Interdisciplinary Concentration (5019)

The Interdisciplinary Option is available for those students who have obtained a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. The Interdisciplinary Option does not lead to a Tennessee teacher’s license.

Students electing the Interdisciplinary Option for Special Education can choose to add a K-8 Special Education Interventionist, a 6-12 Special Education Interventionist endorsement, or an endorsement in gifted and talented education. Students choosing one of these three options must hold a valid Tennessee teaching license in order to obtain the endorsement. Students can also choose a discipline outside of the Department of Educational Studies for study (includes courses from several disciplines within one department). (Note: Educational Leadership, Reading, and Counseling disciplines are not available; however, other Educational Studies disciplines may be available with prior approval from Graduate Coordinator/designee from the College of Education, Health, and Behavioral Sciences, as approved by CEHBS Graduate Committee.) Eighteen hours of subject area electives are decided upon in consultation with the student’s adviser from the differing discipline/department and the Graduate Coordinator/designee from the College of Education, Health, and Behavioral Sciences. No more than three hours of 500-level subject area electives may be applied toward a degree. A minimum of six hours of 700-level subject area electives must be taken. Only six semester hours of workshop credit may be applied toward a degree.

Concentration Requirements (30-33 Hours)

Core (12 Hours)

EDEV 761 - Educational Assessment and Evaluation Credit(s): 3
OR
TCED 716 - Growth and Development in School Age Students Credit(s): 3
READ 700 - Foundations of Literacy Development Credit(s): 3
OR
SCP 705 - Sport Coaching Pedagogy Credit(s): 3
SPED 680 - Strategies for Differentiation in the Inclusive Classroom Credit(s): 3
OR
EDFN 720 - Multicultural Issues in Education and Counseling Credit(s): 3
TCED 791 - Master’s Culminating Experience Credit(s): 3

Concentration (18/21 Hours)

A subject area examination may be a requirement in one of the courses used to satisfy the 18-hour concentration. Students must check with their advisers regarding this requirement.

Subject Area Electives Credit(s): 18

NOTE: A subject area examination may be a requirement in one of the courses used to satisfy the 18-hour concentration. Students must check with their advisers regarding this requirement. For those seeking the Special Education Job Embedded Interdisciplinary Option, the degree is a total of 33 hours.

Geoscience Education

The department offers a cooperative degree program with the College of Education, Health, and Behavioral Sciences leading to a Master of Science in Education with Major in Teaching and Concentration in Interdisciplinary: Geoscience Education, available to individuals who obtained a bachelor’s degree in education from an accredited college or university and who are professionally licensed to teach elementary or secondary education. The program is intended for teachers seeking advanced training in geoscience disciplines, such as geology, astronomy, meteorology, or general earth science. The degree program consists of advanced content courses and education courses that lead to both content competency and teaching competency in the geosciences. The program is specifically aimed as professional development for teachers moving into geoscience education from another science content area, adding earth science or geology courses, or seeking to teach AP or dual enrollment courses.