Overview
Master Secondary Education Skills
Grow upon your past knowledge and skills and prepare for your future in a teaching or an administrative position in a Pre-K–12 setting. At the Secondary Education program from University of South Dakota, you will become a reflective leader and skilled educator whose practices and decisions draw upon the best available theory, research and experiential wisdom. Reflective decision-making engages administrators in cycles of thought and action based upon theoretical, ethical and professional knowledge. Aided by our expert professors, you can design an individualized plan of study that emphasizes the administrative context and meanings that are most important to you.
Become a reflective leader and explore new concepts of professional practice as a secondary education graduate student at USD.
An Affordable Education
Gain valuable real-world, professional experience while enjoying paid employment and discounted tuition rates as a graduate student at USD. The affordability you gain through graduate assistantships and fellowships will equip you with valuable, professional-level skills that will set you apart after graduation.
Teaching and research assistantships are awarded by individual departments. If you do not receive an assistantship within your department, you are eligible for an assistantship outside of your academic program or within support offices (non-academic units) at USD. Further inquiries should be directed to the graduate director of the department.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Graduate Research & Design
- Instructional Technologies For Active Learning
- Research-based Methods In Curriculum And Instruction
- Internship
- Theory And Pedagogy For Diverse Learners
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
- StartingApply anytime.
- Application Deadline: Two weeks before the start of the semester
Language
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Teaching Secondary Education View 345 other Masters in Secondary Education in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Application
- Official Proof of English Proficiency
- Official Transcripts - One official transcript (in English or with translation) verifying receipt of an undergraduate degree or equivalent degree from an institution with regional accreditation and previous graduate credit and degrees must accompany an application.
- Official Admission Test Scores
- Letters of Recommendation
- Statement of Purpose
- You will need to submit a resume with your application.
- Passport
Tuition Fee
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International
19620 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 654 USD per credit during 12 months. -
National
19620 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 654 USD per credit during 12 months. -
In-State
10200 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 340 USD per credit during 12 months.
Online: $470 per credit
Living costs for Vermillion
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Financing
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Scholarships Information
Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Secondary Education.
Available Scholarships
You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.
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