Program Overview
College of Natural and Health Sciences
Site: Extended Campus/Distance
Mode: Online
Start terms: Summer, Fall, Spring
Director: Jodie Dawn Novak, Ph.D.
Location: Ross Hall 2239
Telephone: 970.351.2820
Website: www.unco.edu/nhs/mathematical-sciences/
This program is designed to prepare teachers to be experts in their own classroom. Upon finishing this program they should be able to teach the content of mathematics, assume leadership roles in mathematics curriculum within their schools, and read and understand the professional literature relating to the teaching and learning of their discipline. The emphasis is on preparing teachers for the 21st century with a dynamic and individualized program of study.
See Mathematical Sciences
Admission
General Master's Degree Admission Requirements
Program Requirements:
Generally, a Bachelor's degree in mathematics or mathematics education with strong mathematics courses is required for admission. Students without a Bachelor's degree in mathematics are advised to consult the school for a list of recommended undergraduate courses they should take before applying.
Students must submit an essay of approximately 500 words addressing their interest in the Master of Arts in Mathematics degree program and their educational goals.
Degree Requirements — 30 Credits
Required Concentration Credits — 9 hours
NOTE: MED 600 satisfies the Graduate School requirements for Introduction to Graduate Studies
Elective Credits — 21 hours
Twelve semester hours must be selected from group A, six semester hours must be selected from group B and three semester hours must be selected from group C.
Group A (12 hours)
Group B (6 hours)
| MED 523 | Teaching Algebra | 3 |
| MED 543 | Teaching Geometry | 3 |
| MED 550 | Teaching Applied Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| MED 555 | Teaching Secondary Math for Understanding | 3 |
| MED 560 | Culture in the Math Classroom | 3 |
| MED 595 | Teaching Advanced Topics in Secondary School Mathematics | 3 |
| MED 673 | Teaching and Learning Mathematics on the Elementary Level | 3 |
| MED 674 | Teaching and Learning Mathematics on the Secondary Level | 3 |
Group C (3 hours)
| MATH 599 | Mathematics Action Research Project Seminar | 3 |
| MED 599 | Action Research Project Seminar | 3 |
Additional electives may be chosen from courses offered by the school or other schools with the approval of the student's advisor.
Comprehensive Examinations
A student may select either one of the following options to satisfy the comprehensive examination requirement. Normally, at least three faculty members will be involved in judging whether or not the selected option has been completed satisfactorily.
- Option 1. A written examination over the three required courses and over one other course from Group B above (student’s choice). Up to two hours of oral examination will be given upon successful completion of the written examination.
- Option 2. Completion of the Action Research Project involving the selection of a problem, review of relevant literature, plan, data analysis and discussion. A copy of this project must be filed with the School; in addition, the student must make a presentation of the project. Students who choose this option take MED 599 or MATH 599 to support their work on the project.