Education, M.Ed.

Education, M.Ed.

Generalist cognate prepares licensed teachers for leadership by offering a comprehensive, customizable curriculum. The 36-credit program includes 18 credits of required education coursework and 18 credits selected from across Bethel’s graduate education offerings. You’ll design a purposeful concentration that aligns with your interests and career goals, drawing from other cognates and electives to create a well-rounded, widely applicable plan of study.

A customizable 36-credit curriculum that you shape around a professional theme or focus area:

• A balanced plan of study: 18 required education credits + 18 generalist credits chosen from multiple cognates and electives
• Opportunities to integrate topics from literacy and school leadership for a broad, leadership-ready skill set
• Practice-based assignments that connect coursework to your classroom, school, or district initiatives
• A cohesive concentration designed to support advancement into diverse education leadership pathways

Cognate Area: Generalist
Bethel’s online M.Ed. Generalist degree prepares students to become educational leaders through a comprehensive, customizable curriculum. The program consists of 36 credit hours with 18 credits of required education courses and 18 generalist credits from courses available in Bethel’s graduate education department. Candidates design a purposeful concentration of courses selected from other cognate areas and elective offerings.

Cognate Area: Reading Science
Bethel’s online M.Ed. Reading Science is a fully online, 30-credit program designed for educators passionate about transforming lives through literacy. Grounded in the Science of Reading, the program equips teachers with advanced knowledge and skills in evidence-based reading instruction, assessment, intervention, and literacy leadership. Candidates learn to implement scientifically validated instructional practices, address the reading achievement gap, support diverse learners, and advocate for students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties.

Offered in a flexible asynchronous format and taught by highly qualified faculty, the program prepares graduates to serve as literacy leaders in schools, communities, and ministry settings. In addition, Bethel’s program is designed to prepare candidates to pursue the Certified Academic Language Practitioner (CALP®) credential, a nationally recognized certification that demonstrates advanced expertise in structured literacy and evidence-based reading practices. Graduates will also be prepared to pursue the Praxis 5205: Teaching Reading: Elementary examination, further enhancing their professional credentials and opportunities for leadership in literacy education.

Cognate Area: School Leadership
Bethel’s online M.Ed. School Leadership features a relevant curriculum in modern education. This program requires a total of 36 credit hours. Students must complete 18 of these credits in required education courses, 9 credit hours in leadership courses, and 9 credit hours in elective courses.