Master of Education (M.Ed.) Curriculum and Instruction

EDUCATION SPECIALIZATIONS

(Master of Education)

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION (M.Ed.)

This option is designed for professional educators who seek to enhance their competence in curriculum design and implementa­tion, both on a classroom and a systemic level. The requirements are sufficiently flexible to permit elementary teachers and teachers with subject-area concentrations (e.g., mathematics, science, history, English), or to enable those with supervisory interests, to improve their skills in curriculum development and instruction.

Specialization Prerequisites: State teacher certification and a minimum of 18 months of verified satisfactory full-time experience in education prior to awarding of degree.

Curriculum and Instruction

Specialization Requirements:

Basic Courses

EDUC 501STATISTICS IN RESEARCH

3

EDUC 502STATISTICS LAB

1

EDUC 522PHILOSOPHY AND EDUCATION

3

EDUC 561METHODS OF RESEARCH

3

EDUC 562METHODS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

2

EDUC 598GRADUATE SEMINAR

1

PSYC 521PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING

3

Curriculum and Instruction Core

EDAD 539SUPERVISION OF INSTRUCTION, K-12

4

EDAD 547EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS

3

EDUC 506PERSPECTIVES ON SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY

3

EDUC 521PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS

4

EDUC 556CURRICULUM PLANNING

3

Professional Project or Thesis

EDUC 581PROFESSIONAL PROJECT

4

or

EDUC 590THESIS

9

Total Credit Hours:48

Approved Electives

*Electives must be chosen in consultation with the student's adviser.

Professional Education Electives 3-11

Courses from any department will satisfy the intent of the term "professional education" if the emphasis is on instructional learning principles, pupil characteristics, teaching methodology, curriculum materials or the roles of various school personnel.

Academic Content Electives 0-3

Academic content courses are found in departments other than Education and Psychology and must be in approved subjects clearly related to the teaching areas chosen by then student.

Approved Electives*

6-11