The master’s degree in curriculum and teacher education (CTED) is designed to cover the foundations of the field of educational scholarship, while simultaneously providing considerable flexibility for students to pursue studies in their individual areas of interest.
Students in this degree program are required to complete 56 credits for the degree. This includes six courses from a menu of core courses:
- Foundations of Education — 3 courses
- Teacher Professionalism — 2 courses
- Research Methods — 1 course
Additionally, students must complete four courses in an approved area of specialization. Courses used to count toward the core course requirements may not count toward this requirement.
Specialization areas include, but are not limited to:
- Sociological foundations of education
- Cultural foundations of education
- Teacher inquiry
- Educational research methods
- Curriculum studies
- English as a Second Language (ESOL)
- Pedagogy in the various single subject matter areas
- Elementary education
- Assessment
- Educational technology
Students must complete four additional courses chosen in collaboration with their advisor. These can be treated as electives, can be used to secure another specialization, or can be used to deepen the initial specialization.
The program is a non-thesis master’s degree, so no thesis is required.
MS Requirements — Total Credits: 56
Required Courses — Total Credits: 24
Foundation of Education Courses (Choose 3):
| Title | CREDITS |
|---|---|
| EDST 452/552 Equal Opportunity: Poverty | 3–4 |
| EDST 454/554 Equal Opportunity: Patriarchy | 3–4 |
| EDST 455/555 Equal Opportunity: Homophobia | 3–4 |
| EDST 456/556 Equal Opportunity: Colonization and Genocide | 3–4 |
| EDST 457/557 Equal Opportunity: Diaspora and Immigration | 3–4 |
| EDST 410/510 Equal Opportunity: Ecojustice Education | 3–4 |
| EDST 612 Foundations of Teaching and Learning | 4 |
| EDST 614 Cultural Context of Education | 4 |
| EDST 615 Technology and Education | 4 |
| EDST 616 Language, Power and Education | 4 |
| EDST 610 Curriculum Reform for a Sustainable Future | 4 |
| EDLD 630 Comparative Education | 4 |
Teacher Professionalism (Use EDST 611 + one more)
| Title | CREDITS |
|---|---|
| EDST 611 The Scholarship of Teaching (summer Only) | 4 |
| EDST 610 Curriculum Reform for a Sustainable Future (summer Only) | 4 |
| EDLD 683 State and Local Policy Development | 4 |
| EDLD 630 Comparative Education | 4 |
| EDST 612–616 may substitute for one of these | 4 |
Research Methods (1 Course)
| Title | CREDITS |
|---|---|
| EDUC 611 Survey of Educational Research Methods | 4 |
Specialization Courses — Total Credits: 16
Students must complete 4–5 courses in an approved area of specialization. Courses used to count toward the core course requirements may not count toward this requirement.
Electives — Total Credits: 16
Students must complete 4–5 courses including EDST 610 Indigenous Methodology.
| Title | CREDITS |
|---|---|
| EDST 610 Indigenous Methodology | 4 |