About the Program
The UCCS College of Education develops skilled professionals who inspire excellence and drive transformative change in the schools and communities they serve. We achieve this goal by fostering scholarship, achievement, and service through collaborative partnerships.
Our approach involves promoting and modeling innovative, ethical, and research-based practices while embracing principles of inclusion and social justice.
Focus of Study
The philosophical foundation of the Masters’s 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.
Students within the Curriculum & Instruction graduate degree program have the opportunity to focus on an area of interest to develop increased skills and knowledge in that area.
Program Requirements
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Program Requirements
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Criteria
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| Grade Point Averages |
Maintain a 3.0 GPA in all coursework throughout the program, including coursework taken outside the College of Education. |
| Cognate Emphasis Areas |
Students may choose to emphasize coursework for their 15-credit cognate emphasis area in one of the following areas:
- Mathematics Education
- Science Education
- Gifted & Talented Education
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| Course Delivery |
Depending on the program, there are three-course delivery possibilities: in-person, online, and/or hybrid. |
Specialization Track Options
Additional Program Options
The Transition Process from Alternative Licensure Program
Students who start in the
but later decide not to pursue licensure may complete the general MA in Curriculum & Instruction by counting ALP core courses toward their cognate and/or electives and completing the rest of the MA core.
Program Coursework
The Master of Arts Degree in Curriculum & Instruction is a thirty-six (36) - 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 and for the role and uses of technology in Curriculum & Instruction and 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 a particular expertise (Mathematics Education, Literacy Education, Science Education, or Gifted and Talented Education).
General Required Courses
The general Master of Arts degree in Curriculum & Instruction requires the following coursework:
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General Required Coursework
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| Course |
Credit Hours |
| Core Courses |
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12 |
| Emphasis Area |
Focus area options (see coursework below)
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15 |
| Electives |
Students may choose electives from any graduate-level course from other cognate areas. |
9 |
Focus Area Coursework
| Mathematics Education |
| Course |
Credit Hours |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
| Science Education |
| Course |
Credit Hours |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
| Gifted & Talented Education |
| Course |
Credit Hours |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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1 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
| Alternative Licensure Program Transition |
| Course |
Credit Hours |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
