Master of Arts in Education - Curriculum and Instruction
Course descriptionCurriculum and Instruction (available via OU online)
The concentration in curriculum and instruction is a curriculum-based program designed to combine excellence in instructional methodologies used in education with foundation coursework that focuses on the at-risk student in the mainstream. An integration of personal and group motivational techniques and theories in organizational management, along with a summary of legal issues in education introduces the student to innovative, applied models of instruction.
Foundation Courses - all foundation courses are required
15 semester credit hours
* EDF 7103 Philosophy, Accountability and Change (3 cr hrs)
* EDF 7203 Diverse Community of Learners (3 cr hrs)
* EDF 7303 Leadership and Management of Change (3 cr hrs)
* EDF 7163 Research: Assessment and Evaluation (taken at the end of the program prior to the Master's Research Project) (3 cr hrs)
* EDF 8503 Master's Research Project (3 cr hrs)
Concentration Courses - all concentration courses are required
21 semester credit hours
* EDC 7291 Differentiated Instruction (3 cr hrs)
* EDC 7295 Theory and Practice of Curriculum Development (3 cr hrs)
* EDC 7297 Curriculum Evaluation (3 cr hrs)
* EDC 7299 Curriculum Design and Content Standards (3 cr hrs)
* EDC 7153 Education Law (3 cr hrs)
* EDC 7172 Special Education Law (3 cr hrs)
* EDC 8323 Survey of Special Education (3 cr hrs)
Elective Courses
* EDC 7813 Structured English Immersion for ELL (SEI II - 3 cr hrs)
* EDC 7753 Structured English Immersion for ELL (SEI III - 3 cr hrs)
SEI II and III must be taken before certification unless you have completed state requirements for SEI.
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION
36 semester credit hours