Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed.)

Prerequisites

In addition to the general requirements for admission to Graduate School, applicants for admission to the Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with concentrations in Early Childhood Education1, Elementary Education2, and Secondary Education3 must meet the following requirements:

• Certification in any area. Copy of valid teaching certificate must be on file in the Department of Teacher Education.
• Minimum GRE score of 800 (Verbal + Quantitative).

Required Courses

Total Hours: 18

• EDLD 600 - Research I: Foundations of Educational Research (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDTC 611 - Learning and Cognition (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 606 - Foundations of Advanced Teaching (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 655 - Supervision of Student Teachers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 670 - Research II: Applied Educational Research (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 699 - Research III: Seminar in Educational Research (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Academically Gifted Education Concentration

• Approved Elective - 3

• EDUC 686 - Characteristics of Gifted Individuals (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 687 - Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 688 - Methods for Teaching the Academically Gifted (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 689 - Creative Thinking and Problem Solving (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 690 - Practicum in Curriculum and Instruction (Lec. 1, Lab. 4, Cr. 3)

Early Childhood Education Concentration

Total Hours: 18

• EDUC 610 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Early Childhood (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 619 - Early Childhood Education I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 620 - Early Childhood Education II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 627 - Foundations of Reading in the Elementary School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 650 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education (Lec. 1, Lab. 4, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 691 - Science Curriculum for the Elementary School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Elementary Education Concentration

Total Hours: 18

• EDUC 618 - Elementary School Language Arts Program (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 628 - Elementary Mathematics Methods (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 632 - Practicum in Correction of Reading Difficulties (Lec. 1, Lab. 4, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 658 - Trends and Issues in Elementary Education (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 691 - Science Curriculum for the Elementary School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 692 - Social Studies Curriculum for the Elementary School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Immersion Education Concentration

• Approved Electives - 6

• EDUC 629 - Trends and Issues in Secondary Education (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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• EDUC 658 - Trends and Issues in Elementary Education (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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• EDUC 690 - Practicum in Curriculum and Instruction (Lec. 1, Lab. 4, Cr. 3)
• FORL 580 - Resources in Language Content Area (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• FORL 585 - Foreign Language and Immersion Teaching Methodology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Reading Concentration

Total Hours: 18

• Approved Elective - 3

• EDUC 627 - Foundations of Reading in the Elementary School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 631 - Reading Assessment, Diagnosis and Intervention (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 632 - Practicum in Correction of Reading Difficulties (Lec. 1, Lab. 4, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 644 - Seminar in Reading Curriculum for Culturally Diverse Learners (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 645 - Reading in the Content Area for Elementary and Secondary Teachers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Secondary Education Concentration

Total Hours: 18

• EDUC Electives and/or Content Courses selected with permission of the advisor and department head in the content area

Note

 *Eighteen (18) graduate hours in the content specific area is required by SACS to teach at the post-secondary level.

Total Hours for Degree: 36