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Twin Cities Campus

Family Education M.Ed.

Curriculum & Instruction
College of Education and Human Development
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Contact Information
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 125 Peik Hall, 159 Pillsbury Drive S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-2545; fax: 612-624-8277)
Email: cigs@umn.edu
Website: http://cehd.umn.edu/ci
  • Program Type: Master's
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2012
  • Length of program in credits: 30
  • This program does not require summer semesters for timely completion.
  • Degree: Master of Education
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General Information section of this website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The master of education (M.Ed.)/professional studies program in family education develops and strengthens professionals' competencies to work with individuals and families to enhance family life. This graduate-level, practitioner-based program is offered by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction (CI). The program prepares licensed teachers to further develop their knowledge and skills in the family education field or non-licensed professionals to work with adults, youth, or children in a variety of settings. Students may fulfill requirements for a parent educator license, parent education certificate, or community and learning certificate as part of this degree. With guidance from faculty advisers, students choose at least 30 semester credits of work that may include courses, independent study, internships, and workshops.
Program Delivery
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Prerequisites for Admission
A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in family studies, child psychology, early childhood education, nutrition, or related fields. A 2.80 overall GPA in undergraduate work.
Special Application Requirements:
All applicants must submit the following items: - Official transcripts from all postsecondary institutions attended or currently attending, except the University of Minnesota. Transcripts must be received from the issuing school in a sealed and stamped envelope, and mailed to CEHD Student Services, 360 Education Sciences Building, 56 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455. - Any student with a U.S. bachelor's degree or a comparable foreign degree from an accredited college or university may apply to CEHD. Official transcripts of all previous post-secondary academic study must be submitted. Transcripts from coursework completed at universities outside of the United States must be evaluated by a professional credential evaluation center. Request a "course-by-course" evaluation. This process can take four to six weeks; please plan in advance. A suggested provider of this service is Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE), P.O. Box 514070, Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470 (414-289-3400). All applicants must upload or submit the following items with their online applications: - Résumé - Personal Statement describing professional goals compatible with the family education mission (one page) - Application fee of $55 (charged when the online application is submitted). Fee must be paid with a credit card. Note: This program is not offered full-time and therefore is not intended for international students needing a visa to study in the U.S.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
  • TOEFL
    • Internet Based - Total Score: 79
    • Internet Based - Writing Score: 21
    • Internet Based - Reading Score: 19
    • Paper Based - Total Score: 550
  • IELTS
    • Total Score: 6.5
  • MELAB
    • Final score: 80
The preferred English language test is Test of English as Foreign Language.
Key to test abbreviations (TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the General Information section of this website.
Program Requirements
Plan C: Plan C requires 30 major credits and up to credits outside the major. The final exam is oral.
This program may not be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
A minimum GPA of 2.80 is required for students to remain in good standing.
Plan C requires 30 credits in consultation with the adviser. Students complete: - 15 credits in family education, including CI 5902 - Family Education Perspectives (3 cr) - 5-6 credits in coursework with a focus on educational processes that are not limited to a specific subject matter (family ed courses do not count for this (e.g. CI 5949); however, adult learning in OLPD and learning technologies in C&I can) - 9-10 credits in coursework with a supporting focus on family, children, and/or youth issues - an oral examination
Course Group 0
FSOS 5902 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5904 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5900 {Inactive} (1.0-4.0 cr)
FSOS 5908 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5912 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5914 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5906 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
CI 5923 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5932 {Inactive} (1.0 cr)
FSOS 5937 - Parent-Child Interaction (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5942 - Diverse Family Experiences (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5943 {Inactive} (2.0 cr)
FSOS 5944 - Curricular Design in Parent Education (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5945 - Teaching and Learning in Parent Education (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5946 - Assessment and Evaluation in Parent Education (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5949 - Student Teaching in Parent Education (3.0 cr)
YOST 5952 - Everyday Lives of Youth (3.0 cr)
YOST 5954 - Experiential Learning: Pedagogy for Community and Classroom (3.0 cr)
YOST 5972 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
YOST 5974 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Morris
Requirements for this sub-plan are the same as family education general program description.
