Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Curriculum and Instruction (37 Semester Hours)

Emphasis Concentration in Elementary Science Education (K-8)

I. Core (9 semester hours)
Research (select one: 3 semester hours)
CIG 705    Teacher as Action Researcher
EPY 702    Research Methods
EPY 703    Teachers as Consumers and Producers of Educational Research

Foundations (select one: 3 semester hours)
CIG 703    Urban Education
CIG 750    Multicultural Education
EPY 707    Adolescent Development
EPY 711    Human Growth and Development
EPY 712     Foundations of Learning and Cognition

Curriculum and Instruction (select one: 3 semester hours)
CIE 701     Effective Teaching Strategies
CIE 702     Improving Classroom Management in the Elementary School
CIE 703     Survey of Modern Elementary School Curriculum
CIG 702     Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction

II. Concentration: Elementary Science Education (18 semester hours)
required (12 semester hours)
CIE 730     Topics in Elementary School Science: topics vary  (limited to 3 total hours)
CIE 735     Instructional Methods in Elementary School Science
CIE 739     Curriculum Development in Elementary School Science
CIE 737     Technology Applications in K-8 Science
select two (6 semester hours)
600 or 700-level Science courses from the College of Sciences or SCI 630 courses via RPDP

III. Cognate Area (6 semester hours)
Possible areas: Technology, Literacy, TESL, Subject Content Area, etc.

IV. Culminating Experience* (4 semester hours)
CIG 717     Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction: Science Education (3 semester hours - must be completed prior to enrollment in Culminating Experience)
CIG 715     Curriculum and Instruction Culminating Experience: Science Education (1 semester hour)

*CIG 715 C&I Culminating Experience involves the development of an e-portfolio. It is recommended that you keep copies of your work from all classes in your program in preparation for this course.