Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction
The Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction degree is a 30 or 39-hour, non-thesis degree. The program consists of 21-credit hours of Core Curriculum Requirements and 9 hours of a Specialized Concentration.
If choosing the Instructional Content Track, an additional 9 hours must be taken. Thus, the degree will total 39 hours if choosing this track.
The degree is designed for those educators who desire to stay connected to teaching while working with other teachers. Career options for those holding this degree are teacher leader, grade level and/or department chair, content specialist, curriculum specialist, and/or instructional leader. Flexibility is built into the program to allow for specialized degree options in two tracks:
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Instructional Track:
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Instructional Content Track:
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ADMISSION
There are no additional requirements other than those required for admission to the graduate program at DBU.
PROGRAM CONTINUANCE
Continuance in the program past the first 12 hours is pending submission of a satisfactory score on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE®).
A waiver of the GRE or MAT requirement may be considered if the student meets one of the following conditions:
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earns an “A-“ or higher in each of the first four courses (12 hours) of graduate coursework in the DBU College of Education, or
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holds a Bachelor’s degree from the DBU College of Education earned within the past five years with a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher, or
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holds a Master’s degree from DBU.
INSTRUCTIONAL TRACK
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
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CREDIT HOURS |
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Core Curriculum Requirements |
21 |
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Specializations Choose 9 hours from the following: *EDBE 5301 - Principles of Biliteracy Development in Spanish and English *EDBE 5302 - Academic Spanish Across the Content Area *EDBE 5303 - Literatura Infantil EDBE 5304 - Principles of Curriculum Development in Dual Language and ESL Classrooms EDBE 5320 - Assessing English Language Learners EDBE 5321 - Linguistics for Reading and ESL ESLS 5314 - Practicum in ESL/EFL Settings (S-L) *These courses are taught in Spanish and require approval of program director and professor.
Christian School Administration Specialization MALA 5329 - Color and Composition LTEC 6302 - Pedagogy in the Digital Age LTEC 6303 - Technology Tools for Learning MAPD 5316 - Developing a Coaching Practice (Requisites: MAPD 5310, MAPD 5315) |
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Total Credit Hours Required |
30 |
INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT TRACK
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
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COURSE |
CREDIT HOURS |
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Core Curriculum Requirements |
21 |
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Specializations |
18 |
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Total Credit Hours Required |
39 |
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION GRADUATE DEFENSE OF DEGREE
Because of Dallas Baptist University’s quest for meaningful assessment of graduate candidates, a defense of degree is required in all College of Education Graduate Programs. The defense of degree is a capstone collection of signature assessments and artifacts with reflections that demonstrate a candidate’s personal growth, development, and acquisition of knowledge, skills, and dispositions.
A web-based format will be utilized by the candidate to enhance the presentation and to justify why the degree should be awarded to the candidate. The candidate’s formal defense will be presented to members of the Defense of Degree Committee and will take place on the main campus each semester.
Candidates must register for the Defense of Degree course as prescribed in their degree plan during the semester in which they will present their defense of degree. Practicing teachers, administrators, consultants, superintendents, guidance directors, personnel directors, and Educational Region Service Center personnel, as well as DBU professors and administrators, volunteer their time for this highly selective process.
(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Find course descriptions by category under the Graduate Course Descriptions section in the navigation panel.
