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Elementary Education (MA/MEd)

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Coursework: MA/MEd Elementary Education

The following is a general overview of requirements for this program. It is provided for informational purposes only, and interested individuals should contact appropriate university personnel for details and recent updates. (Note: Credit hours associated with specific courses are listed in parenthesis following the course title.)

Program core (6 hours):

EDF 6481 Foundations of Educational Research (3)
EDG 6935 Seminar in Curriculum Research (3)

Plus the following coursework specific to the chosen elementary education concentration (28-31 hours):

Elementary Curriculum (28 hours)

One of the following:
EDF 6215 Learning Principles Applied to Instruction (4)
EDF 6125 Child Development (4)

One of the following:
LAE 6415 Literature and the Learner (3)
LAE 5316 Trends in Literature Diverse Society (3)

Plus 21 hours of coursework from the following:
EDE 6906 Independent Study: Elementary/Early Childhood Education (1-6)
EDG 6931 Selected Topics in Education (3)
LAE 6616 Trends in Language Arts Instruction (3)
LAE 6301 Language Learning in Childhood (3)
LAE 6315 Teaching Writing in the Elementary Classroom (3)
MAE 6115 Current Trends in Elementary Mathematics Education (3)
RED 6116 Current Trends in Elementary Reading Instruction (3)
RED 6516 Corrective Reading in the Classroom (3)
RED 6540 Classroom Diagnosis of Reading Problems (3)
RED 6544 Remediation of Comprehension Problems (3)
RED 6545 Remediation of Reading and Writing Vocabulary Problems (3)
SCE 6616 Trends in Science Instruction (3)
SSE 6617 Trends in Social Studies Instruction (3)
THE 6720 Drama in the Elementary School (3)

Literacy in a Diverse Society (31 hours)

EDF 6215 Learning Principles Applied to Instruction (4)
LAE 5316 Trends in Literature Diverse Society (3)
EDG 6931 Selected Topics in Education (Global Perspectives) (3)
EEX 6248 Instructional Approaches for Exceptional Populations (3)
LAE 6301 Language Learning in Childhood (3)
LAE 6616 Trends in Language Arts Instruction (3)
RED 6544 Remediation of Comprehension Problems (3)
RED 6545 Remediation of Reading and Writing Vocabulary Problems (3)
TSL 5371 Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language (3)
TSL 5525 Cross-Cultural Issues in ESL (3)

Early Childhood Education (28 hours)

One of the following:
EDF 6215 Learning Principles Applied to Instruction (4)
EDF 6125 Child Development (4)



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