Curriculum & Instruction, MA
Curriculum & Instruction, MA
Curriculum & Instruction
Master of Arts (MA)
Program Delivery
On Campus, Online, Hybrid
Total Credits
36 Credits
About the Program
Curriculum & Instruction, MA
The UCCS College of Education develops skilled professionals who inspire excellence and drive transformative change in the schools and communities they serve. We achieve this goal by fostering scholarship, achievement, and service through collaborative partnerships.
Our approach involves promoting and modeling innovative, ethical, and research-based practices while embracing principles of inclusion and social justice.
Focus of Study
The philosophical foundation of the Masters's Degree in Curriculum & Instruction is designed to provide professional educators with increased knowledge of current research on teaching and learning and its contexts and to apply that research in practice.
Students within the Curriculum & Instruction graduate degree program have the opportunity to focus on an area of interest to develop increased skills and knowledge in that area.
Program Requirements
| Program Requirements | Criteria |
|---|---|
| Grade Point Averages | Maintain a 3.0 GPA in all coursework throughout the program, including coursework taken outside the College of Education. |
| Cognate Emphasis Areas | Students may choose to emphasize coursework for their 15-credit cognate emphasis area in one of the following areas:
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| Course Delivery | Depending on the program, there are three-course delivery possibilities: in-person, online, and/or hybrid. |
Specialization Track Options
- Gifted & Talented Education
- Instructional Technology
- Alternative Licensure: Students enrolled in the ALP graduate certificate but who later decide not to pursue licensure may complete the general MA in Curriculum & Instruction by counting ALP core courses toward their cognate and/or electives and completing the rest of the MA core.
Program Coursework
The Master of Arts Degree in Curriculum & Instruction is a thirty-six (36) - semester-hour program designed for licensed, practicing teachers who desire to continue developing their professional expertise. Candidates complete a core of academic work requiring:
- Examination of educational issues from the perspective of social context and culturally responsive pedagogy;
- Investigation and analysis of curricular design and models of teaching;
- Examination and analysis of seminal and current research and application of research in instructional settings;
- Consideration of and for the role and uses of technology in Curriculum & Instruction and implementation in the classroom. Further, the selection of a cognate emphasis area allows students to concentrate their coursework in an area of instruction in which they wish to develop a particular expertise.
General Required Courses
The general Master of Arts degree in Curriculum & Instruction requires the following coursework:
| General Required Coursework | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course | Credit Hours | |
| Core Courses |
| 12 |
| Emphasis Area | Focus area options (see coursework below) | 15 |
| Electives | Students may choose electives from any graduate-level course from other cognate areas. | 9 |
Focus Area Coursework
| Gifted & Talented Education | |
| Course | Credit Hours |
| CURR 5201: Foundations in Gifted Education | 3 |
| CURR 5202: The Assessment & Identification of Gifted & Talented Students | 3 |
| CURR 5203: Psychology of the Gifted: Social, Emotional Needs, and Special Populations | 3 |
| CURR 5204: Under-identified and Under-served: Giftedness in Poverty & Culturally Diverse | 1 |
| CURR 5206: Creativity in Gifted Education | 3 |
| CURR 5211: Curriculum Models & Aligned Programming for Gifted Students | 3 |
| CURR 5214: Differentiated Instruction and Research-based Strategies for Teaching the Gifted | 3 |
| CURR 5215: Gifted Program Leadership | 3 |
| CURR 5230: Gifted & Talented Practicum | 3 |
| Instructional Technology | |
| Course | Credit Hours |
| CURR 5170: Introduction to Technology in Education | 3 |
| CURR 5171: Foundations of Instructional Technology and Online Teaching | 3 |
| CURR 5172: Multimedia for Educators and Trainers | 3 |
| CURR 5174: Artificial Intelligence for Educators and Trainers | 3 |
| CURR 5175: Capstone Project in Instructional Technology | 3 |
| Alternative Licensure Program Transition | |
| Course | Credit Hours |
| CURR 5004: Schools, Society & Diversity | 3 |
| CURR 5005: Educational Psychology | 3 |
| SPED 5001: Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| CURR 5700: Introduction to ESL | 3 |
| CURR 5014: Instructional & Classroom Management Strategies I | 3 |
| CURR 5016: Instructional & Classroom Management Strategies II | 3 |
For details on program coursework, please visit the Academic Catalog.
Admissions Details
Financial Aid Priority: March 1
For additional details on the admission process, please visit the Admission Details page.