Curriculum

M.A. IN EDUCATION LITERACY CONCENTRATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

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The Master of Arts degree in Education is offered in two options:

• Plan A, which requires writing a thesis 
• Plan B, which requires a written paper based on a scholarly project. Learn more about Plan B requirements.

A minimum of 33 credit hours beyond the Bachelor’s degree is required. All course work and degree requirements must be approved by the student’s graduate committee.

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K-6 Focus

• EDCI 5710: Advanced Content Area Reading
• EDCI 5720: Literacy Difficulties
• EDCI 5750: K-6 Classroom Literacy, I (also for students pursuing a K-12 state reading endorsement)
• EDCI 5755: K-6 Classroom Literacy, II (also for students pursuing a K-12 state reading endorsement)
• EDCI 5760: Social Literacies
• EDCI 5320: Writing Instruction for K-6
• EDCI 5360: Historical Issues In Literacy Research & Instruction
• EDCI 5365: New Trends in Literacy Research & Instruction
• EDCI 5380: Literacy Leadership
• EDRE 5530: Intro to Research or EDRE 5500: Action Research
• EDCI 5740: Capstone Course

6-12 Focus

• EDCI 5710: Advanced Content Area Reading
• EDCI 5720: Literacy Difficulties
• EDCI 5770: 6-12 Classroom Literacy, I (also for students pursuing a K-12 state reading endorsement)
• EDCI 5775: 6-12 Classroom Literacy, II (also for students pursuing a K-12 state reading endorsement)
• EDCI 5760: Social Literacies
• EDCI 5370: Writing Instruction for K-6
• EDCI 5360: Historical Issues in Literacy Research & Instruction
• EDCI 5365: New Trends in Literacy Research & Instruction
• EDCI 5380: Literacy Leadership
• EDRE 5530: Intro to Research or EDRE 5500: Action Research
• EDCI 5740: Capstone Course

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