Graduate
Master's
Education- General Catalog
School of Education & Human Services
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 one of the Co-Chairs of the Teacher Education Department, Dr. Marya Grande or Dr. Kelly Harper, for 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.