Master of Science (M.S.) in Curriculum and Instruction (42 semester hours)

Emphasis Concentration in Elementary Social Studies 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 Social Studies Education (24 semester hours)

required (9 semester hours)

CIE 640 Topics Elementary School Social Studies (formerly CIE 740)

CIE 645 Instruction Elementary School Social Studies Education (formerly CIE 745)

CIE 649 Curriculum Development Elementary Social Studies Education (formerly CIE 749)

select one (3 semester hours) – assignments to incorporate social studies content

CIT 609 Internet for Educators (formerly CIT 709)

CIT 620 Integrating Technology Teaching and Learning (formerly CIT 720)

Social Science Content (12 semester hours)

Select four 600 or 700-level social science courses from History, Sociology or Political Science

III. Culminating Experience (9 semester hours)

CIG 649 Social Studies Education Seminar (formerly CIG 717; 3 semester hours - to be taken prior to CIG 719)

CIG 699 Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (formerly CIG 719; 6 semester hours total)