Degree Requirements
36 credits
(Students with an undergraduate education equivalent may waive the content of ED 502 and ED 503 and replace with additional elective hours.)
- ED 502 Foundations of Education
- ED 503 Curriculum: Theory and Practice or ED 584 Advanced Curriculum and Instruction
- ED 508 Special Education and the Exceptional Learner
- ED 526 Cross-cultural/International Curriculum or ED 565 Cross-Cultural Education and Language Arts
- ED 550 Research Methods
- ED 554 Computers and Technology in the Classroom or ED 574 Advanced Educational Technology
- ED 580 Capstone: Professional Studies Program
One of three professional emphasis areas must also be selected and 15 credits chosen from the following 3-credit classes. Other courses may be selected with the consent of an advisor.
Teaching and Learning
- ED 516 Adolescent Psychology
- ED 537 Reading Across the Curriculum
- ED 538 Secondary Teaching Methods
- ED 555 Reading and Language Arts: Grades PK-2
- ED 556 Reading and Language Arts: Grades 3-6
- ED 557 Social Studies and the Expressive Arts
- ED 558 Elementary Math Methods
- ED 559 Elementary Science Methods
- ED 568 Teaching English and Social Studies in the Middle/Secondary School
- ED 569 Teaching Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science in the Middle/Secondary School
Exceptional Populations
- ED 509 Special Education: Foundations and Characteristics
- ED 511 Psychoeducational Assessment and Instructional Programming
- ED 516 Adolescent Psychology
- ED 519 Current Research, Trends, and Legal Issues in Special Education
- ED 522 Reading, Language Development, and Remedial Strategies
- ED 523 Diagnostic and Creative Literacy Instruction
- ED 529 Collaboration and Consultation in Special Education Settings
- ED 545 Transition and Family Issues for Individuals with Disabilities
ESOL and International
- ED 522 Reading, Language Development, and Remedial Strategies
- EN 550 General Linguistics or ED 543 Fundamentals of Language Arts
- EN 552 Applied Phonology
- ED 553 Teaching English as a Second Language
- EN 554 Applied Grammar: Syntactic Structures
- ED 561 Teaching Language Pragmatics
- ED 563 ESL/ESP: Curricula, Materials, and Tests