M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction Elevate Your Career

Earn your master's degree in Curriculum & Instruction in our 100% online program. Become an instructional coach, curriculum specialist or department chair as a trusted teacher-leader!

Earn Your M.Ed. in Under Two Years

Designed for working educators, our nationally ranked master’s degree program prepares you to advance into school, district and nonprofit leadership roles. Benefit from convenient online courses offered in the evening or on your own schedule. Plus, small classes mean personalized support from professors.

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    “Ranked #18 for Best Online Master's in Education Program” U.S. News & World Report

Pick Your Specialization

Customize your M.Ed. — choose from 10 focus areas.

Deepen your expertise in art instruction, visual culture, curriculum development and educational research.

  • Course Highlights: Art in Elementary and Secondary Schools • Critical Visual Culture • Integrative Art Teaching
  • Career Paths: Art Educator • Fine Arts Coordinator • Director of Arts Nonprofit • Museum Educator

Gain the knowledge and skills to support bilingual and multilingual students through effective instruction, curriculum design and research-based practices.

  • Course Highlights: Approaches and Techniques in Second/Foreign Language Teaching • Foundations of Bilingual Education • Principles in Second Language Acquisition
  • Career Paths: Bilingual/ESL Coordinator • Bilingual/ESL Teacher • Community College Instructor

Strengthen your skills to teach and support young learners through effective instruction, meaningful assessment and evidence-based curriculum design.

  • Course Highlights: Introduction to Early Childhood Research • Teaching Young Children • Trends & Issues in Early Childhood Education
  • Career Paths: Early Childhood Educator • Preschool Director • Curriculum Specialist • Community College Instructor

Build the knowledge and skills to teach health care professionals in academic and clinical settings, with a focus on curriculum design, learning theory and educational technology.

  • Course Highlights: Curriculum Development for Health Sciences Education • Learning Theories for Instruction • New Tools for Creating Online Educational Materials
  • Career Paths: Medical Educator • Nurse Educator • Clinical Training Coordinator • Faculty Development Specialist

Learn to use instructional design and emerging technologies to improve teaching and learning across education, business and health care settings.

  • Course Highlights: Digital Media • Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling • New Tools for Creating Online Educational Materials
  • Career Paths: Instructional Designer • Educational Technology Specialist • Corporate Trainer • Community College Instructor

Advance literacy outcomes with advanced coursework in literacy instruction, reading intervention, and instructional leadership across educational settings.

  • Course Highlights: Foundations of Literacy Instruction • Identifying and Supporting Striving Readers • Reading Development
  • Career Paths: Literacy Coach • Reading Specialist • Curriculum Director • Educational Consultant

Strengthen mathematics education with a deeper understanding of current research and best practices in math instruction, curriculum development and assessment.

  • Course Highlights: Issues in Mathematics Education • Teaching Probability and Statistics • Teaching Mathematics and Science with Technology
  • Career Paths: Math Teacher • Instructional Coach • Curriculum Specialist • Community College Instructor

Enhance science education with advanced study in inquiry-based science teaching, lesson design and a focus on real-world science issues.

  • Course Highlights: Teaching K-12 Environmental Education • Teaching Mathematics and Science with Technology • Trends and Issues in K12 Science Education
  • Career Paths: Science Teacher • Curriculum Coordinator • Instructional Specialist • Museum, Zoo, or Environmental Educator

Advance social studies education with the knowledge and skills to design meaningful, integrated and active learning that fosters active citizenship and global perspectives.

  • Course Highlights: Popular Culture in Education • Current Issues in Social Studies • Global/International Education
  • Career Paths: Social Studies Teacher • Curriculum and Instruction Specialist • Museum Educator • Nonprofit Education Director • Community College Instructor • Community Organizer

For educators who want to improve teaching and learning, this specialization builds expertise in curriculum theory, instructional practices and teacher education.

  • Course Highlights: Classroom Management • Expert Teaching Methods • Models of Teaching
  • Career Paths: Elementary Teacher • Secondary Teacher • Curriculum Specialist • Community College Instructor

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Hear from Our Alumni

  • Jorge Mendoza, M.Ed. graduate

    “My professors were the best! I would redo the whole program again if I had the same instructors.”

  • Lindsay Ripley, M.Ed. graduate

    “The graduate programs in the College of Education are extremely accessible to working professionals.”

  • Charles Moore, M.Ed. graduate

    “UH College of Education offers not only exceptional academic preparation but also a community of educators committed to making a difference.”

  • Christina Alston, M.Ed. and Ph.D. graduate

    “I chose UH because I wanted to be at an institution that was at the cutting edge of educational approaches.”

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