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  Graduate & Professional :: School of Education
 
  

Emphasis Area: Subject Matter

  Total Hours Required                          36

The following courses are required in addition to the core courses listed.
Curriculum in the Designated Subject         Hours  
Matter Area (one course required)  
  EDCI 5504  Social Studies Curriculum           3
  EDCI 5520  English Curriculum in the Middle
               and High School                   3
  EDCI 5522  Language Arts in the
               Elementary School                 3
  EDCI 5539  Mathematics Curriculum
               Development                       3
  EDCI 5551  Science Curriculum in the Middle
               and High School                   3
  EDCI 5566  Specialized Secondary Curriculum
               in Social Studies                 3

Subject Matter Concentration

Nine hours of coursework related to the student’s teaching area are required. The courses would typically be taken in a department of the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Biological Sciences or be subject-related courses in the School of Education.

Secondary Art

  EDCI 5513  Effective Communication
               in the Classroom                  3
  EDCI 5515  Integrated Arts as a Model
               for Classroom Instruction         3
  EDCI 5523  Advanced Literature for Children    3
  EDSP 5516  Philosophical and Family Issues
               in Special Education              3
  Coursework in graduate art history             3
  Coursework in graduate studio art              3

Secondary English

  EDUC 414   English Language Study              3
  EDUC 440   Literature for Adolescents          3
  EDCI 5520  Specialized Secondary School
               Curriculum in English             3
  Coursework related to your area of
   specialization, typically English courses     6
  Elective coursework in Curriculum
   and Instructional Leadership (EDCI)           3

Secondary Mathematics

  EDCI 5511  Developing Multidisciplinary 
               Problem Solving Skills            3
  EDCI 5536  Specialized Secondary School 
               Curriculum Mathematics            3
  EDCI 5539  Mathematics Curriculum Development  3
  Coursework related to your area of   
   specialization, typically math courses        6
  Elective coursework in Curriculum
   and Instructional Leadership (EDCI)           3

Secondary Natural Science

  EDCI 5551  Science Curriculum in the 
               Middle and High School            3
  EDCI 5553  Curriculum and Instruction
               in Science                        3
  Coursework related to your area of
   specialization, typically science courses     9
  Elective coursework in Curriculum
   and Instructional Leadership (EDCI)           3

Secondary Social Studies

  EDCI 5566  Social Studies Curriculum in the 
               Middle and High School            3
  EDCI 5506  Curriculum Design                   3
  -or-
  EDCI 5591  Curriculum and Instruction for
               the 21st Century                  3
  Coursework related to your area of
   specialization, typically history courses     9
  Coursework with Multicultural & Urban Focus    3
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