of the program is to prepare knowledgeable information professionals who can identify, retrieve, repackage, and reorganize information required in legal research and case preparation. Graduates and certificate holders are qualified to work in a variety of academic and nonacademic professional settings, including law firms, corporate law departments, and government agencies. They are also qualified to practice as information brokers and entrepreneurs in established and emerging markets.
The program is primarily an on-line program, utilizing web-based classroom software, digital video lectures, and telephone conference calls. Each August, the new MLIM and Legal Information Management certificate students will meet for a weekend course at the University of Kansas School of Law in Lawrence, Kansas. This initial class gives students the opportunity to get to know each other and the faculty prior to engaging in on-line courses.
Total credit hours required for degree program: 49 credit hours
Program Web Site:http://slim.emporia.edu/programs/lim/
Program Description: www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/slim.pdf
Program Contact: Dan Roland (droland@emporia.edu or 800-552-4770/620-341-5203)
Master Teacher (Elementary Subject Matter) -- MS
Offered Completely Online
The master teacher degree is intended for the teaching practitioner in settings from early childhood through adolescence and young adulthood. The student will learn to deal more effectively with diverse student learners and move from theory to best practice in the field. The Subject Matter area of concentration serves practicing elementary teachers who wish to improve their teaching, management, and assessment skills. Basic computer and Internet skills required to pursue this online degree.
Total credit hours required for degree program: 36 credit hours
Program Web Site: www.emporia.edu/earlychd/graduate/msmte.htm
Program Description: www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/earlychildhood.pdf
Program Contact: Dr. Jean Morrow (jmorrow@emporia.edu or 620-341-5445)
Master Teacher (Reading Specialist) -- MS
Offered In Combination of Online & On-Site
in Emporia and Other Selective Sites
The master teacher degree is intended for the teaching practitioner in settings from early childhood through adolescence and young adulthood. The student will learn to deal more effectively with diverse student learners and move from theory to best practice in the field. The reading specialist area of concentration serves practicing teachers, elementary or secondary, who wish to acquire conditional reading specialist licensure with a master’s degree.
Total credit hours required for degree program: 36 credit hours
Program Web Site: www.emporia.edu/earlychd/graduate/msmte.htm
Program Description: www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/earlychildhood.pdf
Program Contact: Dr. Gerry Coffman (gcoffman@emporia.edu or 620-341-5445)
Mathematics -- MS
Offered in a "Hybrid" Online format in Metro Kansas City
This program is designed especially for professionals teaching in secondary schools and community colleges. Flexible course offerings allow students to create individualized programs by taking classes that meet their mathematical interests in applied mathematics, statistics, computer science, or mathematics education. Offered in a "hybrid" format designed to give students the flexibility of an online program coupled with one-on-one, face-to-face interaction with faculty that is the hallmark of ESU teaching, courses are taught primarily online, one course at a time, with one or more meetings conveniently scheduled at our Metro Learning Center in in the Kansas City metro area.
Total credit hours required for degree program: 32-34 credit hours
Program Web Site: www.emporia.edu/math-cs/home.htm
Program Description: www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/math.pdf
Program Contact: Dr. Joe Yanik (hyanik@emporia.edu or 620-341-5281)
Physical Sciences (Earth Science) -- MS
Offered Completely Online
The Earth Science department offers a Master of Science degree in Physical Sciences with Earth Science emphasis by distance learning. The graduate earth science concentration is designed to provide a broad, flexible, and interdisciplinary background in earth, environmental, and geological sciences. It is especially well-suited for candidates with career goals in government service, teaching, and/or industry. It can also prepare one for entry into doctoral study.
The degree allows considerable flexibility for students to design individual programs. Students may select courses and research topics in geology, physical geography, environmental science, paleontology, remote sensing, geographic information systems, meteorology/climatology, or other areas of earth science. Degree-seeking students come from all parts of the United States as well as other countries in North America, Europe, and Asia.
The degree normally takes two or three years to complete, and students may choose a thesis or research-project option. Requirements for the online degree are the same as for on-campus students.
Total credit hours required for degree program: 30-32 credit hours
Program Web Site: www.emporia.edu/earthsci/graduat.htm
Program Description: www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/physicalsciences.pdf
Program Contact: Dr. James Aber (jaber@emporia.edu or 620-341-5330)
Special Education (Adaptive) -- MS
Offered Completely Online (Except one course)
The program is designed to support the needs of the students, teachers, schools,
and special education administrators in Kansas. The entire degree is available using mediated instruction. The Adaptive Special Education curriculum meets the licensure standards for two levels: Early Childhood through Late Childhood (Grades K to 6) and Early Adolescence through Late Adolescence (Grades 6 to 12). The entire degree is available using mediated instruction.
Total credit hours required for degree program: 36 credit hours
Program Web Site: www.emporia.edu/psyspe/adaptive.htm
Program Description: www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/psychology.pdf
Program Contact: Dr. Diane Miller (dmiller@emporia.edu or 620-341-5317)
Special Education (Gifted, Talented, &
Creative) -- MS
Offered Completely Online
The program is designed to support the needs of the students, teachers, schools, and special education administrators in Kansas. The Gifted Special Education curriculum meets the licensure standards for two levels: Early Childhood through Late Childhood (Grades K to 6) and Early Adolescence through Late Adolescence (Grades 6 to 12). All courses in the program are delivered via the Internet unless student selects thesis option.
Total credit hours required for degree program: 36 credit hours
Program Web Site: www.emporia.edu/psyspe/gifted.htm
Program Description: www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/psychology.pdf
Program Contact: Dr. Connie Phelps (cphelps@emporia.edu or 620-341-5317)
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) -- MA
Offered Completely Online
The graduate program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages is designed to serve the increasing need for Teaching English as a Second and/or Foreign Language nationally at the college and public school level and internationally in private and public institutions world-wide. This program will prepare its graduates to fill many jobs in this area both nationally and internationally. This program is the first of its kind in the state of Kansas.
The program offers 36 hours of in-depth graduate study in the areas of applied linguistics, TESOL Methodology of Teaching, Language Assessment and Evaluation, Sociolinguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Cross-cultural Communication, TESOL Research Methods, Computer-Assisted Language Learning in TESOL, Composition Theory and Rhetorics, and Literacy/Reading theory and practice.
The Pre-K-12 TESOL Teacher Education Program is designed to provide participants the skills and knowledge you can use in working with English Language Learners. The curricula reflect inter-divisional cooperation and incorporate courses from Modern Languages and Literatures and the Teachers College.
Total credit hours required for degree program: 36 credit hours
Program Web Site: www.emporia.edu/modlan/esl/MATESOL.htm
Program Description: www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/modernlanguages.pdf
Program Contact: Dr. Abdelilah Sehlaoui (asehlaou@emporia.edu or 620-341-5424)
Last Updated August 28, 2007