Degree Requirements

Students receiving the Master of Science in Education in Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum must complete 30 total graduate credit hours including:

• Education Core (18 cr.)
• Concentration (12 cr.)
• A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted

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Core (18 cr.)

• EDUC-J 500 Instruction in the Context of the Curriculum
• Complete one of the following courses for 3 credit hours
  • EDUC-E 555 Human Diversity in Education
  • EDUC-J 655 Seminar in Multicultural and Global Education
• EDUC-J 501 Strategies for Teaching, Learning & Curriculum
• EDUC -J 502 Assessment and Evaluation
• EDUC-Y 520 Strategies for Education Inquiry
• EDUC-J 597 Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Capstone 

Select One Concentration 

• Early Childhood Care and Education
• STEM and Arts Innovations
• Teacher Leadership and Instructional Coaching
• Educating Diverse Learners

Early Childhood Care and Education (12 cr. )

• EDUC-E 506 Curriculum in Early Childhood Education 
• EDUC-E 525 Advanced Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
• EDUC-P 515 Child Development
• Take one course from one of the other TLC tracks

STEM and Arts Innovations (12 cr. )

• EDUC-S 504 Introduction to STEM Teaching 
• EDUC-Q 528 Demonstration and Field Strategies in Science/Making for Learning
• EDUC-Z 501 Art Methods for Non-Art Specialist Educators
• Take one course from one of the other TLC tracks

Teacher Leadership and Instructional Coaching (12 cr. )

• EDUC-J 503 Teacher Leadership and Instructional Coaching
• EDUC-A 510 School Community Relations
• EDUC-A 629 Data-Informed Decision Making for School Leaders
• Take one course from one of the other TLC tracks

Educating Diverse Learners (12 cr. )

• EDUC-W 551 Education and Psychology of the Gifted & Talented
• EDUC-K 553 Classroom Management and Behavioral Support
• EDUC-L 524 Language Education Issues in Bilingual and Multicultural Education
• Take one course from one of the other TLC tracks