Curriculum and Instruction (M.A.T.)
This program is designed for professional educators who seek to enhance their competence in curriculum design and implementation in the classroom. The requirements are sufficiently flexible to permit elementary teachers and teachers with subject-area concentrations to improve their skills in curriculum development and instruction.
Prerequisites: Teacher certification as well as a minimum of 18 months of verified satisfactory full-time experience in education prior to awarding of degree.
Curriculum and Instruction
Basic Courses
| EDUC 551 | Action Research | 4 |
| RELT 566 | Issues in Religion and Culture | 3 |
| SPED 510 | Introduction to Special Education and Inclusive Classrooms | 4 |
Instructional Core
| EDAD 539 | Supervision of Instruction, K-12 | 4 |
| EDAD 547 | Effective Schools | 3 |
| EDCI 540 | 21st Century Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| EDUC 506 | Perspectives on School and Community | 3 |
| EDUC 556 | Curriculum Planning | 3 |
| Approved Electives* | 21 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 48 |
*Electives must be chosen in consultation with the student's advisor.
Professional Education Electives 11-21
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 0-10
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.