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Career-Technical Teacher Education - M.Ed.

The Master of Education degree in Career-Technical Teacher Education serves individuals who desire to continue as classroom and/or laboratory instructors in one of the career-technical service areas. The program offers a special needs specialization, which focuses on coursework and professional experiences related to the study of special needs populations in career-technical education.

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About This Program

The CTTE M.Ed. program includes hours in general education, career technical education, and a teaching specialty area. The primary purpose of the master's degree is to improve the professional practice of career technical teachers.

Program Information

Program Description

Professional Licensure Disclosure

This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at Kent State's website for professional licensure disclosure.

Examples of Possible Careers*

Career/technical education teachers, middle school

  • 3.1% about as fast as the average
  • 11,800 number of jobs
  • $62,270 potential earnings

Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

  • 1.1% slower than the average
  • 124,100 number of jobs
  • $55,620 potential earnings

Career/technical education teachers, secondary school

  • 2.3% slower than the average
  • 73,800 number of jobs
  • $62,460 potential earnings

Education teachers, postsecondary

  • 4.8% about as fast as the average
  • 77,300 number of jobs
  • $65,440 potential earnings

Admissions

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
  • Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000 point scale
  • Official transcript(s)
  • Goal statement
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning one of the following:
    • Minimum 550 TOEFL PBT score (paper-based version)
    • Minimum 79 TOEFL IBT score (Internet-based version)
    • Minimum 77 MELAB score
    • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
    • Minimum 58 PTE score
    • Minimum 110 Duolingo English Test score

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Semester
    • Rolling admissions
  • Spring Semester
    • Rolling admissions
  • Summer Term
    • Rolling admissions
Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Expand use of instruction based on learner needs, including individualized, mixed-ability, cooperative and teamwork.
  2. Be competent in using various instructional strategies.
Coursework
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Program Requirements

Major Requirements
CTTE 56020CURRICULUM GUIDE: DESIGN AND APPLICATION 3
CTTE 66001PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION 3
CTTE 66003ANALYSIS OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 3
CTTE 66004PROGRAM EVALUATION IN CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION 3
CTTE 66005SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION 3
RMS 65510STATISTICS I FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 3
or RMS 65511 RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Major Elective, choose from the following:3
CULT 65530
FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES
CULT 69521
MULTICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE AND POLICY
CULT 69522
ETHICS IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
EPSY 65520
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
EPSY 65521
ADULT DEVELOPMENT
EPSY 65523
LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT
EPSY 65524
LEARNING THEORIES
Specialization, choose from the following: 111
Career-Technical Teaching
CTTE 56019
COORDINATION OF CAREER TECHNICAL COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CTTE 60199
THESIS I
and/or Career-Technical Teacher Education (CTTE) Teaching Area Content Electives
and/or Career-Technical Teacher Education (CTTE) Electives
Special Needs
CTTE 56018
DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IN CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION
CTTE 60199
THESIS I
and/or Career-Technical Teacher Education (CTTE) Special Needs Electives
and/or Special Education (SPED) Electives
Minimum Total Credit Hours:32
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Prerequisite or co-requisite for specialization: 6 credit hours undergraduate methods courses that include content in course of study/curriculum guide development and methods of teaching laboratory and related content.

Graduation Requirements

No more than one-half of a graduate student's coursework may be taken in 50000 level courses.

Licensure information

Candidates seeking Ohio licensure are required to pass specific assessments in order to apply for licensure. Students should consult their advisors for specific program requirements and refer to the Ohio Department of Education-Educator Preparation website for more information on assessments specific to licensure type.

Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.

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