Curriculum & Instruction
Master's Program Core Curriculum Categories
Semester Hour Minimum: Each student enrolled in a master’s program in a curriculum and instruction program area (excluding counselor education) must choose at least three semester hours from each of the following categories in alignment with the curriculum display in their program area. A brief description of the courses is available in the Course Catalog: http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/reg_records/crs_cat/directory.html
Category I. Curriculum, Professional Development and Leadership
ECI 501 Foundations of Curriculum
ECI 508 Teachers as Leaders
ECI 550 Foundations of Middle Years Education
ECI 560 Professional Development in Marketing Education
ECI 585 Education of Exceptional Children
ECI 705 Instructional Supervision Teachers
ECI 806 Seminar in Teachers as Learners: Developmental Theory, Research and Practice
Other courses as approved by your master’s committee or master’s advisor for students enrolled in “Option B” programs.
Category II. Knowledge of Learners and Teaching
ECI 500 Theory and Practice in Teaching Diverse Populations
ECI 503 Effective Teaching
ECI 511 Computer Applications and Curriculum Integration in K-12 Instruction
ECI 516/716 Design and Evaluation of Instructional Materials
ECI 520 The Teaching of Composition
ECI 541 Reading in the Content Areas
ECI 551 Teaching/ Learning Approaches for Emerging Adolescents
ECI 581 Educational Diagnosis and Prescription of Children with Exceptionalities
EDP 504 Advanced Educational Psychology
EDP 582 Adolescent development.
Other courses as approved by your master’s committee or master’s advisor for students enrolled in “Option B” programs.
Category III. Methodological Inquiry
ECI 510 Research Applications in Curriculum and Instruction
ECI 523 Teacher as Researcher
ECI 545 Theory and Research in Literacy
ECI 573 Classroom Management in Special Education
ECI 603 Advanced Seminar in Literacy Research
ECI 607 Advanced Seminar in Multicultural Education Research
EDP 560 Educational Tests and Measurements
ELP 532 Introduction To Educational Inquiry
ST 507 Statistics For the Behavioral Sciences I
ST 508 Statistics For the Behavioral Sciences II
Other courses as approved by your master’s committee or master’s advisor for students enrolled in “Option B” programs.
last updated
9/24/07
