The Master of Education with a major in management of technical education (MEd) prepares you to manage instructional personnel in an education or training environment. You will learn skills needed to supervise educators or trainers in junior colleges, businesses, the military, civil service or other education and training sites.

In this program, you will develop instructional and managerial competencies through various courses in curriculum design and delivery, instructional improvement, human performance technology, class organization, management, teaching/learning styles, diversity and program evaluation. You will also have the opportunity to apply the principles you learn.

Course schedules are flexible to accommodate the needs of working professionals, and some courses are offered online. This option allows you to complete courses from home and study whenever and wherever it is convenient for you. Some hybrid courses meet three times in a semester and the remainder of the work is online.

Course Work
You will provide direct input to create your 36-credit-hour degree plans during meetings with the graduate advisor and program chair. Core courses include:

• Understanding Self: Developing a Personal Vision
• Understanding Organizations
• Understanding People
• Understanding Environments
•  Supervision of Instruction

You will also select 21 hours from career and technology education topics such as:

• Human Problems in the Workplace
• Leadership and Professional Development
• Occupational Information
• Human Performance Technology
• Human Relations
• Instructional Materials Development Technology
• Technology of Teaching
• Supervision of Career and Technology Education
• Effective Methods of Teaching and Training

Students must pass both written and oral examinations to receive their degrees. Tests include questions from selected professors that students must answer in writing during a set time period. Oral examinations are held following the grading of the written examination.

For more information call 512.245.2115 or e-mail occed@txstate.edu.