Master's Degrees

Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction General Curriculum

Note: This General Curriculum is the default program of study. Specialized programs of study are available that combine general, elective and research courses.

Total: 30 semester hours

General Courses

18 semester hours

• EDUC650U Advanced Educational Psychology

• EDUC651U Assessment and Accountability

• EDUC652U Differentiated Instruction

• EDUC660U Curriculum Development

• EDUC653U Issues, Ethics and Policy in Education

• EDUC661U Instructional Leadership

Elective Courses

6 semester hours from courses listed below. Additional electives may be offered, depending on students’ learning needs.

• EDUC528U Adult Learning Theory

• EDUC519U Working with English Learners

• EDUC523U Introduction to Coaching & Mentoring

• EDUC555U Curriculum for Talented and Gifted Education

• EDUC562U Special Populations of Gifted Students

• EDUC563U Social & Emotional Needs of the Gifted Student

• EDUC565U Foundations and Legal Aspects of Special Education

• EDUC568U Successful Transitions in Special Education

• EDUC570U Foundations of Gifted Education

• EDUC571U Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education

• EDUC573U Trauma and Resilience in the Classroom

• EDUC574U Understanding and Implementing the IEP

• EDUC576U Resilience Through Social-Emotional Skills

• EDUC577U Self-Care and Resilience for Educators and Leaders

• EDUC598U Selected Topics

• EDUC579U Neuroscience for Educators

• EDUC602U Data for Decision-Making

• EDUC603U Leading and Supervising Instruction

• EDUC619U Strategies for Teaching Writing

• EDUC620U Advanced Children’s Literature

• EDUC675U Reflective Teaching Experience

Research Courses

6 semester hours

• EDUC680U Content Specialization and Research I

• EDUC681U Content Specialization and Research II

Capstone Experience

Comprehensive Written Examination to be completed during the final semester.

Master of Education in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

Total: 31 semester hours

CORE

15 semester hours. All candidates must complete the following courses. Each course includes a 30-hour practicum.

• EDUC601U Foundations of Educational Leadership

• EDUC602U Data for Decision-Making

• EDUC603U Leading and Supervising Instruction

• EDUC605U School Law and Policy for Ethical Leadership

• EDUC606U Organizational Operations in Human Resource and Fiscal Leadership

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

9 semester hours. All candidates must complete the following courses. Each course includes a 10-hour practicum.

• EDUC630U School Technology

• EDUC632U Leading Change through an Equity Lens

• EDUC635U Strategic Improvement and Effective Communication in Schools

FIELD EXPERIENCE

7 semester hours. All candidates must complete the following courses. Reflective Leadership Seminar residency includes 170 hours in practicum.

• EDUC610U Reflective Leadership Seminar I

• EDUC611U Reflective Leadership Seminar II

CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE

All candidates must complete a Capstone Assignment.

Master of Teaching

Total: 38-44 semester hours

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES — ALL

9 semester hours. All candidates must complete the following courses.

• EDUC517U Foundations of Education

• EDUC518U Diverse Learners and Human Growth and Development

• EDUC558U Classroom and Behavior Management

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES — ELEMENTARY

18 semester hours. Elementary education candidates only.

• EDUC507U Instruction and Assessment in Elementary Science

• EDUC508U Instruction and Assessment in Elementary Social Studies

• EDUC510U Concepts and Methods in Elementary Math

• EDUC511U Assessment and Differentiation in Elementary Math

• EDUC524U Reading Foundations for Early Literacy Instruction

• EDUC526U Assessment, Intervention and Literacy Strategies

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES — SECONDARY & COMPREHENSIVE

18 semester hours. Secondary & comprehensive education candidates only.

• EDUC538U Technology-enhanced 21st Century Teaching and Learning

• EDUC542U Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary and Comprehensive Classrooms

• EDUC543U Assessment and Evaluation in Education

• EDUC547U Advanced Secondary and Comprehensive Methods*

• EDUC550U Content Area Literacy

• EDUC560U Assessment, Intervention, and Literacy Strategies for Adolescents

* Comprehensive foreign language candidates substitute  EDUC553U Foreign Language Methods for EDUC547U.

ELECTIVE

3 semester hours from department-approved list. All candidates must take one elective graduate course, which may include initial coursework to meet add-on endorsement requirements in Gifted Education, Special Education or ESL.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

8-14 semester hours

All Candidates

• EDUC584U Pre-Internship Workshop Series (0.25 sem. hrs.)

• EDUC585U Capstone Seminar (1.75 sem. hrs.)

Most Candidates: Traditional Pathway

• EDUC575U Teaching Internship (12 sem. hrs.)

