A. Foundational Coursework (15 hours)
I. Required Courses:
- EDCI 50000: Foundations of Literacy & Language — Literacy & Language
- EDCI 58500: Multicultural Education — Diversity
- EDPS 53300: Introduction to Educational Research — Disciplined Inquiry
II. One of the following: (substitutions can be made upon consultation with your major professor)
- EDCI 58000: Philosophy of Curriculum
- EDST 50000: Philosophy of Education
- EDST 50100: History of American Education
- EDST 50600: History of Women’s Education
- EDST 60000: Seminar in the Foundations of Education
III. One of the following: (substitutions can be made upon consultation with your major professor)
- EDPS 53000: Advanced Educational Psychology
- EDPS 53500: Personal-Social Dynamics in the Classroom
- EDPS 54000: Gifted, Creative, and Talented Children
- EDPS 59100G: Human Growth and Development
- PSY 50200: Survey of Human Development
B. Literacy & Language and English Courses (9 hours)
English Education students are required to take 9 credits of coursework focused on English education or related topics of study. Suggested courses are as follows:
- EDCI 50200: Reading in Middle and Secondary Schools
- EDCI 50900: Writing in Middle and Secondary Schools
- EDCI 55100: Young Adult Literature
- EDCI 59500: Advanced Studies in English Education*
- EDCI 61300: Seminar in English Language Arts*
*EDCI 59500: Advanced Studies in English Education and EDCI 61300: Seminar in English Language Arts are variable title courses that can be taken multiple times. Recent topics include Teacher Research; Classroom Discourse Analysis; Teaching Bodies; Reading the Midwest; and The Teacher in Fiction and Film.
C. Elective Courses (6 hours)
- (consult with your advisor)
- Students normally choose to use their 6 credits of electives for thesis writing.
