2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Curriculum and Instruction, MA
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The Master of Arts degree in Curriculum & Instruction is designed to provide professional educators with increased knowledge of current research on teaching and learning and its contexts and to apply that research in practice. The degree provides an opportunity for teachers to focus on an area of interest and to develop increased skills and knowledge in that area.
The MA in Curriculum & Instruction is a thirty (30) semester-hour program designed for licensed, practicing teachers who desire to continue developing their professional expertise. Candidates complete a core of academic work requiring:
- Examination of educational issues from the perspective of social context and culturally responsive pedagogy;
- Investigation and analysis of curricular design and models of teaching;
- Examination and analysis of seminal and current research and application of research in instructional settings;
- Consideration of the role and uses of technology in curriculum and instruction and its implementation in the classroom.
Further, the selection of a cognate emphasis area allows students to concentrate their coursework in an area of instruction in which they wish to develop particular expertise: Science Education, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education, Instructional Technology, Leadership, or Special Education.
For information on our Teacher Education Licensure Program (TELP), go to the Teacher Education Licensure Program website.
Faculty
- Mark Malone, Ph.D., Department Chair, Professor
- Katie Anderson-Pence, Ph.D., Program Coordinator Elementary Education, Assistant Professor
- Linda Button, Ed. D., Assistant Chair, Senior Instructor
- Timothy Callahan, M.A., Senior Instructor
- Grant Clayton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
- Beth Cutter, M.A., Senior Instructor
- Lissanna Follari, Ph.D., Program Coordinator IECE, Assistant Professor
- Barbara Frye, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Associate Professor
- Leslie Grant, Ph.D., Program Coordinator Graduate Programs, Associate Professor
- Mary Hanson, M.A., Instructor
- Kylie Swanson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
- Christi Kasa, Ph.D., Director of Office of Inclusive Services, Associate Professor
- Scott Kupferman, Ph.D., Program Coordinator Special Education, Assistant Professor
- Pat McGuire, Ph.D., Co-Director UCCSTeach Program, Associate Professor
- Ji Hyun Oh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
- Kathleen Randolph, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
- Monica Yoo, Ph.D., Program Coordinator Secondary Education, Associate Professor
Application and Admissions Process
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Elective Coursework - 9 Credit Hours
Students may choose from any graduate course selection in the College of Education including the areas of:
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE)
- Science Education
- Leadership
- Special Education
- Instructional Technology
- Counseling
Cognate Area - 9 Credit Hours
Choose 9 credit hours from the following areas:
Culturally Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE):
Science Education:
Leadership, Research and Foundations:
Special Education:
Instructional Technology:
MA in Curriculum and Instruction: Literacy (33 Credit Hours)
The Curriculum and Instruction Department of Teaching and Learning offers a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction: Literacy. The program emphasizes reading and writing. The program includes core foundation courses that are college-wide offerings and courses that are specific graduate-level in literacy. In addition, we offer a “tiered” program in which MA students can continue, if desired, their coursework and receive Reading Teacher and Reading Specialist endorsements from the state.
Application and Admissions Process
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Course Requirements
Core Content - 12 Credit Hours
Literacy Content - 21 Credit Hours
Reading Teacher Endorsement
Requires two years of teaching experience and MA in Reading/Literacy.
MA in Curriculum and Instruction: Science Education
The program in Science Education is designed primarily for teachers who wish to improve their science teaching skills or become leaders in the field of science education. It is appropriate for teachers at all levels (K-12) who wish to learn more about applying contemporary science teaching strategies in their schools.
The program is designed to provide classroom teachers with a sound background in current science education research, theory, standards, and practice. Emphasis is placed on utilization of inquiry strategies, manipulative activities, and science process skills as a basis for science instruction. Teachers completing this program will be prepared to: teach science in a self-contained setting, serve as science teachers for schools utilizing departmentalization, serve as science resource teachers at the school or district level, or pursue an advanced degree in science education.
Note: This program is not designed to lead to teacher licensure.
Application and Admissions Requirements
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Course Requirements
Science Education - 12-18 Credit Hours
Science Methodology courses offered through the College of Education. Education - 12-18 Credit Hours
Includes core courses required by the Curriculum and Instruction (C&I), M.A. degree: Letters, Arts, and Sciences Courses - 0-6 Credit Hours
Includes LAS graduate courses, and a limited number of 3000 and 4000 level LAS courses.
Note: Students should consult with their program advisor to assure that courses selected are appropriate for credit in the Science Education program.
Offerings
The Curriculum and Instruction Masters degree specializing in Science Education can be completed in only 30 hours. Schedules are designed to meet the needs of busy teachers.
Science Education courses are offered spring, summer, and fall terms. Students may work on coursework throughout the year in courses offered by the UCCS College of Education.
During the Fall and Spring semesters, most courses are offered in the evening to accommodate the schedules of working teachers.
IT Online Certificate Program
TESL TEFL Certificate Program
The Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language (TESL/TEFL) Certificate Program consists of four core courses that will give you the foundation and knowledge necessary to work with ELLs. These four courses can be applied toward the 24 credit hour Culturally Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement (CLDE) endorsement and MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA TESOL) program.
For more information, please visit our website.
MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
This degree program prepares pre-service and in-service teachers to work with students who are learning English as a second or additional language. Educators working with individuals, small groups or whole classes of English Language Learners (ELLs) will benefit from this program. Teachers who have a teaching license from the Colorado Department of Education may use this opportunity to earn an endorsement in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Education as well as a Master of Arts degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). The MA degree is 30 semester hours or ten courses. The first eight courses (24 semester hours) are applicable to the CLD Endorsement from the Colorado Department of Education. The last two courses are the research classes that complete the MA in TESOL. Also available is the four-course (12 semester hours) Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language Certificate. (TESL/TEFL)
Culturally Linguistically Diverse Education Courses for CLD Endorsement - 24 Credit Hours
*TESL/TEFL courses required for the certificate. All credits may be applied to the MA TESOL within 5 years of taking the first course.
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