Education- General Catalog
Education - General (MSEd)
This program leads to a Master of Science in General Education Studies. This is an option for students who are not interested in teacher certification.
Please contact the Associate Dean of the School of Education and Human Services with questions about the General Education Curriculum.
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 505 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| SPE 541 | Inclusive Strategies | 3 |
| or EDDI 505 | Introduction to Differentiated Instruction | |
| Literacy Elective (choose one of the following) | 3 | |
EDAD 502 | Foundations of Adolescent Literacy | |
EDR 501 | Reading and Writing in the Content Areas | |
EDR 508 | Emergent Literacy | |
| Pedagogy Elective (choose one of the following) | 3 | |
EDAD 534 | Assessment of Student Learning | |
EDAD 572 | Pedagogical Strategies and Methods | |
EDU 556 | Assessment for Diverse Learners | |
EDU 572 | Teaching Social Studies Integrating English Language Arts | |
| Human Growth and Development Elective (choose one of the following) | 3 | |
EDCH 540 | Learning and Development Birth to Grade 6 | |
EDAD 535 | Learning and Human Development: Adolescence | |
EMC 552 | Human Growth and Development: Middle Childhood | |
| Technology in the Classroom Elective (choose one of the following) | 3 | |
EDDI 585 | Integrating Technology in the Differentiated Classroom | |
EDT 501 | Learning with Technology | |
EDT 505 | Integrating Technology and Emerging Media into Content and Skill Areas | |
| Education elective (see options below) | 3 | |
| Education elective (see options below) | 3 | |
| Education elective (see options below) | 3 | |
| EDU 615 | Research Methods | 3 |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Education Electives
Students must select three of the following. Please note that a student may not use the same class to fulfill an area elective (e.g., Technology in the Classroom) and a general elective.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDAD 502 | Foundations of Adolescent Literacy | 3 |
| EDAD 534 | Assessment of Student Learning | 3 |
| EDAD 535 | Learning and Human Development: Adolescence | 3 |
| EDAD 572 | Pedagogical Strategies and Methods | 3 |
| EDCH 540 | Learning and Development Birth to Grade 6 | 3 |
| EDDI 585 | Integrating Technology in the Differentiated Classroom | 3 |
| EMC 552 | Human Growth and Development: Middle Childhood | 3 |
| EMC 553 | Cognition, Learning, Assessment and Diagnostic Teaching: Middle Childhood | 3 |
| EDR 501 | Reading and Writing in the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDR 508 | Emergent Literacy | 3 |
| EDT 501 | Learning with Technology | 3 |
| EDT 504 | Integrating Technology into Differentiated Settings | 3 |
| EDT 505 | Integrating Technology and Emerging Media into Content and Skill Areas | 3 |
| EDT 508 | Technology for Social Change | 3 |
| EDU 556 | Assessment for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| EDU 572 | Teaching Social Studies Integrating English Language Arts | 3 |
| EDU 628 | Teaching Math & Science: Supporting STEM Education | 3 |
| SPE 541 | Inclusive Strategies | 3 |
| SPE 580 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| SPE 631 | Reading and Writing Process for Students with Learning and Behavioral Disorders | 3 |
| SPE 644 | Collaborative Practices on a Transdisciplinary Team | 3 |
Substitutions for some of the courses above are possible but require prior approval by the department chair and associate dean of the school of education and human services.