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Master of Arts in Education: Natural Science & Environmental Education

Degree Course Requirements
and term typically offered

*Participants in Science Education Strand enroll in three core courses (that replace three core courses) in the standard NSEE program. The credits required for completion is the same (35 total). Science strand students may take other NSEE core courses as electives.

 

FOUNDATIONS

NSEE 8000 Environment & Society 3 cr SUMMER REQUIRED
NSEE 8010 Natural History of the Enrivonment 3 cr FALL online
SPRING face-to-face
REQUIRED
OR
NSEE 8011 History & Nature of Science 2 cr FALL REQUIRED FOR SCIENCE STRAND OPTION*

 

PEDAGOGY

NSEE 8100 Teaching & Learning in the Environment 2 cr SUMMER REQUIRED
OR
NSEE 8111 Science Teaching & Learning 2 cr SPRING REQUIRED FOR SCIENCE STRAND OPTION*

 

KNOWLEDGE

NSEE 8200 Ecological Systems: Biomes (A six day camping adventure) 3 cr SUMMER REQUIRED
NSEE 8300 Social Systems: Environmental Footprints 2 cr FALL face-to-face
SPRING online
REQUIRED

 

RESEARCH

NSEE 8495
 Capstone 4 cr
  
NSEE 8485 Introduction to Research ONLINE 2 cr SPRING online REQUIRED
NSEE 8490 Field-based Research 2 cr SUMMER REQUIRED
 OR    
NSEE 8494 Science Research Project 2 cr
FALL
REQUIRED FOR SCIENCE STRAND OPTION*

 

*Participants in Science Education Strand enroll in three core courses (that take the place of three core courses) in the standard NSEE program. The credits required for completion is the same (35 total). Science strand students may take other NSEE core courses as electives.

 


Elective Courses

Some of the classes that fulfill elective requirements are listed below. You can find the full list on Piperline (http://www.hamline.edu/classschedules).

CRN Course Title Semester Typically Offered Credits
ENED 6010 Teambuilding Strategies: Low Prop/No Prop Ways to Build Cooperation Fall 2
ENED 6019 Discussion-Based Instruction: Focus on Environmental Topics Spring 1
ENED 6020 Civic Action & Legislating for Environmental Solutions Spring 1
ENED 6021 Stories from the Land: Joe Campbell on Prairie Island Spring 1
ENED 6028 Rivers Institute Summer 2
ENED 6029 Art Naturally Summer 1
ENED 6101 Place-based Education – A Pedagogy of Community Spring 2
ENED 6103 Introduction to Deep Ecology Spring 2
ENED 6109 Arts in Earth Education, (formerly The Ecology of Creativity) Fall 2
ENED 6111 Environmental Education: Down to Basics Spring 2
ENED 6112 Integrating Environmental Education & Christian Education: Building a Christian Environmental Education Program Spring 2
ENED 6114 Grant Writing for Science & Environmental Education Spring 1
ENED 6115 Environmental Ethics: Exploring our Foundations Spring 2
ENED 6120 Canoe and Kayak Instruction and Trip Leading Fall 2
ENED 7635 Nature Drawing & Journaling Spring/Summer 1
ENED 7677 Water to the Sea Online All year 1
ENED 7678 Earth Journaling Online Spring/ Summer 2
ENED 7715 Minnesota Natural History Spring 3
ENED 7740 Woodland Indian Crafts Spring 2
ENED 7745 Seeing Nature Through Art Spring 1
SCED 6001 Basic Observational Astronomy for K-12 Teachers Fall, spring, summer 2
SCED 6018 Bats of the World Spring 1
SCED 6019 Turtles of the World Spring / Summer 1
SCED 6024 Inquiry Methods in Science Summer 2
SCED 6078 Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy: Solar Direct Summer 2
SCED 6080 Energy Basics Spring 1
SCED 6085 Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy: Solar Meteorological Spring 2
SCED 6086 Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy: Solar Photosynthetic Summer 2
SCED 6090 BWCA: Social & Natural History Summer 3
SCED 6099 Space, Time and Motion Summer 3
SCED 6100 Earth Systems: Inside and Out Summer 3
SCED 6105 Genetics, Genomics, Genethics Summer 3
SCED 6114 In the Field with Spiders Summer 3
SCED 6115 The Ocean System Summer 3
SCED 6119 The Great Apes of Como Zoo Summer 1
SCED 6131 Brain and Behavior Summer 2
SCED 6133 Cats in the Wild Spring 1
SCED 6134 Mathematics for energy problem solving Fall 2
SCED 6137 Getting Your Students Ready for the State Science Test: Inquiry-based Strategies for K-8 Science Fall 1
SCED 6148 Evolution Fall 3
SCED 6149 Phenology Spring 2
SCED 6150 Incorporating a Science Notebook into Hands-on Elementary Science Fall 1
SCED 6158 Identifying Minnesota Trees & Shrubs: Tricks, Tips, Techniques Spring 1
SCED 7021 Astronomy for Teachers Summer 2
SCED 7025 Windows on the Wild Spring 1
SCED 7618 Summer Field Biology Summer 1
SCED 7622 Spring Ecology Spring 1
SCED 7639 Prairie Ecology Summer 1
SCED 7668 Geology of the Twin Cities Summer 1
SCED 7670 Winter Ecology Spring 2
SCED 7671 Minnesota Forest Ecology Spring 2
SCED 7679 Reading the Landscape Fall 2
SCED 7681 Canoe the Mississippi River Fall 2
SCED 7683 Stories in the Rocks: Issues & Actions Spring 2
SCED 7685 Spring Flora Spring 2
SCED 7687 Geology of Minnesota Fall/ Spring 1

 

***A current listing of courses offered is available at the Hamline Piperline class schedule: http://web.hamline.edu/piperline.html , click on “Class Schedule” found at the top of the page. ***

     


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