This program is designed for professional educators who seek to enhance their competence in curriculum design and implementation in the classroom. The requirements are sufficiently flexible to permit elementary teachers and teachers with subject-area concentrations to improve their skills in curriculum development and instruction.
Specialization Prerequisites: State teacher certification and a minimum of 18 months of verified satisfactory full-time experience in education prior to awarding of degree.
| Specialization Requirements: | | |
credits |
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| Basic Core | | | 12 |
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| EDUC 522 | Philosophy and Education | 3 |
| EDUC 551 | Action Research | 3 |
| PSYC 521 | Psychology of Learning | 3 |
| SPED 550 | Understanding Research | 3 |
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| Curriculum and Instruction Core | | | 16 |
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| EDAD 539 | Supervision of Instruction, K-12 | 4 |
| EDAD 547 | Effective Schools | 3 |
| EDUC 492 | Education of the Gifted | 3 |
| EDUC 506 | Perspectives of School and Community | 3 |
| EDUC 556 | Curriculum Planning | 3 |
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| Approved Electives | | | 20 |
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| Professional Education Electives | | 11-20 |
| Courses from any department will satisfy the intent of the term "professional education" if the emphasis is on instructional-learning principles, pupil characteristics, teaching methodology, curriculum materials or the roles of various school personnel. |
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| Academic Content Electives | | 0-9 |
| Academic content courses are found in departments other than education and psychology and must be in approved subjects clearly related to the teaching areas chosen by the students. |
| *Electives must be chosen in consultation with the student's adviser. | ____ |
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Total | 48 |
