Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree

All students are required to meet the general university admission requirements.

Additional Documentation
Your application must include the following:

• Statement of objectives: State your academic objectives in one to two pages and include the following information:
  • career and professional goals and aspirations and how being accepted to the program will specifically benefit your goals and aspirations
  • reason for interest in seeking a master’s degree
  • evidence of motivation, leadership and strong work ethic
  • professional experiences that support application
• Resume/curriculum vitae
• Names and emails of three professional and/or academic references
• Unofficial transcripts from each institution attended
  • Failure to list any colleges or universities from which you received a degree or enrolled in graduate coursework may result in dismissal from the university.
  • If your transcripts are not in English, you must furnish a translation by an appropriate authority.
  • You will be asked for official transcripts after notification of admission.

This program is designed for teachers interested in advancing their knowledge in the field of education or earning additional teaching endorsements.

Three credits in each of the following core areas is required: curriculum, teaching and learning, diversity, educational technology, and research and scholarship. In addition, at least 15 hours in an area of specialization are required. All students will take the Master’s Project (1 credit), but you make choose to also take the Master’s Report (2 credits) or the Master’s Thesis (6 credits).

Curriculum (3 credits)

• EDCI 803 - Curriculum Development (3 credits)

Teaching and Learning (3 credits)

• EDCEP 715 - Principles of Assessment (3 credits)
• EDCI 720 - ESL/Dual-Language Methods (3 credits)
• EDCI 831 - Contemporary Issues in Teaching and Learning (3 credits)
• EDCI 862 - Instructional Systems Design (3 credits)
• EDCI 882 - Teaching and Learning Models (3 credits)

Diversity (3 credits)

• EDCI 740 - Culture and Language in Classroom Practice (3 credits)
• EDCI 755 - Multicultural Issues in Teaching (3 credits)
• EDCI 812 - History of Education (3 credits)
• EDCI 813 - Comparative Philosophies of Education (3 credits)
• EDCI 864 - Social/Cultural Issues in Educational Technology (3 credits)

Educational Technology (3 credits)

• EDCI 718 - Intro to Educational Technology (3 credits)

Research and Scholarship (3 credits)

• EDCEP 816 - Research Methods in Education (3 credits)
• EDCI 760 - Action Research in Education (3 credits)

Area of Specialization (15 credits)

• EDCI/POLSC 781 - Teaching the Theoretical Foundations of Constitutional Government (1 credit)
• EDCI/POLSC 782 - Teaching the Historical Origins of Constitutional Government (1 credit)
• EDCI/POLSC 783 - Teaching the Development of Constitutional Principles (1 credit)
• EDCI/POLSC 784 - Teaching the Institutions of Government (1 credit)
• EDCI 785/POLSC 775 - Teaching the Bill of Rights (1 credit)
• EDCI/POLSC 787 - Teaching Citizenship (1 credit)
• EDCI/POLSC 788 - Teaching Constitutional Principles of America’s Founders (3 credits)
• EDCI/POLSC 789 - Methods and Materials in Civic Education (3 credits)
• EDCI 790/POLSC 780 - Engaged Citizens: Public Policy Issues and Processes (3 credits)