The academic requirements for a Master of Education degree consist of 30 semester hours from three categories:(1) professional education, (2) specialized concentrations, and (3) electives. Additional courses beyond those listed below will be required for students who seek an advanced license in an area different from their education bachelor’s degree, as determined by the academic advisor.
All degree curricula (with exception of the Master of Arts in Teaching, Dyslexia, IAA) require the professional core:
EDU 620 Teacher as Researcher
EDU 630 Historical/Philosophical Foundations of Education
EDU 640 Curricula Planning
Specialized Concentrations and Electives
Elementary Education
Elementary Core (12 hours)
EDU 606 Integration of Content Curriculum
EDU 611 Current Trends in Teaching Reading
EDU 636 Reading/Writing Across the Curriculum and one of the following courses
EDU 601 Social Studies in the Elementary School
EDU 607 Elementary School Mathematics
EDU 609 Science in the Elementary School
Electives (9 hours)
Three courses chosen with advisor approval
Secondary EducationSecondary Core (12 hours)
EDU 625 Technology in Education
EDU 636 Reading /Writing Across the Curriculum
EDU 646 Secondary Methods
EDU 572 Survey of the Exceptional Child*
*if you had the undergraduate equivalent select
EDU 626 Cooperative Learning or EDU 627 Performance Assessment
Electives (9 hours)
Three courses chosen with advisor approval
Mild/Moderate Disabilities
Mild/Moderate Disabilities Concentration (18 hours)
EDU 660 Organizational Procedures for Special Education
EDU 663 Learning Disabilities
EDU 664 Teaching Individuals with Learning Disabilities
EDU 665 Behavior Management
EDU 668 Intellectual Disabilities
EDU 669 Teaching Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
Electives (3 hours)
EDU 608 Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
EDU 617 Multicultural Education
EDU 642 Home/School/Community Relations: Working with Parents
Prerequisite (3 hours)
EDU 572 Survey of Exceptional Child
Emotional and Behavioral DisordersProfessional Education Core (12 hours required)
EDU 620 Teacher as Researcher (3 hours)
EDU 640 Curricular Planning* (3 hours)
EDU 665 Behavior Management (3 hours)
EBD 691 Introduction to Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (3 hours)
*Take within the last 9 hours of degree. Non-educators may take EDU 606.
Emotional and Behavioral Professional Courses (9 hours)
EBD 692 Assessment of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (3 hours)
EBD 693 Program Design and Implementation for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (3 hours)
EBD 694 Working with Families of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (3 hours)
*Take within the last 9 hours of degree. Non-educators may take EDU 606.
Experiential Courses (9 hours)
EBD 695 Current Research & Best Practices in the Education & Treatment of Children & Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (3 hours)
EBD 696 Positive Behavioral Interventions in Education and Related Environments (3 hours)
EBD 698 Practicum and Internship in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (3 hours)
EndorsementsEndorsement in Mild/Moderate Disabilities
EDU 660 Organizational Procedures for Special Education
EDU 663 Learning Disabilities
EDU 664 Teaching the Learning Disabled
EDU 668 Intellectual Disabilities
EDU 669 Teaching Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
EDU 572 Survey of the Exceptional Child (prerequisite)
Endorsement in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
EBD 691 Introduction to Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
EBD 692 Assessment of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
EBD 695 Current Research & Best Practices in the Education & Treatment of Children & Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
EBD 698 Practicum and Internship in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Endorsement in Reading
EDU 602 Trends in Children’s Literature
EDU 611 Current Trends in Reading
EDU 615 Language Arts in the Elementary School
EDU 636 Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum
EDU 637 Advanced Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Disability
EDU 574 Reading in the Middle and Secondary School
