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Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed. - Secondary Science Education (7-12)

Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Curriculum and Instruction (37 semester hours)

Emphasis Concentration in Secondary Science Education

I. Core (9 semester hours)
Research (select one: 3 semester hours)
CIG 690 Teachers as Action Researcher (formerly CIG 705)
EPY 702 Research Methods
EPY 703 Teachers as Consumers and Producers of Educational Research

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

Curriculum and Instruction (select one: 3 semester hours)
CIG 602 Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction (formerly CIG 702)
CIS 682 Secondary School Instruction (formerly CIS 704)
CIS 684 Secondary Education Curriculum (formerly CIS 705)

II. Concentration: Secondary Science Education (18 semester hours)
required (12 semester hours)
CIS 630 Topics Secondary Science Education: varies (formerly CIS 707)
CIS 634 Instruction Secondary Science Education (formerly CIS 708)
CIS 638 Technology Applications Secondary Science Education (formerly CIS 738)
CIS 639 Curriculum Development Secondary Science Education (formerly CIS 709)

Science Content (6 semester hours)

Choose two 600 or 700-level courses from the College of Sciences or SCI  650 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 639 Science Education Seminar (formerly CIG 717; 3 semester hours - must be completed prior to enrollment in Culminating Experience)
CIG 697 C&I Culminating Experience: Science Education (formerly CIG 715; 1 semester hour)

*CIG 697 C&I Culminating Experience involves the development of an e-portfolio. In preparation for the culminating experience, it is recommended that you keep copies of your work from all classes in the program of study. Enrollment requires completion of 30 or more program-of-study credit hours (33 is recommended). Students must meet application deadline the semester prior to enrollment, consult advisor for guideline assistance, and register during semester of graduation. Details available at http://ci.unlv.edu/masters/culminatingexperience.

Contact Information

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

C&I Science Education Faculty

Science RPDP for SCI 650 information, 702-799-3835

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