Career and Technical Education (M.S.)
Professional Development
Program Areas
- Agricultural Education
- Business and Information Technology
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Health and Medical Sciences
- Marketing Education
- Trade and Industrial Education
Master of Science Degree in Career and Technical Education
The Master of Science Degree in Career and Technical Education (CTE) is designed to prepare individuals to become middle school and secondary CTE teachers (Initial Licensure Program) or enhance the professional development of practicing CTE teachers and provisionally licensed CTE teachers.
The professional development for practicing teachers concentration is intended to assist current teachers in Career and Technical Education to enhance their knowledge in their given fields and promote professional enrichment. The primary aim in this concentration is to help CTE teachers become better educators and to provide opportunities to invigorate their joy for teaching.
The program areas for the professional development for practicing & the provisionally licensed teachers are:
- Agricultural Education
- Business and Information Technology
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Marketing Education
- Health and Medical Sciences
- Trade and Industrial Education
The concentration can be completed on the Virginia Tech campus through a combination of online courses and interactive video conferencing courses.
Our Faculty
Research Interests
- Vocational and Technical Education
- Marketing Education
- Vocational Special Needs Education
- Marketing and Distributive Educators
Bill Price
Research Interests
- Technical Skills Across Occupations
- Trends In The World Of Work
- Labor Market Skill Gaps
- Best Practices In Workforce Development
Joseph Mukuni, Visiting Asst Professor
Career and Technical Education Research Highlights
Recent Faculty Publications:
Mukuni, J., & Price, B. (2016). Identifying connections between career and technical education (Career and Technical Education) and academic programs through standards of learning. International Journal of Vocational and Technical Education, 8(4), 25-34
Mukuni, J., Price, W. (2014). Implementation challenges of a donor funded development project: Lessons learned through a deep-end strategy while implementing a development program in Zambia. Journal of African Studies and Development, Vol. 6(1)(EF19DD842921), 7. www.academicjournlas.org/JASD
Mukuni, J. & Price, B. (2013). Portability of technical skills across occupations: A Case for demolition of disciplinary silos? International Journal of Vocational and Technical Education. pp. 21 – 28. DOI: 10.5897/IJVTE2013.0131
Related Programs
Students interested in applying to the Career and Technical Education (M.S.) should contact the program leader, Dr. Bill Price, by email at wprice@vt.edu or by phone at 540-231-7390.
Visit our office at 206 War Memorial Hall (0313), 370 Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Domestic Application
Spring: January 1
Summer I: May 1
Summer II: June 1
Fall: August 1
International Application
Spring: September 1
Summer I: January 1
Summer II: February 1
Fall: April 1
CONTACT US
Dr. Bill Price
Program Leader
206 War Memorial Hall
540-231-7390
wprice@vt.edu
School of Education (SOE) Programs
soeprograms@vt.edu
School of Education
226 War Memorial Hall (0313)
370 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061