Library Media MA
Offered at the graduate level, the program to certify school library media specialists will include all of the courses required by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for certification, and, at the same time, incorporate those skills and competencies considered essential by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) as set forth in the 1998 Standards. Courses in the Lindenwood University Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis in library media program (which will include all courses required for certification) will define more clearly the librarian’s instructional role by moving the focus from library instruction to whole school curriculum. The program emphasizes collaboration involving teachers and the role of the librarian as instructional consultant, working with teachers and administrators to integrate the information curriculum throughout the instructional program of the school.
For those possessing a middle or high school teaching certificate, the completion of 42 credits is required. Elementary certificated are required by DESE to add Teaching Reading in the Content Area (3), which brings the total to 45 credit hours for the Master of Arts in Education with emphasis in library media.
Requirements
Core Curriculum
| EDU 50500 | Analysis of Teaching and Learning Behavior | 3 |
| EDU 52000 | Curriculum Analysis and Design | 3 |
One of the following:
| EDU 51000 | Conceptualization of Education | 3 |
| EDU 51010 | Conceptualization of Education for Beginning Teachers | 3 |
Library Media Curriculum
Notes: (1) Courses are three credit hours unless otherwise indicated.
(2) EDU 57000: Action research focus in library media required for library media certification.