Course Descriptions — Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction

EDU6020 Assessment in the Schools
3 semester hours
This course is designed to develop skills in selecting, developing, and interpreting
assessment methods that will provide reliable, valid, and fair measurement of
valued educational achievement targets.

EDU6030 The Individual, Cognition and Learning
3 semester hours
The focus of this course is the development of an understanding of the individual
as learner and teacher and the implications for classroom instruction and student
success.

EDU6040 The Learning Environment
3 semester hours
The focus of this course is the development of an understanding of the learner’s
whole environment as it affects the learning process.

EDU6050 Technology in the School of the Future
3 semester hours
This course studies the impact of technology on curriculum design, classroom
practice, and the learning patterns of students with emphasis on the integration
of multi-media, telecommunications, authoring systems, and interactive resources
throughout the instructional program.

EDU6060 Scholarship Applied to Teaching
3 semester hours
This course serves as a review of the development of emerging best instructional
practice in the American classroom. Emphasis will be given to implementation
of instructional strategies resulting from educational research.

EDU6070 Introduction to Educational Research
3 semester hours
This seminar will be used to develop and clarify topics for further investigation.
It will also launch individual and/or group investigation of research questions
with application to the student’s classrooms through the process of action
research.

EDU6090 Contemporary Issues in Curriculum & Instruction
3 semester hours
This course is designed to initiate a professional conversation among individual
students, school teams, and cohorts about the major issues facing America’s
schools. The questions that emerge will become the focus for subsequent independent
inquiry in master’s program classes.

EDU6200 Curriculum for Diversity
3 semester hours
Participants will expand their awareness, knowledge and skill in integrating cultural
diversity into their curriculum. This course will increase participants’ understanding
about cultural diversity, enhance knowledge of specific issues in diversity,
and develop skills in integrating cultural diversity into the curriculum. Participants
will have opportunities to develop discipline-specific curriculum that integrates
multicultural content.

EDU6630 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
3 semester hours
This course will introduce the principles of curriculum and instruction with an
emphasis on curriculum development and design, implementation and delivery,
and organization and evaluation.
In addition to the required courses listed above, cohorts will select three elective
courses (9 semester hours) in conjunction with the graduate program advisor
to round out the full Master of Arts in Curriculum & Instruction degree.