Departmental Programs: College of Education

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Chair: Dr. Laveria Hutchison

Programs

The faculty of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction endeavors to improve instructional practice in schools and other educational settings for learner's three-years-old to adult. Graduates of the department's graduate programs work as educational leaders in public and private school systems (prekindergarten to 12th grade) and in various kinds of postsecondary institutions, government agencies, and professional organizations.

The department offers a range of graduate degrees, endorsements, and certification programs that include the following:

Master of Education Degree (M.Ed.)

  • Elementary Education

  • Secondary Education

  • Art Education

  • Bilingual Education

  • Early Childhood Education

  • Educational Administration and Supervision

  • Gifted and Talented Education

  • Instructional Technology

  • Mathematics Education

  • Reading and Language Arts Education

  • Science Education

  • Second Language Education

  • Social Studies Education

  • Special Education

  • Teaching

 

Certificates

  • Elementary (initial and professional)

  • Secondary (initial and professional)

  • All-Level Art (initial) 

  • Reading Specialist (professional)

  • Educational Diagnostician (professional)

  • Generic Special Education (initial)

  • Special Education Counselor (professional)*

  • Severely Handicapped Education**

  • Texas Standard Principal (professional)

  • Superintendent (professional)

*Individuals seeking certification as special education counselors must be formally admitted for graduate studying in both the Counseling and Special Education Programs. All the requirements for a counseling certificate as well as the requirements for a special education certificate must be completed successfully. The combined requirements for obtaining these two credentials are approximately 60 semester hours.

**Specializations in Severely Handicapped Education, Severe Emotional Disturbance and Autism, Special Education Supervision, and Hospital Homebound Instruction can be pursued on an individual basis. Students applying for specialty certificates must first satisfy the requirements for Generic Special Education. Students who wish to work toward one or more of the endorsement/certification programs may include program requirements in the elective or required areas of their degree plans.

Endorsements

  • Bilingual Education
  • English as a Second Language
  • Gifted and Talented Education
  • Severe/Profound Handicaps
  • Severely Emotionally Disturbed and Autistic

 

Doctor of Education Degree (Ed.D.) Curriculum and Instruction

Degree plans leading to the Doctor of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction are tailored to meet the unique needs and professional aspirations of each student admitted to the program. The program combines several supporting areas, including art education, bilingual education, curriculum, early childhood education, education of the gifted and talented, instructional technology, language arts education, literature education, mathematics education, reading education, science education, social studies education, special education, and teacher education.

The Educational Leadership doctoral program is designed to prepare educational leaders capable of applying conceptual knowledge to problems of practice. The program addresses research, policy and practice in strategic, instructional, organizational, and community leadership. Field experiences are an integral part of the program.

Special education counseling requires admission into both counseling and special education.  The master's degree in special education is offered through the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.  Students have the option of meeting Texas Education Agency requirements for certification for Special Education Counselor and Educational Diagnostician. 


Catalog Publish Date: January 14, 2013
This Page Last Updated: December 21, 2012