Students may take courses on Twin Cities or Morris campuses.
Professional Studies
The M.Ed./professional studies program in family education develops and strengthens professionals' competencies to work with individuals and families to enhance family life. This graduate-level, practitioner-based program is offered by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction (CI). The program prepares licensed teachers to further develop their knowledge and skills in the family education field or non-licensed professionals to work with adults, youth, or children in a variety of settings. Students may fulfill requirements for a parent educator license, parent education certificate, or community and learning certificate as part of this degree. With guidance from faculty advisers, students choose at least 30 semester credits of work that may include courses, independent study, internships, and workshops.
The sub-plan requires 15 credits in family education, including CI 5902 - Family Education Perspectives (3 cr), 5-6 credits in coursework with a focus on educational processes that are not limited to a specific subject matter, and 9-10 credits in coursework with a supporting focus on family, children, and/or youth issues. An oral examination is also part of this program.
Required Coursework
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
· FSOS 5902 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
Course Group 1
Some of the family education courses available to M.Ed. students include:
FSOS 5900 {Inactive} (1.0-4.0 cr)
FSOS 5904 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5906 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5908 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5912 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5914 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
CI 5923 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5937 - Parent-Child Interaction (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5944 - Curricular Design in Parent Education (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5945 - Teaching and Learning in Parent Education (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5946 - Assessment and Evaluation in Parent Education (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5949 - Student Teaching in Parent Education (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5932 {Inactive} (1.0 cr)
FSOS 5942 - Diverse Family Experiences (3.0 cr)
FSOS 5943 {Inactive} (2.0 cr)
YOST 5952 - Everyday Lives of Youth (3.0 cr)
YOST 5954 - Experiential Learning: Pedagogy for Community and Classroom (3.0 cr)
YOST 5974 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
YOST 5972 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
Rochester
Requirements for this sub-plan are the same as family education general program description.
Students may take courses on Twin Cities or Rochester campus.
  
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FSOS 5937 - Parent-Child Interaction
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
In Parent-Child Interaction, we will examine the dynamic, reciprocal nature of parent-child interactions across the lifespan through multidisciplinary and diverse research, theories and practices. Emphasis will be given to the bidirectional impact of parent-child interactions on the parent-child relationship and on parents' and children's development within complex family, community, cultural and other socio-ecological contexts. Students will continue to reflect and grow in their understanding of the professional role and competencies of a parent educator and learning activities will focus on practical application to both personal lives and professional work with families.
FSOS 5942 - Diverse Family Experiences
Credits: 3.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
This course is a research-based in-depth look at family experiences from many diverse points of view. Students will examine diverse experiences of families and their relevance to parent education and to the professional development of parent educators. Research and theoretical knowledge are woven together with observation and personal reflection to create a strength-based approach to both families and professional development.
FSOS 5944 - Curricular Design in Parent Education
Credits: 3.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Students will develop the skills to adapt and design curricular resources and teaching strategies for effective parent education with diverse families across multiple contexts. Students will develop competence in conducting needs assessment, identifying content, discerning teaching methods, and designing lesson plans. As they develop their own philosophy of practice, students will study the history and evolution of parent education in Minnesota and across the U.S. prereq: FSoS 5937 & FSoS 5942 or instr consent
FSOS 5945 - Teaching and Learning in Parent Education
Credits: 3.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Students will examine adult, adolescent, and parent learning and development from the perspective of their relevance for parent education. Students will select, use, and reflect on group and individual parent education teaching strategies and facilitation processes designed to meet the needs of diverse populations of adult learners. Critical reflection, ethical practices, and other parent educator competencies related to teaching methods and processes will be addressed. Personal professional development will be facilitated through challenging assumptions and examining the knowledge and competencies required for parent educators. prereq: FSoS 5937 & FSoS 5942 or instr consent
FSOS 5946 - Assessment and Evaluation in Parent Education
Credits: 3.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Students will be introduced to theory, terminology, issues, and approaches in assessment and evaluation. Students will apply this new material to the tasks of monitoring program performance, assessing program quality, and measuring parent learning and development. prereq: 5944 or instr consent
FSOS 5949 - Student Teaching in Parent Education
Credits: 3.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Students will participate in mentored and supervised parent education practice designed to meet individual student needs and interests in parent education. The student teaching assignment is supplemented with online discussions and chats intended to provide students an opportunity to engage in discussion, reflection, and cooperative learning with regard to the practice of parent education. prereq: Application for student teaching; FSoS 5937, 5942, 5944 and 5945 or instr consent
YOST 5952 - Everyday Lives of Youth
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
Youth as idea/lived-reality in scholarship, public discourse, and professional practice. Building practice of work with or on behalf of youth.
