Designed to be completed in

three to four summer sessions

• Health & Human Development
• Mathematics Education
• Science Education

The Department of Health and Human Development will not be accepting new students into the summer master’s degree program for 2008.  However, the department is considering the development of an online master’s degree program for summer 2009.

Interested health enhancement teachers and coaches with health enhancement backgrounds in the public schools should contact:

Dr. Tim Dunnagan, Department Head

Dept. of Health & Human Development

dunnagan@montana.edu

(406) 994-6330

The Master of Science Degree in Mathematics under the Mathematics Education Option is designed for practicing high school and junior college mathematics teachers. The degree consists of 30 semester hours of course work.

Designed specifically to meet the needs of mathematics teachers, the courses may be selected from a variety of areas including mathematical modeling, statistics, linear algebra, geometry, analysis, discrete mathematics, and courses focusing on technology, standards-based curriculum, and assessment. The program of study for each student is individually designed to account for differing interests, backgrounds, and career goals. The capstone project gives teachers the chance to try new ideas for improving mathematics achievement in their schools.

Courses are offered on the Bozeman campus each summer. Additionally, two Internet-based courses are offered each summer, fall, and spring.

All course credits may be applied toward teacher recertification.

Summer Session 2008, which begins June 23 and ends July 11 for Mathematics Education, will include the following courses:

• On-Campus Courses

  Enroll through the Office of the Registrar:

  June 23 - July 11

  MATH 424 - Algebraic Thinking and Number Sense in the Middle Grades

  3 credits

  MATH 500 - Capstone Symposium Seminar

  1 credit

  MATH 524 - Linear Algebra for Teachers

  3 credits

  MATH 571 - Action Research in Mathematics Education

  2 credits

  
  

• Distance Delivery Courses

  Enroll through the Office of the Registrar:

June 9 - July 25
MATH 526 - Discrete Mathematics for Teachers

3 credits

Enroll through Extended University, Office of Continuing Education:

June 9 - July 25
MATH 518 - Statistics for Teachers

3 credits

For more information about the Master of Science in Mathematics – Mathematics Education option:

Consult the program Web page at www.math.montana.edu/grad/msmathed.html

or contact:

Dr. Jennifer Luebeck
Dept. of Mathematical Sciences
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-2400
(406) 994-5341
luebeck@math.montana.edu

Designed to be completed in two Summer Sessions with five or more semesters interim distance learning course work.

The Master of Science in Science Education degree program is designed for practicing middle school and high school science teachers. This intercollege-interdisciplinary degree is sponsored by the colleges of Agriculture; Education, Health and Human Development; Letters and Science; and Division of Graduate Education.  The degree program is coordinated by Intercollege Programs for Science Education.

Thirty semester credits of course work are required for the degree. The program of study begins with summer classes at the MSU campus, continues with distance learning courses that students take by computer-mediated conferencing from their homes or work places, and ends with a second on-campus summer session.

All students complete core courses (12 credits) in education and develop interdisciplinary combinations of courses (18 credits) from offerings in biology, chemistry, earth sciences, microbiology, physics, and other areas.  About three-fourths of the courses are offered through a distance learning mode of instruction.

Each student is advised by a three-person faculty graduate committee, and graduate programs are designed taking into account the student’s background, interests, and career goals.

Summer Session 2008 will include the following courses:

• On-Campus Courses

  Courses are restricted entry. For more information and registration details, contact dianap@montana.edu or (406) 994-5679.

  Four-Week Session

  July 7 - Aug. 1

  PHYS 401 - Physics by Inquiry

  3 credits

  MTWRF 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

  PHYS 404 - Physics by Inquiry III

  3 credits

  MTWRF 1:00-5:00 p.m.

  One-Week Sessions

  June 16-20

  BIOL 520 - Understanding and Managing Animal Biodiversity in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

  2 credits

  ESCI 516 - Northern Rocky Mountain Geology

  2 credits

  June 23-27

  LRES 557 - Thermal Biology in Yellowstone National Park

  2 credits

  PSPP 548 - Flowering Plants of the Northern Rocky Mountains

  2 credits

  June 30 - July 3

  BIOL 580 - Land Use Issues in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

  2 credits

  CHEM 500 - Science Lab Safety and Risk Management
  1 credit

  EDCI 575-61 - Symposium in Science Education

  3 credits

  EDCI 580 - Teaching Inquiry in the Science Classroom

  2 credits

  July 7-11

  GEOL 521 - Dinosaur Paleontology of Hell Creek Formation

  2 credits

  PSPP 580 - Plants, People, and Health

  2 credits

  July 14-18
  BIOL 523 - Wildlife Ecology of the Northern Rocky Mountains

  2 credits

  BIOL 580 - Ecology of Trout Streams

  2 credits

  July 21-25

  New!  EE 580 - Computer Microchip Manufacturing for Teachers

  2 credits

  Prerequisites: Minimum of two years successful science teaching experience, enrolled in MSSE degree, or by instructor approval

  Lab fee: $100 (clean room supplies and chemicals)

  Instructor: Todd Kaiser

  This course introduces the principles of microfabrication with a laboratory component that produces NMOS transistors on a four-inch silicon wafer.  This transistor is the building block for modern integrated circuits, memory, and microprocessors.  Course topics will include clean room protocol and safety, chemical cleaning, oxidation, lithography, diffusion, film etching, film deposition, ion implantation, material characterization, and device characterization.

  GEOL 580 - Advanced Paleontology for Teachers
  2 credits

  July 28 - Aug. 1
  GEOL 560 - Geology of the Yellowstone Volcanic Center

  2 credits

  Aug. 4-8

  PHYS 580 - Teaching Mechanics Using Research-Based Curriculum

2 credits

• Distance Delivery Courses

  Enroll through Extended University, Office of Continuing Education.  For more information and registration details, visit the MSSE Web site or call (406) 994-5679.

June 16 - July 25
BIOL 513-01 - Terrestrial Ecology of Plains and Prairies

1 credit

BIOL 519 - Biology of Riparian Zones and Wetlands

2 credits

EDCI 536 - Construction of Curriculum

3 credits

June 16 - Aug. 1
CHEM 580 - Special Topics in Chemistry: Kinetics, Equilibrium, and Thermodynamics

3 credits

CHEM 580 - Exploring Chemistry for Teachers

3 credits

MATH 427 - Integrating Math and Science through Modeling

3 credits

MB 539 - Infection and Immunity

3 credits

For more information about the Master of Science in Science Education (MSSE) Program:

Visit our Web site at www.montana.edu/msse
or contact:

Diana Paterson, Associate Director

Intercollege Programs for Science Education
401 Linfield Hall, P.O. Box 172805
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-2805
(406) 994-5679
dianap@montana.edu

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