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

Emphasis Concentration in Secondary Education (7-12)

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

Foundations (select one: 3 semester hours)
CIG 603* Urban Education
CIG 660* 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)
CIG 602 Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction
CIS 682 Secondary School Instruction

II. Concentration: Secondary Education (24 semester hours)
Pedagogy (6 semester hours)
CIS 684 Secondary Ed. Curriculum (MUST be completed within final 30-36 hours of study.)
CIS 603 Urban Education

Subject Area (9 semester hours)
Select 9 semester hours from one of the subject areas below:

1. English Education (one methods course required)
CIL 610 Content Area Literacy
CIL 642 Instruction English Education
CIL 643 Curriculum Development English Education
CIL 616 Teaching Writing
600-700 level course(s) in English

2. Mathematics Education (one methods course required)
CIG 621 Principles of Mathematics Learning
CIS 620 Topics Secondary Mathematics Education (limited to 3 total hours)
CIS 622 Instruction Middle School Mathematics Education
CIS 624 Instruction Secondary School Mathematics Education
CIS 628 Applications of Technology in Secondary Mathematics
600-700 level course(s) in Mathematics

3. Science Education (one methods course required)
CIS 630 Topics Secondary Science Education (limited to 3 total hours)
CIS 632 Instruction Middle School Science Education
CIS 634 Instruction Secondary Science Education
CIS 639 Curriculum Development Secondary Science Education
CIS 638 Applications of Technology in Secondary Science
600-700 level course(s) in Biology, Chemistry, Geosciences, and/or Physics

4. Social Studies (one methods course required)
CIS 640 Topics Secondary Social Studies Education (limited to 3 total hours)
CIS 644 Instruction Secondary Social Studies Education
CIS 649 Curriculum Development Secondary Social Studies Education
600-700 level course(s) in Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology and/or Sociology

5. Art (one methods course required)
CIG 650 Art History for the Art Educator
CIG 651 Aesthetics and Criticism Art Education
CIG 652 Technology Applications Art Educatio
CIG 653 Instruction Discipline-Based Art Education
700 level course(s) in Art

6. Other Subject Areas (such as Business, Foreign Languages, or Performing Arts, etc.)
Advisor approved 600 or 700 level courses in subject area

Cognate Area (9 semester hours)
Select one cognate area with advisor approval:

1. Multicultural Education
CIG 660* Multicultural Education
CIG 661 Topics in Multicultural Education (limited to 3 total hours)
CIG 662 Theory and Research in Multicultural Education
CIL 684 Multicultural Literature and Materials
CIL 693 Literacy Issues for a Diverse Society

2. Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)**
CIL 651 Theories of Second Language Acquisition
CIL 652 TESL Methods and Material
CIL 653 TESL Curriculum
CIL 654 TESL Assessment Procedures

3. Technology Education**
CIT 602 Computers in the Secondary Curriculum
CIT 607 Technology as Mindtools for Education
CIT 609 Internet for Educators
CIT 611 Desktop Publishing for Educators
CIT 620 Integrating Computer Based Technology in Teaching and Learning
CIT 649 Methods of Teaching Computer Applications

4. Select a cognate area with advisor approval (e.g., Educ Psychology, Gifted Educ, etc.)

*Course cannot satisfy requirements in more than one category.

III. Elective (3 semester hours)
Select with advisor approval.
** If elective is within the TESL cognate area, meets Nevada Department of Education (NDE) 12-credit endorsement requirements for TESL. If elective is within the TECHNOLOGY cognate area and selected courses correlate with NDE requirements, meets NDE 12-credit endorsement requirements for Computer Applications.

IV. Culminating Experience (1 semester hour)
CIG 697 C&I Culminating Experience: Secondary Education (1 semester hour)