Eastern Michigan
University
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
PROGRAM THEMES
Eastern Michigan University advanced professional education programs develop leaders who demonstrate reflective thought and scholarship within the context of a culturally diverse society. In addition, the ___ program _________.
For early childhood education:
The early childhood education (M.A.) program addresses the extended knowledge of how to develop and implement age appropriate and individually appropriate curriculum and teaching practices from birth through age eight.
The elementary education, middle school education, secondary school teaching, and common learnings in curriculum programs have determined that no additional statement is needed.
For business education:
In addition, the Master of Business Education program develops teacher leaders who develop students with the business literacy, work knowledge, and the affective, cognitive, and psychomotor skills required to participate in the economic activities of adult life as the student moves from school to work.
For technology education:
In addition, the Master of Arts degree in technology education promotes the continued development of technological literacy, and expands the professional knowledge, skills, and leadership qualities of educators in technology, career, and technical education.
For art education:
In addition, the Master of Arts in art education program produces educators who are committed to their ongoing professional growth and are aware of the challenges of democracy in our culturally diverse society. These educators will assert leadership, cultivate abstract thinking skills, and analyze visual statements for personal meaning.
For music education:
In addition, the master's level program in music education produces professionals with the comprehensive knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop and lead music programs in a multicultural environment.
For physical education:
In addition, the Master of Science in physical education continues the development of advanced knowledges, values, and skills as they relate to healthy lifestyles. The objective of the program is to expand the professional knowledge, skills, and leadership qualities of physical educators and other exercise science professionals.
For reading:
In addition, the reading program at Eastern Michigan University facilitates the development of reading professionals who are critical consumers and producers of theory, research, and practice.
For emotionally impaired, hearing impaired, learning disabilities, physically or otherwise health impaired, mentally impaired, visually impaired, administration and supervision of special education, and curriculum development in special education:
In addition, the advanced level programs in special education produce professionals with the comprehensive knowledge, skills, and attitudes to deliver a continuum of habilitative/rehabilitative services to persons with special needs and to their families within a multicultural society.
For school counselor:
In addition, the school counseling program prepares counselors as helping professionals whose focus is on the relationships needed to facilitate the development of clients for effective living in a changing society.
For elementary principal, secondary principal, school business official, central office administrator, superintendent, and doctoral program in educational leadership:
In addition, the program strives to develop leaders with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for helping to build learning communities within a culturally diverse society.
For additional information, please contact Jerry H. Robbins, Dean, at (313)487-1414 or by e-mail at Jerry.Robbins@emich.edu.
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