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2013-2014 Graduate Catalog 
    
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Teaching and Learning


The Department of Teaching and Learning offers graduate degrees in education at the master, specialist, and doctoral levels. All Teaching and Learning graduate programs are aimed at providing the professional experiences required by teachers, field supervisors, curriculum specialists, adult educators, and future professors of education who are dedicated to school improvement.

The Department of Teaching and Learning offers the Master of Education (M.Ed.) and the Master of Science (M.S.) degrees. The M.Ed. degree requires a minimum of 37 semester hours of study including a 1 credit culminating experience and a core of three semester hours in research, three semester hours in foundations, and three semester hours in curriculum and instruction. The M.S. degree requires a minimum of 39 semester hours of study including 6 credits of thesis and a core of six semester hours in research and three semester hours in foundations.

The Department of Teaching and Learning offers the following concentrations for a M.Ed. or M.S. degree:

Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Elementary Education
English Education
Literacy Education
Mathematics Education
Multicultural Education
Reading Specialist
Science Education
Social Studies Education
Secondary Education
Educational Technology

The Graduate Licensure Program is a graduate program in the Department of Teaching & Learning leading to an elementary or secondary teaching license and a Master of Education (M.Ed.). The program is designed for individuals who hold a degree in a field other than education and aspire to become elementary or secondary classroom teachers.

The Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction is intended for professional educators who desire to extend and advance their studies in the theory and practice of education. The completion of this degree will enable individuals to become members of university and college faculties as well as leaders in school districts and community agencies.

The Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction is intended for professional educators who desire to extend and advance knowledge in the theory and practice of education as university researchers. The completion of this degree will enable individuals to become skilled researchers and mentors of university students, as well as leaders in school districts and community agencies. Curricular emphasis areas within the Ed.D. and Ph.D. include:

  1. Teacher Education;
  2. Literacy Education;
  3. Cultural and International Studies in Education;
  4. Mathematics Education;
  5. Educational Technology;
  6. Science Education;

A separate and unique Ph.D. in Teacher Education is designed for professional educators who have an interest in becoming practitioner-oriented scholars in teacher education and who are interested in teacher education as a content area for research. Completing this degree will enable individuals to answer the national call for teacher educators and researchers in this field. The program is one of only a few in the nation devoted to teacher education.

Randall Boone, PhD, Chair
P.G. Schrader, Ph.D, Graduate Coordinator 
Neal Strudler, Ph.D., Graduate Coordinator
Lindsay Diamond, Graduate Coordinator
 

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Doctor of Philosophy - Curriculum & Instruction 

Doctor of Philosophy - Teacher Education 

Doctor of Education - Curriculum & Instruction 

Education Specialist - Curriculum & Instruction 

Master of Education - Curriculum & Instruction 

Master of Science - Curriculum & Instruction