Graduate Programs of Study

Master of Arts or Master of Education: Curriculum Studies

Degree Requirements
Recommended program of study (minimum of 13 courses or 52 quarter hours):

1. Three Courses in Social and Cultural Foundations in three areas (12 quarter hours):
   • Research Methods (SCG 410)
     
   • Human Development (SCG 401, 402, 403, 406, or 439)
     
   • Social and Cultural Foundations (SCG 408, 409, or 411)
2. One Course in Supervision or Organizational Development (4 quarter hours) usually selected from:
   • A&S 498 Principles & Practices of Supervision
   • A&S 590--Organizational Development
3. Three Core Curriculum Courses usually selected from (12 quarter hours):
   • CS 485 Curriculum/Program Evaluation
   • CS 487 Introduction to Curriculum Deliberation
   • CS 488 Designing and Interpreting Curriculum
   • CS 591 Curriculum Theorizing: Multiple Lenses

   Although the core curriculum courses are designed for students from a variety of disciplines or specialties, each course does require an extensive project which may be directed towards a student's particular career goals.

4. Five Career Emphasis Courses (20 quarter hours)
   These courses should be a set of carefully chosen electives to support the student's career goals. Students may elect to take a sequence of courses already approved for Curriculum Studies students, or they may prefer to plan an individual sequence in consultation with an advisor. Students are encouraged to consider graduate courses taught in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
   
   A student pursuing an individually designed career emphasis sequence must write a rationale for the sequence which, when approved, will be placed in his/her file.
   
   
5. One Research or Practicum Course usually selected from (4 quarter hours):
   • CS 580 Research Seminar in Curriculum Studies (for an M.Ed. degree)
   • CS 589 Thesis Research in Curriculum Studies (for an M.A. degree)
   • CS 582 Practicum in Curriculum Studies (for an M.Ed. degree)
   
   
6. Research Requirement
   Master of Arts (M.A.): a Master's thesis, written to fulfill the requirements of CS 589, and an oral examination on the thesis. (See the Thesis Handbook for details. This is available in the school office.)
   or
   Master of Education (M.Ed.): Two papers, written in conjunction with a faculty advisor. (See the Master's Papers Handbook for details. This is available in the Advanced Graduate Programs office.) Students register for two non-credit courses:
   
   • CS 606 Review of Literature
   • CS 607 Integrative Paper

Course Descriptions
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Grade Requirements
To receive graduate credit for an upper-level undergraduate course a grade of B- or better must be attained. A grade of C-, D+, or D is unacceptable for graduate credit in this program, and if earned in a required course, must be repeated or substituted as directed by the department or program. Such grades remain on the academic record and are calculated into the cumulative GPA.

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