Teaching and Learning M.Ed. - Curriculum Studies
General Graduate Program Requirements
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The minimum GPA for any graduate program is 3.0. Individual programs may require more than a 3.0 to remain in good standing.
The minimum grade for a course to be accepted toward any requirement is C. Individual programs may require higher grades for specific courses.
MASTER OF EDUCATION - TEACHING AND LEARNING; CURRICULUM STUDIES CONCENTRATION
- Masters students complete a common core and choose a specific area of focus: Elementary (K-8) Licensure or Secondary and K-12 Licensure.
- All requirements for the degree must be completed within six years, including successful completion of a departmental comprehensive examination and a minimum of 36 graduate credits.
- While the course listings below describe graduate-level requirements, students in the Elementary (K-8) Licensure and Secondary and K-12 Licensure focus areas must complete additional coursework to be eligible for initial teaching licensure in these areas. Please visit the Department of Teaching and Learning website for an inclusive list of required coursework for these initial teaching licensure programs.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| EDU 407E | Ethics & Policy Issues | 3 |
| EDU 501 | Curriculum Design, Implementation, & Evaluation | 3 |
| EDU 514 | Education Across Cultures | 3 |
| EDU 515 | Computer/Technological Application in Education | 3 |
| EDU 518 | Inclusion and Collaboration | 3 |
| EDU 520 | Educational Research | 3 |
| EDU 594 | Seminar (Applied Research and Reflective Practice) | 1 |
| or EDU 591 | Special Topics | |
| Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Philosophy of Education | ||
| History of American Education | ||
| Developmental & Learning Sciences | ||
| Area of Focus | ||
| Complete one of the following focus areas: | 14-20 | |
| Elementary (K-8) Licensure Focus 1 | ||
| Complete all of the following courses (16 credits): | ||
| Clinical Experience: L3 Pedagogy Content (1 credit) | ||
| Teaching and Assessing (5-8 Mathematics - 3 credits) | ||
| Teaching and Assessing (K-8 Social Studies - 3 credits) | ||
| Teaching and Assessing (K-8 Science - 3 credits) | ||
| Teaching and Assessing (4-8 Reading - 3 credits) | ||
| Clinical/Practicum (Supervised Teaching - 3 credits) | ||
| Secondary and K-12 Licensure Focus 2 | ||
| Complete all of the following courses (14-23 credits): | ||
| Discipline of Literacy Strategies (3 credits) | ||
or EDU 481 | Content Area Literacy | |
| Clinical/Practicum (8 credits taken as 4 two-credit sections) | ||
Methods Course - Complete one of the following as defined by major or minor content area (3-12 credits): 3 | ||
History, Science, Mathematics, or Language - 3 credits total | ||
| Teaching and Assessing (per subject area - 3 credits) | ||
or WLC 410 | Methods Teaching Foreign Language | |
English - 12 credits total | ||
| Studies in Young Adult Literature (3 credits) | ||
| Teaching Writing in Secondary School (3 credits) | ||
| Teaching Reading, & Literature (3 credits) | ||
| Creative Drama English Class (3 credits) | ||
or ENT 442 | Teaching Oral Language & Media Literature | |
Art - 6 credits total | ||
| Teaching Art I - K-12 (3 credits) | ||
| Teaching Art II - K-12 (3 credits) | ||
| Total Hours | 36-42 | |
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While these course listings describe graduate-level requirements, students in the Elementary (K-8) Licensure focus area must complete additional education and pedagogy coursework to be eligible for initial teaching licensure. Please visit the Department of Teaching and Learning website for an inclusive list of required coursework for the M.Ed. with initial elementary licensure.
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While these course listings describe graduate-level requirements, students in the Secondary and K-12 Licensure focus area must complete additional education coursework to be eligible for initial teaching licensure. Depending upon one’s undergraduate preparation and the content area in which one is pursuing licensure, content coursework may be required as well. Please visit the Department of Teaching and Learning website for an inclusive list of required coursework for the M.Ed. with initial secondary/K-12 licensure.
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Coreq. EDU 395