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Curriculum and Instruction M.S. - Elementary Science Education (K-8)

Master of Science (M.S.) in Curriculum and Instruction (39 semester hours)

Emphasis/Concentration in Elementary Science Education (K-8)

I. Core (9 semester hours)
Research (6 semester hours)
required
EPY 702 Research Methods (prerequisite to EPY 718 or EPY 721)

select one
EPY 718 Qualitative Research Methodologies
EPY 721 Descriptive & Inferential Statistics: An Introduction

Foundations (select one: 3 semester hours)
CIG 603 Urban Education (formerly CIG 703)
CIG 660 Multicultural Education (formerly CIG 750)
EPY 707 Adolescent Development
EPY 711 Human Growth and Development
EPY 712 Foundations of Learning and Cognition

II. Concentration: Elementary Science Education (18 semester hours)
required (12 semester hours)
CIE 630 Topics Elementary School Science (formerly CIE 730)
CIE 635 Instruction Elementary Science Education (formerly CIE 735)
CIE 637 Technology Applications K-8 Science (formerly CIE 737)
CIE 639 Curriculum Development Elementary Science Education (formerly CIE 739)

Science Content (6 semester hours)
Choose two 600 or 700-level science courses from the College of Sciences or SCI 630 courses via RPDP

III. Elective (3 semester hours)
Possible areas: Technology, Literacy, TESL, Subject Content Area, etc.

IV. Culminating Experience (9 semester hours)
CIG 639 Science Education Seminar (formerly CIG 717; 3 semester hours - must be taken prior to CIG 699)
CIG 699 Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (formerly CIG 719; 6 semester hours total)

Contact Information

C&I Graduate Studies <cigrad@unlv.nevada.edu>, 702-895-1986

C&I Science Education Faculty

Science RPDP for SCI 630 information, 702-799-3835

  • Ellen Ebert <ekebert@interact.ccsd.net>
  • Liz Marconi <emarconi@interact.ccsd.net>
  • Doug Lombardi <dalombardi@interact.ccsd.net>