2009-2010 FSU Graduate Bulletin
Interdisciplinary Program in Science Teaching
This interdisciplinary major is designed to combine the undergraduate- and graduate-level experiences of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Education to produce exceptionally well-prepared science teachers. The program allows students to take graduate level courses in their senior year that count toward both the bachelor's and master's degrees. Students completing this "3 + 2" program will receive a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree at the end of the fourth year, and a Master of Science Teaching (MST) degree at the end of the fifth year. They will be qualified for certification to teach in middle and high schools in Florida, and prepared for national certification.
As of the publication of this document, additional requirements for the degree were still being finalized. For more information, contact Dr. Ellen Granger at (850) 644–6747, or Robin Smith at (850) 644–1142.
Definition of Prefix
ISC—Interdisciplinary Sciences
Graduate Courses
ISC 5098. Reflective Science Teaching (2). Prerequisite: ISC 5535. Corequisite: ISC 5946. This course provides a forum for discussion of contemporary science teaching issues and concerns associated with the corequisite half-time internship.
ISC 5525. Advanced Portfolio Design (1). Prerequisite: ISC 5535. This course teaches students how to design and construct teaching portfolios in the online format of a web log.
ISC 5535. Research in the Content Area for Teachers (6). This course immerses preservice teachers in science research and reflection on the pedagogy of inquiry-based teaching. Students also develop a template for designing inquiry-based teaching in the classroom.
ISC 5944. Ethics, School Law, and Management of Science Classrooms (3). Prerequisites: ISC 5098, 5535, 5946. Corequisite: ISC 5945. This course provides support and guidance to Master in Science Teaching students engaged in student teaching. The focus is on classroom management and planning, professional ethics, and state and federal school laws.
ISC 5945. Full–Time Teaching Internship (9). Prerequisites: ISC 5098, 5535, 5946. Corequisites: ISC 5944, 8938. Students in the Master in Science Teaching program complete at least thirteen (13) weeks of student teaching in the classroom.
ISC 5946. Half–Time Teaching Internship (6). Prerequisite: ISC 5535. Corequisite: ISC 5098. Students concentrate on observing the management, teaching, and assessment strategies of a supervising teacher and complete two work sample teachings units, each at least a week long in the classroom.
ISC 8938. Portfolio Review (0). (S/U grade only.) Prerequisite: ISC 5525. Corequisite: ISC 5944, 5945. This zero-credit course is required to allow assessment of students' individual portfolios based upon Florida's Twelve Educator Accomplished Practices. These portfolios are the summation of work accomplished during the master's degree program, and must receive a positive evaluation for program completion.