2008-2009 cohort
Content area preadmission course requirements
Master of education/initial licensure in industrial education (technology education)
Content area courses are prerequisites that must be completed or in progress at the time of M.Ed./ILP program admission.
Courses in the content area are required to meet the Standards of Effective Practice for Teachers (SEPT) and content standards adopted in 1998 by the Minnesota Board of Teaching: "The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students."
Contact program faculty at the Department of Work and Human Resource Education (WHRE), who will assess and recommend courses that fulfill this requirement.
General psychology (4 cr)
Select from PSTL 1281 or PSY 1001
Technical content courses (minimum 36 cr)
Students must also complete the technical content credits
totaling at least 36 credits in the following areas:
Exploring technology systems
- BIE 3111 (3 cr)
Technical drawing and production technologies
- BIE 3112 (3 cr)
Manufacturing technology
- BIE 3113 (3 cr)
Construction technology
- BIE 3114 (3 cr)
Communication, power and energy, transportation, and machinery technologies
- BIE 3121 (3 cr)
Communication and information technology
- BIE 3122 (3 cr)
Energy, power, and transportation technology
- BIE 3123 (3 cr)
Technical development: advanced
- BIE 3151 (1-30 cr)
Technological problem-solving
- BIE 5101 (3 cr)
Specialized technical development
- BIE 5151 (1–12 cr)
Facilities management in business and industry
- BIE 5344 (3 cr)
Occupational experience in business and industry
- BIE 5596 (1–10 cr)
Revised May 2008