Increase your capacity to teach reading, English, or social studies through the master’s program in Curriculum and Instruction, which helps educators develop instruction techniques that best enable their students to learn and communicate in an environment with technology that is constantly changing.
Choose a master’s degree concentration and explore best practices and innovative instructional strategies that will enable you to maximize your impact and emerge as a content leader in your area of choice.
To apply, you will need to submit transcripts from all universities previously attended (with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0), a personal statement, a current resume, and three letters of recommendation. We do not require GRE scores or entrance exams for these programs. In your personal statement, describe your professional interests and experiences that prepare you for a graduate degree in the concentration area. In the application system drop-down menus, look for Curriculum and Instruction, M.Ed., Distance Education (DE).
Find the right Master’s program in Curriculum and Instruction for you:
K-12 READING
Learn how to design and implement diagnostic reading assessments and interventions, solve problems of practice in reading education, and cultivate digital and global perspectives on literacy in your classroom.
MIDDLE GRADES ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Enhance your teaching of the English language arts and learn how to prepare your students to communicate clearly across different technologies and environments.
MIDDLE GRADES SOCIAL STUDIES
Develop your mastery of social studies education and learn how to improve your teaching for a global society and prepare your students to be informed and engaged citizens.
SECONDARY ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Learn how to improve your teaching for a dynamic world and equip your secondary English Language Arts students to communicate clearly in an increasingly global working community.
SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES
Master your social studies education skills at a hybrid program we’ve designed to fit your schedule. You’ll learn how to improve your teaching for secondary social studies students and help them become informed global citizens.
Receive More Information About Curriculum and Instruction
Contact us to learn more about our flexible graduate programs. The coordinator is Dr. Dennis Davis, ddavis6@ncsu.edu.
Application Deadlines
July 1
Why NC State:
Flexible
You can take courses online and in-person to earn your advanced degree in reading, English language arts or social studies
Quality
You will learn from world-class faculty who have K-12 classroom experience and apply the latest research in their courses
Relevant
Your courses will blend theory and practice that you can apply to your own classrooms and generate global connections through international study or virtual global experiences
Affordable
You can complete a master’s at Money Magazine’s No. 1 ranked college in best value in North Carolina
Extraordinary Educators prepare at the NC State College of Education. Join them.
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Eligibility
To apply to NC State Graduate Schbool & New Literacies & Global Learning (NLGL) program, you must have a Bachelor’s degree from a Regionally Accredited Institution of Higher Education.
Cost
The program consists of 30 credit hours for the Masters of Ed and 36 credit hours for the Masters of Science. A full-time graduate student may take nine credit hours of course work per semester; part-time students typically take three or six credit hours of coursework per semester. Tuition Level: Graduate (View more information about tuition)
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Curriculum
All teachers enrolled in the 30 hour NLGL concentration in the M.Ed. program will take 4 core courses along with an additional 6 courses in a specific certification area of their choice.
Core Curriculum
Core curriculum will consist of 4 courses which is 12 hours of coursework.
- ECI 546 New Literacies and Media (3 hours)
- ECI 524 Theory and Research in Global Learning (3 hours)
- ECI 523 Teacher as Researcher (3 hours)
- ECI 508 Teachers as Leaders (3 hours)
Specialty Coursework
Specialty curriculum will consist of 6 courses which is 18 hours of coursework. Select a specialty area for more details:
- K-12 Reading
- Middle Grades English Language Arts
- Middle Grades Social Studies
- Secondary English Language Arts
- Secondary Social Studies
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Faculty
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the deadline for me to submit my application?
March 1 is the preferred deadline for acceptance to the Fall semester, but we will accept applications until July 1.
Are the classes online or face-to-face?
We consider our program to be a hybrid degree. Most classes will be online but some will be face-to-face at an off-campus site.
Will I automatically receive a teaching license when I complete this program?
No, the NC Department of Public Instruction is the licensing body in North Carolina. This program does not lead to an initial teaching license. Contact the CED Licensure Coordinator, Paige Goos, for questions about applying for graduate level licensure. This office is in 515 Poe Hall Office, 919.513-2682, pegoos@ncsu.edu.
If I do not have teaching experience, can I still apply for the program?
We expect that our applicants have an initial teaching license in order to enter our program. We encourage applicants to teach before entering the graduate program since we think the coursework is more meaningful if you already have teaching experience. We do, however, have some students who enter the program directly from their undergraduate programs with only their student teaching experience.