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Mathematics Education

The MEd-CS Mathematics Education is a 30-credit online/hybrid track grounded in real-world problem-solving that empowers teachers as leaders to be locally-minded, global citizens through a sense of purpose and a sense of place. Students have the option of adding the field, Ethnomathematics, to an existing Hawai`i Standard or Advanced License (in process). The focus area is ethnomathematics, but the MEd is broader in scope including theories, research methodologies, and pedagogies.

12-core credits plus at least 18-credits chosen from the following list, or other courses selected in consultation with the program advisor:

Required Core Courses:

  • EDCS 622G: Curriculum Leadership (3)
  • EDCS 606: Introduction to Research (3)
  • EDCS 632: Qualitative Research Methods (3)
  • EDCS 667G: Seminar in Curriculum Issues (3)

Required Specialization Courses:

  • EDCS 624: School Mathematics Curriculum (3) AND
  • EDCS 640H: Seminar in Mathematics (3) Or
  • EDCS 640M: Seminar in Interdisciplinary Education (3)

Recommended Courses:

  • EDCS 494: Problem Solving in Mathematics Education (3)
  • EDCS 653 (Alpha)—alpha may be repeated (3)
    • B: Number and Operation
    • C: Pattern, Function and Algebra
    • D: Geometry and Measurement
    • E: Probability and Statistics
    • F: Integrated Mathematics Content
  • EDCS 654 Ethnomathematics (3)

Other Recommended Courses for those Specializing on Middle/Secondary Levels:

  • MATH 301: Introduction to Discrete Mathematics (3)
  • MATH 302: Introduction to Differential Equations I (3)
  • MATH 303: Introduction to Differential Equations II (3)
  • MATH 304: Mathematical Modeling: Deterministic Models (3)
  • MATH 304L: Mathematical Modeling: Deterministic Models Lab (1)
  • MATH 305: Mathematical Modeling: Probabilistic Models (3)
  • MATH 305L: Mathematical Modeling: Probabilistic Models Lab (1)
  • MATH 307: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (3)
  • MATH 311: Introduction to Linear Algebra (3)
  • MATH 321: Introduction to Advanced Mathematics (3)
  • MATH 331: Introduction to Real Analysis (3)
  • MATH 351: Foundation of Euclidean Geometry (3)
  • MATH 352: Non-Euclidean Geometries (3)
  • MATH 353: Introduction to Euclidean and NonEuclidean Geometries (3)
  • MATH 371: Elementary Probability Theory (3)
  • MATH 372: Elementary Probability and Statistics (3)
  • MATH 373: Elementary Statistics (3)
  • MATH 402: Partial Differential Equations I (3)
  • MATH 403: Partial Differential Equations II (3)
  • MATH 405: Ordinary Differential Equations (3)
  • MATH 407: Numerical Analysis (3)
  • MATH 408: Numerical Analysis (3)
  • MATH 411: Linear Algebra (3)
  • MATH 412: Introduction to Abstract Algebra (3)
  • MATH 413: Introduction to Abstract Algebra (3)
  • MATH 414: Linear Programming (3)
  • MATH 420: Introduction to the Theory of Numbers (3)
  • MATH 421: Topology (3)
  • MATH 431: Principles of Analysis I (3)
  • MATH 432: Principles of Analysis II (3)
  • MATH 442: Vector Analysis (3)
  • MATH 443: Differential Geometry (3)
  • MATH 444: Complex Analysis (3)
  • MATH 449: Topics in Undergraduate Mathematics (3)
  • MATH 454: Axiomatic Set Theory (3)
  • MATH 455: Mathematical Logic (3)
  • MATH 471: Probability (3)
  • MATH 472: Statistical Inference (3)
  • MATH 475: Combinatorial Mathematics (3)

Culminating Requirements:

  • Plan A Thesis or Plan B Project