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Secondary English Language Arts

Program description
The M.Ed. program in English Language Arts Education at Columbus State University provides advanced professional and pedagogical studies that develop expertise in the knowledge, skills and habits of accomplished teachers. In the M.Ed. program the professional core is reduced from three to two courses; this affords greater focus on curriculum and methods for adolescent literacy.  

The Education specialist candidates develop content and pedagogical expertise as well as seek to influence educational decisions outside their own classrooms. They become increasingly accomplished teachers who display leadership. They present their leadership project as a publishable manuscript, a conference paper, or at the Teacher Education Symposium.

Career opportunities
Completion of the M.Ed. program leads to Georgia certification at the T-5 level in the field when one is also eligible for Level 4 certification in secondary English language arts. Because there is a shortage of qualified teachers in this teaching field, many students in the program are eligible for incentive funds (to cover tuition and books) through HOPE/Promise.

The master's degree also earns classroom teachers a salary increase regardless of their specific teaching roles, whether in middle grades, early childhood, or library/media specialist. For this reason, the program attracts graduate students from other teaching specialties who are considering moving from a field such as middle grades to secondary education or who are interested in advanced studies of English content and pedagogy.

Completion of the Ed.S. program leads to certification at the T-6 level in the field when one already holds Level 5 certification in secondary English language arts. Because there is a shortage of qualified teachers in this teaching field, many students in the program are eligible for incentive funds (to cover tuition and books) through HOPE/Promise.
The specialist degree also earns classroom teachers a salary increase regardless of their specific teaching role, whether in middle grades, library/media specialist, or another teaching field.  For this reason, the program attracts graduate students from other
teaching specialties who are interested in advanced studies of  English content and pedagogy.

Faculty
Dr. James Brewbaker is program coordinator. Content faculty are members of the Department of English.

Program Requirements