Candidates must complete a minimum
of 33 semester hours of graduate coursework,
including the required selections from each of
the first five areas below. Courses containing
an asterisk* are courses that are typically scheduled
for cohort groups.
We reserve the right to adjust the courses
offered, course sequence and content as necessary
to continually upgrade and improve the program.
PROFESSIONAL CORE
(CHOOSE TWO)
EDTL
611 The Curriculum*
EDTL
616 Curriculum and Instruction
in Early Childhood Education
EDTL
710 Curriculum
and Instructional Design*
ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH
(CHOOSE TWO)
EDFI
641 Statistics in Education*
EDFI
642 Research in Education
EDTL
653 Qualitative Approaches to
Classroom Inquiry*
DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING
(CHOOSE ONE)
EDFI
627 Development of the Elementary
School Child
EDFI
671 Human Growth
and Development*
EDFI
673 Adolescence
EDFI
677 Contemporary
Theory and Research in
Classroom Learning
FOUNDATIONS/PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
(CHOOSE ONE COURSE)
EDFI
600 Philosophy
of Education
EDFI
601 Comparative
Education*
EDFI
602 History
of Education
EDFI 603 Cultural Studies in Education
EDIS
623 Curriculum
and Instruction for the
Young Child with Special
Needs
EDIS
654 Behavior
and Classroom Management
EDIS
649 Seminar
Practices and Issues in
Special Education
EDTL
639 Technology
for Teachers
ADVANCED METHODS
(CHOOSE ONE COURSE)
EDTL
610 Advanced
Language Arts
EDTL
620 Content
Literacy*
EDTL
640 Methods
of Teaching Writing,
K-6
EDTL
641 Advanced
Methods in Elementary
School Mathematics
EDTL
642 Advanced
Methods in Elementary
School Science
EDTL
643 Advanced
Methods in Elementary
School Social Studies
EDTL
645 Problems
in Teaching Secondary
School Science
EDTL 646 Seminar in Teaching Secondary School Mathematics
EDTL 647 Inquiry in Secondary School Social Studies
EDTL 670 Readings in Curriculum and Instruction
ELECTIVES
(Electives should be selected with the approval
of the candidate’s graduate advisor)
Electives may be taken from any supporting department in the
College as well as other content areas as approved by the graduate
advisor (9-12 hours).
Three EDTL
680 courses are usually scheduled
for cohort groups to meet this requirement.
CULMINATING ACTIVITY
(Select one from the options below):
Option A: Complete a significant research
paper of 15-20 pages on an educational issue
EDTL 684 (1-4 credits)
Option B:
Complete a classroom-based
Master’s Project*
EDTL 684 (1-4 credits)
Option C: Complete
a Master’s Thesis
EDTL 699 (1-6 credits)
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