YOST 5954 - Experiential Learning: Pedagogy for Community and Classroom
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Relationship between experience and learning in community and school settings. Emphasizes intentional application of experiential learning theory/practice to educational program development.
FSOS 5937 - Parent-Child Interaction
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
In Parent-Child Interaction, we will examine the dynamic, reciprocal nature of parent-child interactions across the lifespan through multidisciplinary and diverse research, theories and practices. Emphasis will be given to the bidirectional impact of parent-child interactions on the parent-child relationship and on parents' and children's development within complex family, community, cultural and other socio-ecological contexts. Students will continue to reflect and grow in their understanding of the professional role and competencies of a parent educator and learning activities will focus on practical application to both personal lives and professional work with families.
FSOS 5944 - Curricular Design in Parent Education
Credits: 3.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Students will develop the skills to adapt and design curricular resources and teaching strategies for effective parent education with diverse families across multiple contexts. Students will develop competence in conducting needs assessment, identifying content, discerning teaching methods, and designing lesson plans. As they develop their own philosophy of practice, students will study the history and evolution of parent education in Minnesota and across the U.S. prereq: FSoS 5937 & FSoS 5942 or instr consent
FSOS 5945 - Teaching and Learning in Parent Education
Credits: 3.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Students will examine adult, adolescent, and parent learning and development from the perspective of their relevance for parent education. Students will select, use, and reflect on group and individual parent education teaching strategies and facilitation processes designed to meet the needs of diverse populations of adult learners. Critical reflection, ethical practices, and other parent educator competencies related to teaching methods and processes will be addressed. Personal professional development will be facilitated through challenging assumptions and examining the knowledge and competencies required for parent educators. prereq: FSoS 5937 & FSoS 5942 or instr consent
FSOS 5946 - Assessment and Evaluation in Parent Education
Credits: 3.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Students will be introduced to theory, terminology, issues, and approaches in assessment and evaluation. Students will apply this new material to the tasks of monitoring program performance, assessing program quality, and measuring parent learning and development. prereq: 5944 or instr consent
FSOS 5949 - Student Teaching in Parent Education
Credits: 3.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Students will participate in mentored and supervised parent education practice designed to meet individual student needs and interests in parent education. The student teaching assignment is supplemented with online discussions and chats intended to provide students an opportunity to engage in discussion, reflection, and cooperative learning with regard to the practice of parent education. prereq: Application for student teaching; FSoS 5937, 5942, 5944 and 5945 or instr consent
FSOS 5942 - Diverse Family Experiences
Credits: 3.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
This course is a research-based in-depth look at family experiences from many diverse points of view. Students will examine diverse experiences of families and their relevance to parent education and to the professional development of parent educators. Research and theoretical knowledge are woven together with observation and personal reflection to create a strength-based approach to both families and professional development.
YOST 5952 - Everyday Lives of Youth
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
Youth as idea/lived-reality in scholarship, public discourse, and professional practice. Building practice of work with or on behalf of youth.
YOST 5954 - Experiential Learning: Pedagogy for Community and Classroom
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Relationship between experience and learning in community and school settings. Emphasizes intentional application of experiential learning theory/practice to educational program development.