Master of Education in Integrative Learning

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Earn an M.Ed. in a collaborative, on-line community

The Master of Education in Integrative Education is an online program offered in collaboration with The Institute for Educational Studies (TIES), an organization dedicated to integrative and holistic approaches to learning since 1987. Integrative learning is a process that transcends the boundaries of traditional education in a search for meaning beyond the separation of disciplines. It incorporates an ecological worldview that is interdisciplinary and socially transformative. The program compels individuals to develop systematic approaches to teaching and learning and includes practical strategies for designing learning environments that meet the needs of a culture in rapid transition. This is a three semester, 36 credit program.

Master’s Thesis

Students complete a Master’s Thesis in a focus area as identified in the student’s Area of Emphasis. Spanning the entire program, the objective of the Area of Emphasis is to deeply engage the student is a meaningful synthesis of integrative learning that culminates in an integrated Master’s Thesis.

Program of Study

INT 551 - Student Area of Emphasis I (Cr: 3)
As detailed in student’s Learning Plan, Integrative Learning does not require common core classes.
INT 560 - Foundations of Integrative Learning I (IL and MIL) (Cr: 3)
INT 561 - Foundations of Integrative Learning II (IL and MIL) (Cr: 3)
INT 562 - Whole Systems Perspectives: Theory and Application to Learning (IL and MIL) (Cr: 3)
INT 563 - Introduction to Qualitative Research (IL) (Cr: 3)
INT 564 - Learning through Technology (IL) (Cr: 3)
INT 565 - Perspectives on Human Change and Learning Communities (Cr: 3)
INT 570 - Student Area of Emphasis II (Cr: 3)
As detailed in student’s Learning Plan, Integrative Learning does not require common core classes.
INT 572 - Practicum (IL) (Cr: 3)
As detailed in student’s Learning Plan, Integrative Learning does not require common core classes.
INT 575 - Student Area of Emphasis III (IL) (Cr: 3)
As detailed in student’s Learning Plan, Integrative Learning does not require common core classes.
INT 582 - Master’s Project (Cr: 6)
As detailed in student’s Learning Plan, Integrative Learning does not require common core classes.

Master of Education in Integrative Learning

Program of Study

Total Degree Requirements - Credits: 36