M.S. in Applied Science
This is a multidisciplinary program for secondary school teachers to strengthen their background in science, business, computing, engineering, architecture and/or technical communication.
Admission Requirements
Applicants should be practicing secondary school teachers who have a bachelor’s degree. Individuals who seek admission to the program are considered on an individual basis and will be advised in choosing a track matching their teaching assignments as teachers. Students who lack an appropriate background for their chosen track or a particular course that they plan to take may be asked to take one or more bridge/undergraduate courses that will not count toward the degree requirements.
Degree requirements
Students must successfully complete 30 credits:
- 9 credits of core courses;
- 3 credits of master’s project or 6 credits of master’s thesis;
- 15 credits of courses in the chosen track when choosing the project option
or 12 credits of courses in the chosen track when choosing the thesis option; and
- at least 3 credits of additional elective courses (elective courses can be from other tracks if the student has the required background or prerequisites).
Core Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 3 courses(9 credits): | ||
| PTC 603 | Identity, Technology, and Communication | 3 |
| PTC 629 | Theory and Practice of Social Media | 3 |
| PTC 681 | Tech in Class & Learning Envir | 3 |
| PTC 698 | Selected Topics in Professional and Technical Communication | 3 |
Tracks
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Business | ||
| Required Courses (3 credits) | ||
| Strategic Management of Technological Innovation | ||
| Additional Courses (choose 3 or 4 courses to earn 9 or 12 credits) | ||
| Managerial Economics | ||
| Corporate Finance I | ||
| Corporate Finance II | ||
| Data Mining and Analysis | ||
| New Venture Management | ||
| Knowledge Management | ||
| Legal and Ethical Issues in a Digital World | ||
| Strategic Management | ||
| Computer Science | ||
| Required Courses (6 credits) | ||
| Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms | ||
| Foundations of Computer Science | ||
| Additional Courses (choose 2 or 3 courses to earn 6 or 9 credits) | ||
| Data Structures and Algorithms | ||
| Operating System Design | ||
| Data Management System Design | ||
| Internet and Higher-Layer Protocols | ||
| Engineering Management | ||
| Required Courses (6 credits) | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Managing Organizational Behavior in Technology-Based Organizations | ||
| Additional Courses (choose 2 or 3 courses to earn 6 or 9 credits) | ||
| Management Accounting | ||
| Total Quality Management | ||
| Information Technology and Competitive Advantage | ||
| Legal, Ethical and Intellectual Property Issues for Engineering Managers | ||
| Project Control | ||
| Cost Estimating for Capital Projects | ||
| Legal Aspects in Construction | ||
| Information Systems | ||
| Required Courses (6 credits) | ||
| Web Systems Development | ||
| System Analysis and Design | ||
| Additional Courses (choose 2 or 3 courses to earn 6 or 9 credits) | ||
| Enterprise Database Management | ||
| Data Analytics for Info System | ||
| Requirement Engineering | ||
| IT Service Management | ||
| Information Systems Auditing | ||
| Computer Security Auditing | ||
| Business Process Innovation | ||
| Web Mining | ||
| Engineering | ||
| Required Courses (6 credits) | ||
| Advanced Engineering Statistics | ||
| Systems Analysis and Simulation | ||
| Additional Courses (choose 2 or 3 courses to earn 6 or 9 credits) | ||
| Linear Systems | ||
| Discrete Event Dynamic Systems | ||
| Random Signal Analysis | ||
| Engineering Cost and Production Economics | ||
| Industrial Quality Control | ||
| Total Quality Management | ||
| Matrix Methods in Mechanical Engineering | ||
| Mechanical Engineering Measurements | ||
| Computer-Aided Design | ||
| Engineering Physiology | ||
| Introduction to Biomechanical Engineering | ||
| Computer Methods in Biomedical Engineering | ||
| Architecture | ||
| Required Courses (6 credits) | ||
| Structures I | ||
| Structures II | ||
| Additional Courses (choose 2 or 3 courses to earn 6 or 9 credits) | ||
| Tools and Techniques I | ||
| Tools and Techniques II | ||
| History of Architecture I | ||
| History of Architecture II | ||
| Construction I | ||
| Construction II | ||
| Environmental Control Systems I | ||
| Environmental Control Systems II | ||
| Professional Practice I | ||
| Chemistry | ||
| Required Courses (6 credits) | ||
| Advanced Organic Chemistry I: Structure | ||
| Instrumental Analysis Laboratory | ||
| Additional Courses (choose 2 or 3 courses to earn 6 or 9 credits) | ||
| Biochemistry | ||
| Principles Pharm Chemistry | ||
| Toxicology | ||
| Environmental Chemical Science | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| Required Courses (6 credits) | ||
| Introductory Mathematical Analysis | ||
| Advanced Calculus | ||
| Additional Courses (choose 2 or 3 courses to earn 6 or 9 credits) | ||
| Numerical Methods for Computation | ||
| Linear Algebra and Applications | ||
| Introduction to statistical Computing with SAS and R | ||
| Applied Statistics | ||
| Physics | ||
| Required Courses (3 credits) | ||
| Adv Classical Mechanics | ||
| Additional Courses (choose 3 or 4 courses to earn 9 or 12 credits) | ||
| Classical Electrodynamic | ||
| Statistical Mechanics | ||
| Solid-State Physics | ||
| Topics in Astronomy and Cosmology | ||
Custom track
Students may develop an individual track in consultation with a graduate advisor. A coherent set of courses involving mathematics, computing, physics, chemistry, biology or engineering are expected.
