Curriculum and Instruction MAEd

Program Coordinator: Christy Howard (126 Ragsdale Hall; 252-737-5093; howardch14@ecu.edu)

Concentration Contact Information:

The Curriculum and Instruction, MAEd is a program designed to advance curriculum knowledge and instructional competencies and methodologies across a range of educational fields. The program offers concentrations in birth through kindergarten education, English education (9-12), and history/social studies education (9-12).

The degree outcome is to prepare transformative experts in curriculum and instruction in specialized areas. The degree is administratively located in the Department of Literacy Studies and Special Education in the College of Education, but some concentration courses are offered in other colleges and departments. 

The degree requires a minimum of 33 s.h. as follows:

• ADED 6550 - Leadership and Communication Skills in Education
OR
• ELEM 6550 - Leadership and Communication Skills in Education


• EDUC 6001 - Introduction to Differences in Human Learning in Schools
• SPED 6002 - Addressing Differences in Human Learning in Schools *

Choose one of the following concentrations: 

A. Birth through kindergarten education concentration
• HDFS 6402 - Theories of Child Development
• HDFS 6501 - Trends and Issues in Birth Through Kindergarten Teacher Education
• HDFS 6880 - Review of Research Literature in Educational Settings
• HDFS 6990 - Action Research I in Educational Settings
• HDFS 6991 - Action Research II in Educational Settings *
Electives (9 s.h.)

Choose 9 s.h. from one of the following specialty strands or from an advisor approved strand related to curriculum and instruction in birth through kindergarten education. 

Autism and autism spectrum disorder strand

Choose 9 s.h. from the following: 

• SPED 6800 - Introduction to Students with Autism
• SPED 6801 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Students with Autism
• SPED 6802 - Families and Students with Autism
• SPED 6803 - Language and Communication for Students with Autism
Community college instruction strand
• ADED 6240 - Effective College Teaching
• ADED 6450 - Community, Junior, and Technical College
• ADED 6453 - The Adult Learner
Deaf-blindness strand
• SPED 6810 - Characteristics, Issues, and Trends in Education for Students with Deaf-Blindness
• SPED 6811 - Essentials of Communication Development for Students with Deaf-Blindness
• SPED 6812 - Assessment and Educational Program Design for Students with Deaf-Blindness
Teaching English as a second language strand
• TESL 6100 - Planning, Implementing and Managing ESL Instruction
• TESL 6200 - Culture and Language in ESL Instruction
• TESL 6300 - Assessment in ESL Instruction
Advisor approved strand

This 9 s.h. strand is available to students with interests outside the above specialty strands. The advisor approved strand must be related to curriculum and instruction in birth through kindergarten education.
B. English education concentration
• ENED 6510 - Recent Trends in English Education
• ENED 6511 - Directed Research Project *
Electives (18 s.h.)

Choose 18 s.h. of approved graduate level electives in the following areas related to curriculum and instruction in English education: adult education, educational technology, educational foundations, elementary education, English education, English, educational leadership, middle grades education and/or other areas in consultation with your program advisor.      
C. History/social studies education concentration
• HIED 6510 - Issues and Topics in Social Studies Education
• HIED 6511 - Directed Research Project *
OR
• HIST 6900 - Historiography: Introduction to Research **
• HIST 6993 - Directed Research Project


• 9 s.h. of approved graduate level electives
Electives (9 s.h.)

Choose 9 s.h. of approved graduate level electives in the following areas related to curriculum and instruction in history/social studies education: adult education, educational technology, educational foundations, elementary education, geography, history education, history, educational leadership, middle grades education, public administration, political science, and/or other areas in consultation with your program advisor.      
Note:

*   IRB research approval procedures are required for all students in this research series.

** If HIST 6900 is taken as part of the research sequence, it cannot be taken as an elective.

The Curriculum and Instruction, MAEd leads to a NC Advanced, M Level license in one of the following: Birth-Kindergarten Education, English Grades 9-12 or Social Studies Grades 9-12. Candidates must hold a valid NC initial, A level license in one of the following areas: Birth-Kindergarten, English Grades 9-12 or Social Studies Grades 9-12 in order to be eligible to upgrade the license to the advanced, M level in the same area upon program completion (e.g., A level English 9-12 to receive M level English 9-12). Candidates may be admitted to the Curriculum and Instruction, MAEd if they do not hold the valid NC initial, A level license in Birth-Kindergarten, English Grades 9-12 or Social Studies Grades 9-12, including anyone with a license in another area, with an out-of-state license, or with no license at all. These candidates will be required to sign the LNNC Waiver and by doing so are duly informed that they will not receive the NC recommendation for Birth-Kindergarten, English Grades 9-12 or Social Studies Grades 9-12 advanced, M level licensure until the NC initial, A level licensure requirements are met in the chosen area, which will include additional NC licensure tests. The LNNC Waiver can be located at https://education.ecu.edu/graduate/. The waiver should accompany the application for admission to the MAEd. ECU degree programs satisfy the professional licensure and/or certification requirements in North Carolina and prepare students to sit for these exams. Requirements in other states may be different. Upon successful completion of ECU educator preparation program degree requirements and licensure requirements for the state of North Carolina candidates will be eligible for an ECU recommendation for a NC license. However, final licensure granting decisions are the sole responsibility of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, not ECU. Candidates who seek out of state employment or out of state licensure will have to meet the receiving state's requirements. There is no automatic licensure reciprocity between states. ECU will verify the completion of an approved, accredited program for candidates who seek this verification, but those candidates will be responsible for working with the receiving state to complete any additional requirements to obtain the license and/or employment in the receiving state.