Summer Courses - Masters of Science in Science Education

Registration opens the last week of March!

When you register, take note of the CRN #'s provided below for courses you intend to take.

Registration link is located below the list of online course offerings at the bottom of the page.

Jump to Online Course Listings

Check course descriptions for the required textbook/materials in the links provided for each course

The Course List is Tentative, Subject to Change

Campus Courses

July 1-5

No class on July 4th

BIOE 596 Land Use Issues in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (2 cr) CRN# TBD Capstone Symposium participants are not able to take this course.

July 1-3

MSSE 575 Professional Capstone Symposium (1 cr) SUMMER 2024 GRADUATE CANDIDATES ONLY
- Sections: 3
- Instructors: Anderson (CRN# TBD), Graves (CRN# TBD), Woolbaugh (CRN# TBD)

July 6

ERTH 594 Geology of Earthquakes (1 cr) CRN# TBD

July 7

GEO 585 Mineralogy for Teachers(1 cr) CRN# TBD

July 8-12

BIOE 597 Ecology of Trout Streams (2 cr) CRN# TBD
ERTH 516 Northern Rocky Mountain Geology (2 cr) CRN# TBD
PHSX 584 Physics by Inquiry: Light and Color (2 cr) CRN# TBD

July 8-13

GEO 521 Dinosaur Paleontology I (2 cr) CRN# TBD

July 14-19

ERTH 596 Geology of Glacier National Park (2 cr) CRN# TBD

July 15-19

GEO 522 Dinosaur Paleontology II (2 cr) CRN# TBD Prerequisite: GEO 521 Dinosaur Paleontology I
PHSX 587 Physics by Inquiry: Geometric Optics for Teachers (2 cr) CRN# TBD

Online Courses

Course list, subject to modification

Online course schedules vary, check individual course listings for start dates.

Biology

BIOE 513 Terrestrial Ecology of Plains and Prairies (1 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2
BIOE 519 Biology of Riparian Zones and Wetlands (2 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2
BIOH 595 Anatomy & Physiology (3 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2

Chemistry

CHMY 587 Exploring Chemistry for Teachers (3 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2
CHMY 595 Chemistry of the Environment - Water, Air, Earth (3 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2
CHMY 598 Exploring Biochemistry II: Metabolism (3 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2 Prerequisite: CHMY 597 Exploring Biochemistry I

Computer Science

CSCI 582 Computer Science in the Classroom: The Joy and Beauty of Data (2 cr) CRN# TBD July 15 - July 19 (This online course will meet synchronously from 8am-5pm daily for one week.) Prerequisite: CSCI 581 or equivalent in programming knowledge and precalculus - Scholarships available for MT teachers!
CSCI 583 Integrating Computer Science into Science Classrooms (3 cr) CRN# TBD To be offered pending MSU course approval.

Earth Sciences

ERTH 520 Fundamentals of Oceanography (3 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2
ERTH 525 Landforms for Elementary Teachers (1 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2
ERTH 528 Understanding Climate Change for Teachers (3 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2

Education, Curriculum & Instruction

MSSE 501 Inquiry through Science & Engineering Practices (2 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2
MSSE 537 Contemporary Issues in Science Ed: The 3 D's of NGSS Curriculum (2 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2

Land Resources and Environmental Science

LRES 582 Streamside Science for Teachers (3 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2

Microbiology

MB 536 Exploring Microbiology (3 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2

Mathematics

M 518 Statistics for Teachers (3 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - July 19

Technology

MSSE 502 Emerging Technology & the Science Classroom (2 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2

Physics

PHSX 513 Quantum Mechanics (3 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2
PHSX 514 Comparative Planetology (3 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2
PHSX 571 Electric Circuits and Magnetism (3 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2
PHSX 574 The World of Motion and Force (2 cr) CRN# TBD May 13 - July 5
PHSX 575 Conceptual Physics (3 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2
PHSX 597 Physics of Renewable Energy for Secondary Teachers (3 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2

Plant Science

PSPP 521 Plant Science for Teachers: It Grows on You (1 cr) CRN# TBD June 24 - Aug 2
PSPP 522 Insect-ology (3 cr) CRN# TBD June 10 - Aug 2

Please note: If the online version of a course was taken in Summer 2020, then the field or lab course version cannot be taken in a future summer offering for additional credit. If you are not sure whether you have already taken a field/lab course online, please email us at [email protected].