EDGE Program Description
The EDGE program is a hybrid course of study offered
with online and on-campus coursework.
Teachers attend two four-week intensive summer sessions on
campus at the University of
Oregon
in
Eugene. The summer sessions
are
sandwiched around fall, spring, and winter courses delivered through
distance education.
The program requires teacher to earn
45 graduate level credits in human geography, physical
geography, geospatial technology, geography education
research, reading, and college supervised teaching.
Teachers complete a Master's Research Project related to
Geography Education.
EDGE Teachers may apply to transfer up to 15 graduate credits
related to geography education from an accredited instruction,
provided the credits have not been
applied to another graduate degree. [Transfer
Credit Link]
Example Course Plan with no
Transfer Credits
| Summer Year
: Residence on the UO Campus |
| GEOG
|
Course Name
|
Credits |
| 607 |
Seminar in
Geographic Education* |
4 |
| 601 |
Research in
Geographic Education - Project Proposal |
2 |
| 606 |
Physical
Geography Field Methods* |
4 |
| 602 |
Readings in
Geography Education |
2 |
| 565 |
Environment and Development |
4 |
| Total for Summer
1 |
16 |
|
Fall Year 1: Distance Education
|
|
| 601 |
Research
in Geographic Education |
5 |
| 610 |
Preparing to
teach AP Human Geography |
4 |
| Total for Fall
|
9 |
| Winter Year 1: Distance
Education |
|
| 571 |
North American
Historical Landscapes |
4 |
| |
Total
for Winter |
4 |
|
Spring Year 1:
Distance Education
|
|
| |
On-Leave -
Independent work with project research |
|
|
Summer Year 2: Residence
on
the UO Campus |
|
| 608 |
Workshop in
Geography Education* |
4 |
| 516 |
Introduction to
GIS |
4 |
| 607 |
Supervised
College Teaching |
2 |
|
606
|
Human Geography Field
Methods* |
4 |
|
601
|
Research in Geography
Education - Project Completion. |
2 |
| |
Total Summer 2
|
16 |
* These
classes are offered on alternating years.
|
