Career and Technical Education

College of Education

Department of Educational Specialties

Eastburn Education Center, Room 106

Northern Arizona University

PO Box 5774

Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5774

Phone: 928-523-5342

Fax: 928-523-9284

Department Chair

Jennifer Lynn Prior

Undergraduate Information

You may pursue the following undergraduate academic plans through the College of Education’s Career and Technical Education program:

• Career and Technical Education—B.S.Ed., with a choice of three Emphases:

• Emphasis in Business Education

• Emphasis in Family and Consumer Science Education

• Emphasis in Industrial Technology

• Career and Technical Education: Occupational Education 90–30—B.S.Ed.

Certificate

• Certificate in Career and Technical Education

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Graduate Information

You may pursue the following graduate academic plan through the College of Education’s Career and Technical Education program:

• Career and Technical Education—M.Ed., with a choice of three Emphases:

• Emphasis in Administration

• Emphasis in Educational Technology

• Emphasis in Teaching

• Graduate Certificate Career and Technical Education

The Master in Education, Career and Technical Education degree program is designed to prepare you for a career in Technical Education. Our graduates are CTE administrators, educators, and training and development personnel in secondary, post-secondary, and business and industry settings.

You will take course work in five core areas:

• Career and Technical Education

• Research

• Education Foundations

• Curriculum or Administration, and

• Education Psychology

You will also take course work in a selected emphasis area. Three emphasis areas are offered:  Administration, Teaching, or Educational Technology. There are many course options to allow the degree to be flexible to meet the future goals of diverse students. Your advisor can assist you putting together (and approving) a customized program of study that will prepare you for your growth in your current career or to meet your future goals.

Please note: This is not a Secondary Education Certification degree program. If you are interested in Secondary Education Certification in CTE, please explore the Master's in Secondary Education, Certification Emphasis programs.

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