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Graduate Career Technical Teacher Education (CTTE)

The minimum prerequisite for 50000-69999 level courses is graduate standing. The minimum prerequisite for courses 70000 and higher is doctoral standing. Additional prerequisites may apply and are listed in this catalog.

An asterisk (*) adjacent to a course number indicates that students are required to complete Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification (BCII) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background checks and submit the results to authorized personnel at their assigned “school/agency” before the first day of the semester in which the student teaching/internship will take place.


50093/70093 Variable Topic Workshop in Career Technical Education (1-5)
Topics of special interest to students desiring to intensify their knowledge in a particular area or areas of career technical education. S/U grading. Prerequisite: special approval.

54618 Elements Experience-Based Education (3)
Examination of various aspects of experience-based education. Includes exploratory, observation, laboratory and paid work experiences.

55372 Issues in Career Technical Education Subjects (3)
Exploration of issues and trends unique to specific career technical education subjects.

55377 Career and Technical Education: Advanced Methodologies (3)

Selection, organization and presentation of subject matter pertaining to specific subjects in career and technical education. Emphasis on methods and techniques through theory and practice. Course includes 30 field/clinical hours.

56001 Organization of Career and Technical Education (3)

Study of the principles and subject areas related to career and technical education at middle school, secondary and adult education levels.

56002 In-Service Teaching (3)
Overview of teaching process in career technical teacher education. Emphasizes techniques of skill development and assessment, includes organizing for instruction, individual behavior, organizational relationships and application steps.

56015 Methods of Career and Technical Education (3)

Organization and management of classroom and laboratory; includes purchasing equipment and supplies, safety instruction planning, establishing policies, maintaining records, and individual and group instructional strategies.

56017 Student-Centered Leadership in Career Technical Education (3)

Study of the role of leadership and youth organizations in Career Technical Education with emphasis on the organization and purpose of student leadership and the role of the advisor related to leadership in career technical education.

56018 Disadvantaged Youth in Career Technical Education (3)
Developing an understanding of disadvantaged youth stressing their characteristics as they pertain to career technical education programs.

56019 Coordination of Career Technical Cooperative Education Programs (3)
Reviews duties, problems, techniques of home, school and work coordination. Internship site selection, job development, servicing the job station, coordinating classroom and work experience. A study of important linkage to local business/industry and education support agencies for career and technical development.

56020 Curriculum Guide: Design and Application (3)
Methods and techniques involved in developing and utilizing a curriculum guide in career and technical education subjects. This course includes 15 field/clinical hours.

56031 Student Teaching in Career Technical Education (9)*
Provides a 12 week student teaching experience in a career technical program setting. See “Student Teaching” section in this catalog. Prerequisite: Eligible for admission to student teaching and career and technical teacher education (CTTE) major or trade and industrial education (TIED). Corequisite: CTTE 59525.

56092 Internship, Practicum and Field Experience in Career Technical Education (2-5)*

Supervised internship, practicum or fi eld experience in specific occupations. S/U grading. Prerequisite: special approval.

56095/76095 Special Topics in Career Technical Education (1-3)

Specialized offerings in response to emerging or selected program needs in career-technical education. Prerequisite: special approval.

56096/76096 Individual Investigation in Career Technical Education (1-3)
An individual investigation into problems and topics in career technical education. The investigation is pursued on an individual basis with an assigned faculty member. S/U grading. Prerequisite: special approval.

56192 Practicum: Occupational (1-6)
Supervised work experience in occupation to obtain initial experience or to update skills. S/U grading. Prerequisite: special approval.

59525 Inquiry Into Professional Practice (3)

Interdisciplinary inquiry into career/technical teaching as a professional practice in education; emphasis on teacher as disciplined investigator. Final course of four. Combination of themes; utilization of teaching/learning technologies.

60199 Thesis I (2-6)

Thesis students must register for a total of 6 hours, 2 to 6 hours in a single semester, distributed over several semesters if desired. S/U grading; IP permissible. Prerequisite: special approval.

60299 Thesis II (2)
Thesis students must continue registration each semester until all degree requirements are met. S/U grading; IP permissible. Prerequisite: CTTE 60199.

66001 Principles and Practices in Career Technical Education (3)
Study of principles, current practices and trends relating to modern programs of career-technical education and relationships to the total plan of public education.

66003 Analysis of Human Resource Development (3)
Provides analysis of human resource development from global, national, state and local perspectives including social, economic, political and demographic infl uences. Includes the application of the contemporary workforce to engage in lifelong learning to keep career and technical skills updated.

66004 Program Evaluation in Career Technical Education (3)
Designed to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to evaluate the effectiveness and effi ciency of career-technical education curriculum programs personnel.

66005 Special Populations in Career Technical Education (3)

A study of the special populations student in career technical education programs emphasizing characteristics, curriculum modification, instruction and job placement.

66095/76095 Special Topics in Career-Technical Education (1-3)
Specialized offerings in response to emerging or selected program needs in career-technical education.

66096/76096 Individual Investigation in Career Technical Education (1-3)
An investigation into problems and topics in career-technical education. The investigation is pursued on an individual basis with an assigned faculty member. S/U grading. Prerequisite: special approval.

86098 Advanced Research in Career Technical Education (1-15)
Student pursues an individual research project on a specialized career-technical education topic with approval and under  the direction of an instructor. S/U grading; IP permissible. Prerequisite: special approval.