Program Overview

Curriculum and Instruction - Master of Education

The Curriculum and Instruction program is a Master of Education degree jointly administered by the Departments of Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry and Educational Leadership. This online program is designed to support those interested in multicultural, contextually relevant, justice-oriented education leadership, curriculum, and pedagogy/practice in both classroom and community spaces.

Program Overview

There are two tracks for students to choose from:

• Early Career Teachers working in classrooms
• Community-Oriented Educators working outside of classrooms The program centers Anti-racism, Community, Inquiry, and Agency as essential anchors that center justice and where conversations are rooted in a commitment to engage in intellectualism toward action. This is done through the development of critical consciousness, centering knowledge of communities and grassroots organizing, and engagement with socially and contextually relevant teaching/learning.

Admission Criteria

The M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction is open to both students with existing teaching licensure and those who do not have an existing license. This degree does not lead to initial license to teach.

Program Requirements

The program requires the following courses:

Core Courses

• EDL 622: Foundations of Multicultural Education (3 credit hours)
• EDL/TCE 606: Curriculum Innovation and Transformation through Understanding and Design (3 credit hours)
• EDL 611: Theories of Leadership (3 credit hours)
• EDL 615: Communities, Power, and Change (3 credit hours)
• TCE 557: Engaging Minoritized Children & Youth (3 credit hours)
• TCE 615: Introduction to Research Inquiry (3 credit hours)
• TCE/EDL 691: Graduate Capstone Experience in Education (3 credit hours)

Concentrations

Students must select one concentration:

• Early Career Teacher Concentration
  • EDL 619: Educational Policies & Teachers
  • TCE 583: Educators as Activists: Preparing Educators for Forces Impacting Classrooms and Schools
  • TCE 623: Students, Justice, and Equity Centered Pedagogies
• Community-Oriented Educator Concentration
  • EDL 687: Community-Based Leadership & Action I
  • EDL 688: Community-Based Leadership & Action II
  • EDL 638: Identity, Community, & Activism

Total Credit Hours

The total credit hours required for the program is 30.