Master of Education - Teaching and Learning; Curriculum Studies Concentration

Summary

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses		18
Directed Courses Focus Areas:		18-24
Elementary (K-8) Licensure (20 hours)
Secondary and K-12 Licensure (18 hours)
Special Education (24 hours)
Total Hours		36-42

Degree Specific Credits: 36 - 42

Required Cumulative GPA: 3.0

Notes

• Masters students complete a common core and choose a specific area of focus.
• The focus areas are Elementary (K-8) Licensure, Secondary and K-12 Licensure, and Special Education.
• All requirements for the degree must be completed within six years, including successful completion of a departmental comprehensive examination and 36 graduate credits minimum.
• 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.
• The special education focus is designed for currently licensed general education teachers seeking licensure in P-12 special education. Those seeking initial teaching licensure pursue the Elementary (K-8) Licensure or Secondary and K-12 Licensure focus areas along with the graduate-level certificate in teaching special education. Please contact the Department of Teaching and Learning for additional information.

Core Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
EDU 501	Curriculum Design, Implementation, & Evaluation	3
EDU 520	Educational Research	3
EDU 50x	Foundations of Education 1	3
EDU 514	Education Across Cultures	3
EDU 515	Computer/Technological Application in Education	3
EDU 518	Inclusion and Collaboration	3
Total Hours		18

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Select one where x=2,4, or 10

Minimum Required Grade: C

Directed Courses Elementary (K-8) Licensure Focus

While the course listings below 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.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following courses:
EDU 407E	Ethics & Policy Issues	3
EDU 451	Clinical Experience: L3 Pedagogy Contingent	1
EDU 497	Teaching and Assessing (5-8 Mathematics)	3
EDU 497	Teaching and Assessing (K-8 Social Studies)	3
EDU 497	Teaching and Assessing (K-8 Science)	3
EDU 497	Teaching and Assessing (4-8 Reading)	3
EDU 594	Seminar (Applied Research and Reflective Practice)	1
EDU 595	Supervised Internship (3 cr. count toward M.Ed.)	8
Total Hours		25

Minimum Required Grade: C

Directed Courses Secondary and K-12 Licensure Focus

While the course listings below 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.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following courses:
EDU 407E	Ethics & Policy Issues	3
EDU 527	Discipline of Literacy Strategies	3
EDU 594	Seminar (Applied Research and Reflective Practice)	1
EDU 595	Supervised Internship	8
Methods: defined by major or minor content area 1		3-9
Electives: as needed to reach minimum credits for degree
Total Hours		18-24

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coreq. EDU 395

Minimum Required Grade: C

Directed Courses Special Education Focus

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following courses:
EDU 438	Literacy Assessment, Diagnosis, & Instruction	3
EDSP 403	Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education	3
EDSP 405	Assessment of Students with Exceptionalities	3
EDSP 426	Introduction to Transition & Community	3
or EDSP 526	Transition & Communication Support
EDSP 454	Advanced Academic Interventions	3
EDSP 456	Introduction to Methods for Low Incidence Disabilities	3
or EDSP 556	Methods of Low Incidence Disabilities
EDSP 461	Positive Behavior Supports	3
EDSP 462	Special Education Law, Policy, and Practice	3
EDSP 495	Student Teaching: Special Education	6
Total Hours		30

Minimum Required Grade: B-