Master's Degree Program
Elementary Certification Specialization Option-Interdisciplinary
This specialization is designed for teachers who want to be generally prepared to teach all subjects in the elementary curriculum. You will take one advanced pedagogy course in three areas of the elementary curriculum and one inquiry course in which you complete an inquiry project relevant to one or more ares of the elementary curriculum. To ensure your timely graduation, the courses for your interdisciplinary specialization MUST be planned with your assigned Master's Advisor.
Core Courses
Course |
Title |
Credit Hrs. |
*EDE 6948 |
Internship |
12 |
*EDE 6225 |
Practices in Childhood Ed |
3 |
EDF 5552 |
Role of Schools in Democratic Society |
3 |
EDF 5441 |
Assessment in General and Exceptional Student Education |
3 |
TSL 5142 |
ESOL Curriculum & Assessment |
3 |
EEX 6125 |
Intervention for Language and Learning Disabilities |
3 |
*These courses must be taken during the first semester of your graduate year (except summer) and must be taken during the same semester. Exceptions by permission of Dr. Sharen Halsall only.
Specialization Courses--Interdisciplinary
Pedagogy Topic: Literacy (select one)
Course |
Title |
Credit Hrs. |
RED 6566 |
Trends in Reading |
3 |
RED 6520 |
Classroom Literacy Assessment & Instruction |
3 |
LAE 6939 |
Family Literacy & Culture |
3 |
LAE 6616 |
Seminar in Children's Literature |
3 |
Pedagogy Topic: Mathematics (select one)
Course |
Title |
Credit Hrs. |
MAE 6313 |
Problem Solving in Elementary Math |
3 |
EDE 6932 |
Multicultural Math |
3 |
MAE 6333 |
Problem Solving in Secondary School |
3 |
MAE 5327 |
Middle School Math Methods |
3 |
EDG 6931 |
Teaching K-8 Math for Understanding |
3 |
Pedagogy Topic: Science (select one)
Course |
Title |
Credit Hrs. |
SCE 6045 |
Environmental Education Methods |
3 |
SCE 6290 |
Science Instruction in Informal Settings |
3 |
SEC 5316 |
Elementary Science Through Inquiry |
3 |
SCE 5825C |
Foundations of Elementary Science |
3 |
EDE 6939 |
Global Studies Methods of Science |
3 |
Interdisciplinary Inquiry (select one)
Course |
Title |
Credit Hrs. |
EDE 6932 |
Inquiry into Social Studies |
3 |
EDE 6458 |
Guided Inquiry |
3 |
EME 6945 |
Practicum in Educational Media |
3 |
5000 or above |
Inquiry elective as approved by advisor |
3 |
