M.Ed.
Family Education M.Ed. (Master's Plan C)
This program develops and strengthens professionals' competencies to work with individuals and families to enhance family life and promote strong and empowered caregivers. The Family Education M.Ed. professional studies degree is a terminal degree for family education practitioners and is not recommended for students who intend to pursue a research degree (i.e. PhD).
This practitioner-based program:
Prepares students to design, deliver, and evaluate educational programs in a variety of settings providing support and education to parents and families
Provides non-licensed or licensed teachers with development in their knowledge and skills in the family education field in order to work with adults, youth, or children in a variety of settings such as in health care, social service agencies, and religious settings in Minnesota and in other states and countries.
Students may fulfill requirements for a parent educator license or parent education certificate (additional application and fee required) as part of this degree.
Students must, in consultation with their advisor, fill out a program checklist to ensure that all requirements will be met. An overall GPA of 2.8 or higher is required. All courses eligible to be included in the M.Ed. program must be graded at “C” or higher for satisfactory progress and for degree completion.
Coursework (30 credits)
Parent and Family Education (15 credits)
FSoS 5937 – Parent-Child Interaction (3 credits)
FSoS 5942 – Diverse Family Experiences (3 credits)
FSoS 5944 – Curricular Design in Parent Education (3 credits)
FSoS 5945 – Teaching and Learning in Parent Education (3 credits)
FSoS 5946 – Assessment and Evaluation in Parent Education (3 credits)
Supporting Focus (15 credits)
Fifteen credits selected from existing UMN courses in consultation with student’s academic advisor to create a supporting focus which will support development of career goals. Examples may include courses in family social science, child development, education, public health, addiction studies, policy development, program evaluation, prevention science, etc. May include FSoS 5949 – Student Teaching in Parent Education.
Students may be able to include up to 10 credits of graduate level coursework taken as a non-degree student and/or non-degree courses taken outside of Family Social Science, students must provide a syllabus and a petition with rationale for inclusion in M.Ed. To be considered courses must be less than 10 years old.
See Course Planning for detailed course planning information
Students who have been admitted to the M.Ed. degree program may be able to add the license sub-plan by completing the Change of Status form at http://www.grad.umn.edu/admissions/cos/.
Students should consult their advisor or the Licensure Program Lead for more information about the additional requirements for teacher candidates. To be recommended by the program for licensure by the State of Minnesota, all requirements, such as demonstration of professional teaching dispositions, must be successfully completed.
Final Steps for Degree Completion
Contact famed@umn.edu to inform us that you are completing the last semester of coursework.
During last semester (first eight weeks) of coursework select two faculty members to serve on the capstone interview committee. Students should review the capstone interview section for further details.
Schedule the capstone interview within the final two months of the semester in which the degree will be completed. NOTE: to schedule, students should view the Google calendars of both committee members to identify at least three possible dates and times (1 hour in length). These options should be sent to both committees members to finalize scheduling.
Prepare for the capstone interview. Student should review the Capstone interview section for further details.
For additional Degree Clearance information see: https://assets.asr.umn.edu/files/gssp/otr408g_Masters_CEHD_GPAS.pdf