In addition to the five core courses required for a degree in Curriculum and Instruction, students enrolled in the Methods and Curriculum program must also take the following foundation courses:

EDGR 520 — Curriculum Design and Assessment
This course will provide students with an intensive study of pedagogical approaches and materials for teaching in schools, curricular recommendations of professional associations, recommendations that have emerged from recent educational research, and recommendations of recent reform movements. Specific emphasis will be given to the study of alternative approaches to curriculum theory, design, practice, and evaluation. Educators will have the opportunity to apply theory to either their own classroom and school settings at the early childhood, elementary, middle school, or high school levels as well as other work environments.

EDCI 571 — Teaching in an Online Curriculum
This is a hands-on, project-based course designed to facilitate teaching with appropriate use of technology. Topics will include how technologies foster learning, understanding issues and concerns important when implementing technology resources in schools and classrooms, current best practices for project-based learning utilizing technology, strategies for authentic assessment, electronic portfolios, WebQuest, virtual field trips, criteria for selecting appropriate educational software, participating in virtual learning communities, contemporary issues associated with information literacy and using the internet in instructional settings, and awareness of the new international ISTE Educational Technology Standards for Teachers and Students.

EDCI 540 — Multicultural Counseling & Education
This course introduces the student to the theories and practice of multicultural counseling and intercultural communication by examining the cultural diversity in our classrooms and communities, defining similarities and differences in perceptual and communication style, and investigating cultural adaptation and intercultural communication skills. It examines parent and community involvement as resources that enhance the multicultural counseling and education processes.

EDRD 554 — Current Issues in Literacy
This course discusses current areas of concern being researched and debated in the field of reading and the teaching of reading, studies new techniques and procedures for reading instruction, and reviews new mandates for teaching and testing elementary students in the area of reading.

EDGR 698 — Action Research — CAPSTONE
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Educational Research (EDGR 601).
Action Research is the capstone project for the Master of Education program. During this five-week course, candidates will complete final edits of the Literature Review, collect a Letter of Consent from the site administrator, implement Action Research, collect and analyze data from the Action Research implementation, and complete the Action Research Documentation Form.