Provisionally Licensed Teachers: Employed Teacher Pathway

• EDUC583U Contracted Teacher Internship (6 sem. hrs. generally completed over 2 semesters)

STEP Program Participants: STEP Residency Pathway

• EDUC583U Contracted Teaching Internship (6 sem. hrs. over 2 semesters)

MHRM Program of Study

Total: 30 semester hours

CORE COURSES

18 semester hours

• HRM531U Human Resource Management

• HRM532U Legal Issues in Human Resource Management

• HRM533U Quantitative Analysis and Research in HRM

• HRM534U Strategic Human Resource Development

• ECON507U Labor Economics

• PSYC530U Organizational Psychology

600-LEVEL COURSES

12 semester hours. HRM697U is required. Students may then choose 3 of the remaining 600-level courses to complete the requirement.

• HRM697U Strategy and Policy (required)

• HRM635U Managing Compensation and Benefits

• HRM638U HRM Leadership Theory and Application

• HRM639U Recruitment and Retention

• HRM644U Diversity in Organizations

• HRM645U Organization Development and Change

• HRM648U Talent Management

• HRM650U Labor Relations

• HRM657U HRM in the Global Environment

• HRM696U Directed Research

Master of Liberal Arts

Total: 30 semester hours

CORE
12 semester hours. All candidates must complete the following courses.

• MLA500U Research Methods

• ENGL502U Business and Professional Communication

• MLA506U Technology and the Humanities

• MLA599U Seminar in Liberal Arts

CONCENTRATION
12 semester hours. All students must declare a concentration from the following: Data Analytics, Organizational Leadership or Interdisciplinary Studies.

Interdisciplinary Studies - Select four (4) courses from at least two (2) categories listed below. With departmental approval, one or more of these courses can be replaced via substitution.

• Social Sciences: Graduate courses from Anthropology (ANTH), Economics (ECON), Education (EDUC), Geography (GEOG), History (HIST), Journalism (JOUR), Philosophy (PHIL), Political Science (PLSC), Psychology (PSYC) Sociology (SOC)

• Sciences: Graduate courses from Biology (BIOL), Geology (GEOL), General Science (GSCI)

• Humanities: Graduate courses from Art (ART), Studio Art (ARTS), English (ENGL), Humanities (HUM), Music (MUS), Religious Studies (RELG), Speech Communications (SPCH), Theatre (THTR)

• Professional Studies: Graduate courses from Human Resource Management (HRM), Nonprofit Studies (NPS), Information Systems (ISYS)

Data Analytics - Select the following courses. With departmental approval, one or more of these courses can be replaced via substitution.

• ISYS504U Introduction to Analytics

• ISYS506U Descriptive Analytics

• ISYS508U Predictive Analytics

• ISYS510U Data Visualization

Organizational Leadership - Select any four (4) courses from the following. With departmental approval, one or more of these courses can be replaced via substitution.

• EDUC601U Foundations of Educational Leadership Studies

• HRM531U Human Resource Management

• HRM644U Diversity in Organizations

• MLA580U Leading Collaborative Teams

• MLA581U High Performance Leadership

• MLA582U Leadership in Sport

• PSYC530U Organizational Psychology

ELECTIVES
6 semester hours. Selected from among MLA-eligible courses as identified each semester on the course schedule. Includes courses listed above not already taken to fulfill core or concentration requirements.

MNS Program of Study

Total: 30 semester hours

Required

15 semester hours

• NPS501U Understanding the Nonprofit Sector

• NPS520U Financial Management and Budget Development

• NPS530U Law, Ethics and Governance

• NPS540U Resource Development and Promotion

• NPS550U Strategic Human Resource Management

Elective

12 semester hours. Select 6 hours (2 classes) from each group below.

Content Specialization

6 semester hours. Topic for  NPS598U must relate to content specialization as determined by the program chair.

• NPS522U International Non-Governmental Organizations (iNGOs)

• NPS566U Public Policy and Advocacy

• NPS567U Sustainability and Nonprofit Organizations

• NPS571U Social Entrepreneurship

• NPS581U Community Engagement in the Nonprofit Sector

• NPS598U Selected Topics

Systematic Design and Inquiry

6 semester hours. Topic for NPS598U must relate to systematic design and inquiry as determined by the program chair.

• NPS562U Assessment and Program Evaluation

• NPS570U Program Design and Proposal Writing

• NPS572U Innovations in Organizational Norms and Practice

• NPS598U Selected Topics

• EDUC680U Content Specialization and Research I

Integrative Seminar

3 semester hours

• NPS590U Integrative Seminar