Degree Requirements
Course Requirements
Core Curriculum Courses: 32 quarter hours (8 courses) required, grade of C or better required
Core curriculum classes are offered every other year (except CS 492 and CS 493, which also serve other programs). CS Students should prioritize CS classes when registering each quarter, should plan classes carefully, and should periodically review their course plan and degree progress report with their academic advisor in order to avoid delays in degree completion.
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
CS 470 | TEACHERS AS LEADERS | |
CS 472 | ETHICS, CURRICULUM AND SOCIAL CHANGE | |
CS 473 | ASSESSMENT | |
CS 481 | THE STUDY OF TEACHERS AND TEACHING | |
CS 482 | THE HISTORY OF CURRICULUM PRACTICE | |
CS 485 | CURRICULUM/PROGRAM EVALUATION | |
CS 488 | CURRICULUM DESIGN | |
CS 489 | CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING - VYGOTSKY, BAKHTIN, MAKIGUCHI, IKEDA | |
CS 492 | CREATING AND SUSTAINING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES | |
CS 493 | CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT IN K-12 SCHOOLS | |
CS 495 | DESIGN THINKING IN EDUCATION | |
CS 551 | CURRICULUM FOR HUMAN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | |
CS 564 | CURRICULUM AND IDEOLOGY | |
CS 580 | RESEARCH SEMINAR IN CURRICULUM STUDIES | |
CS 591 | CURRICULUM THEORIZING: MULTIPLE LENSES | |
CS 594 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN CURRICULUM | |
Electives: 8 quarter hours (2 courses) required, grade of C or better required
- 2 Master’s-level courses, chosen in consultation with CS faculty advisor
Social and Cultural Studies Courses: 8 quarter hours (2 courses) required, grade of C or better required
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 4 |
SCG 610 | INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS | |
SCG 410 | INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH: PURPOSES, ISSUES, AND METHODOLOGIES 1 | |
| 4 |
SCG 604 | IDENTITY: CONSTRUCTIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS SEMINAR 2 | |
or SCG 406 | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING:SECONDARY |
SCG 608 | IDEOLOGY, POWER AND POLITICS SEMINAR 3 | |
or SCG 408 | EDUCATION AND SOCIETY |
SCG 603 | CULTURE AND EDUCATION SEMINAR 4 | |
or SCG 409 | SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION |
SCG 611 | PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES IN EDUCATION, CULTURE AND ETHICS SEMINAR 5 | |
or SCG 411 | PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION |
Master of Education (MEd) Degree Requirements: 4 quarter hours, grade of C or better required
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
CS 608 | CAPSTONE IN CURRICULUM STUDIES | 4 |
This class supports students as they develop a master’s paper or site-based practicum project. The master’s paper or practicum project offer students an opportunity to demonstrate, in an educational setting, the curricular and leadership skills developed during the master’s program.
Note: For other requirements please view the Degree Requirements section.
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