Master of Education (M.Ed.) Curriculum and Instruction
EDUCATION AREAS
(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.
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
Curriculum and Instruction Core
Basic Courses
| EDUC 501 | STATISTICS IN RESEARCH | 4 |
| EDUC 561 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH | 4 |
| EDUC 598 | GRADUATE SEMINAR | 1 |
| RELT 566 | Contemporary Issues in Christian Thought | 3 |
| SPED 510 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION AND INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS | 4 |
Approved Electives
*Electives must be chosen in consultation with the student's advisor.
Professional Education Electives (3-12)
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.
Professional Project
| EDUC 581 | PROFESSIONAL PROJECT | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 48 |