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Conceptual Framework

Master of Education

Northwestern State University continues its long-standing
tradition of excellence in teacher education. Since 1884,
when the State Legislature created the State Normal School,
now known as NSU, this university has prepared teachers for
instruction in the classroom.

Students wishing to pursue graduate studies in the field of
education at the Master or Specialist levels will find a vari-
ety of concentrations to suit any aspect of their careers.
Northwestern's College of Education offers the Master of
Education with 20 concentration areas and an Educational
Specialist in Leadership with 7 concentrations.

Combining a foundation in education with classes in areas of
concentration and support, provides advanced preparation
for roles inside the classroom as well as in industry related
businesses outside of school settings.

Master of Education degree concentration areas include:

  • Business and Distributive Education
  • Counseling
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Educational Leadership
  • Educational Technology
  • Elementary Teaching
  • English Education
  • Health and Physical
  • Education
  • Home Economics Education
  • Mathematics Education
  • Alternative Certification
  • Reading
  • Science Education
  • Secondary Teaching
  • Social Sciences Education
  • Special Education:

    Gifted and Talented
    General
    Mild/Moderate
    Assessment Certification

Educational Specialist degree concentration areas include:

  • Counseling
  • Elementary Teaching
  • Reading
  • Secondary Teaching
  • Special Education
  • Educational Technology
  • Educational Leadership

Contact Information

For more information on the Graduate School application process, contact:

 

Northwestern State University

University Recruiting

Office of Graduate & Adult Studies

Natchitoches, LA 71497

(318) 357-6000

E-mail: enrollment@nsula.edu

www.nsula.edu/inquiry - online information request

www.nsula.edu/graduate_studies

 


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College of Education | Dr. Vickie Gentry, Dean | Telephone: (318) 357-6288 | Fax: (318) 357-6275 | E-mail: education@nsula.edu