Curriculum and Instruction
Course Requirements
Core Requirements (19 credits)
ED 601:Psychological Foundations of Education 2)
ED 603: Methods of Research 2)
ED 609: Action Research (2)
ED 613: Social, Cultural, Political and Community Dimensions of Education 4)
ED 632: Curriculum, Instruction, and Learning Theory (4)
ED 633: Technology and Information Systems (2)
SPED 664: Theory and Process of Consultation and Collaboration 3)
Kodaly Emphasis (13 Credits)
MUS 634: Kodaly Method for Training Teachers Level I (3)
MUS 635: Kodaly Method for Training Teachers Level II (3)
MUS 636: Kodaly Method for Training Teachers Level III (3)
Electives, choose four credits from the following:
MUS 532: Voice Pedagogy (2)MUS 540-546: Music Literature (2)
MUS 554-559: Music Performance (Applied Lessons) (1-3)
MUS 595: Special Topics (1-2)
MUS 596: Workshop in Music Education (1-2)
MUS 620: Instrumental Ensemble (1)
MUS 621: Vocal Ensemble (1)
MUS 637: Orff-Schulwerk Level (3)
MUS 654-659: Music Performance (Applied Lessons) (1-3)
Literacy Emphasis (13 Credits)
EECE 613: Literacy Instruction and Assessment: A Historical Perspective (3)
EECE 614: Literacy in the Content Areas& (3)
EECE 645: Developmental Diagnosis of and Instruction in Literacy (3)
EECE 646: Reading Clinic Diagnosis (2)
EECE 691: Administration and Supervision of Reading Programs (2)
Special Education Emphasis (13 Credits)
SPED 555: Characteristics of Students with Learning and Behavior Problems (4)
SPED 613: Diagnostic Teaching (3)
SPED 620: Perspectives and Policies in Special Education (3)
SPED 670: Transitional/Career Education for Secondary Students (3)
Technology Emphasis (13 Credits)
ED 519: Creating Web-Based Curriculum Materials (2)
ED 523: Design of Online Instruction (2)
ED 534: Assessment Strategies for Technology-Enhanced Curricula (2)
ED 602: Statistics in Educational Research (2)
Electives, choose 5 credits from the following:
ED 522: Electronic Resources: Issues and Practice (2)
ED 525: Methods of Computer-mediated Communication in Education (2)
ED 527: Emerging Technologies (2)
ED 535: Infusing Technology into Mathematics (2)
ED 539: Infusing Technology into Literacy Instruction (2)
ED 542: Infusing Technology into the Science Curriculum (2)
ED 590: Topics in Education (1)
TESL Emphasis (13 Credits)
LANG 557: Second Language
Acquisition and Language Teaching (3)
TESL 625: Social, Cultural,
and Political Contexts of Language and Literacy (3)
TESL 690: Special Topics (1)
or ED 694v Internship (1)
Electives, choose 6 credits from the following:
TESL 551: English Structures
(3)
TESL 654: Pedagogical Grammar
(3)
LANG 670: Designing ESL
Courses (3)
TESL 675: Assessment in TESL
(3)
ED 694v: Internship (3)