MA low-residency for high school teachers

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  1. lib55532

    lib55532 New Member

    Hello,

    I would really appreciate some guidance!

    I work for Portland State University with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and am researching MA programs designed to correspond with the needs of working high school teachers. The PSU Department of History is considering establishing a program that emphasizes summer residency and is looking for models established in other universities.

    I know of one such program at University of California, Irvine, which offers a Summer Masters in English. However, I would really like to find more. Does anyone know of other programs that hold all course-work in residency during the summer months, rather than sustained correspondence and course-work throughout the year?

    Please let me know if you have any ideas or opinions on this subject.

    Thank you!

    Libby Mendenhall
     
  2. Jack Tracey

    Jack Tracey New Member

    Hi Libby - There's good news and then there's bad news. The good news is that there are a whole bunch of MEd programs around. The bad news is that there are so many that I can't (won't) try to list them all. You're in one of the best places to start your search however, especially if you use the search function here at degreeinfo. Also, Jonnies Distance Learning Page could help. What was that url?
    Jack
     
  3. Splas

    Splas New Member

    Sounds like the Harvard ALM program:

    Harvard ALM

    Not sure of the price, but I bet it isn't cheap. They have a few different concentrations, take a look at it.
     
  4. Hille

    Hille Active Member

    Military Base Programs

    Good Morning, There are at least 10 universities that operate at our local Army and AFB. This may be an option for some. Hille- Have a good weekend.
     
  5. anthonym

    anthonym New Member

    The Columbus State University Command College for law enforcement officers offers its courses in one-week blocks. Each one week course is worth 3 graduate semester hours and leads to an MPA. A similar program might work for teachers.

    command.colstate.edu
     
  6. mrw142

    mrw142 New Member

    The Harvard MLA is relatively cheap: a Master's can be obtained in many subjects over the course of a few rigorous Summers plus sometimes a bit of online and a fair amount of independent, faculty-guided studies towards production of the required thesis. The entire MLA (Master of Liberal Arts) costs around $15K-$20K, depending on the subject.

    http://www.extension.harvard.edu/alm/

    Johns Hopkins also has an MA program available over the Summer. The benefits with the Johns Hopkins degrees are that while also from a world-reknowned institution and inexpensive (degree costs in the $20s), they're actually a "real" Masters without the "liberal arts" stigma, and the degree is obtained through the School of Arts & Sciences, not the Extension School.

    http://www.jhu.edu/advanced/programs.html

    Finally--and I just fouind out about this on this forum--Gonzaga University has a PhD in Leadership Studies available over the Summer months--it requires at least 3 Summers of residency in addition to independent study, credits taken through other programs, online coursework, etc. The catch is a Masters is a requisite for admission.

    http://www.gonzaga.edu/Academics/Colleges+and+Schools/School+of+Professional+Studies/Ph.D.+-+Leadership+Studies/default.htm

    I would look into all of these schools if you're looking for a model for graduate Summer programs; they're all obviously from cream-of-the-crop institutions.
     

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