MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
School of Education and Psychology
School of Graduate Studies

The Master of Science in Education in Elementary Education consists of 33 hours of coursework.Three separate endorsement options are available: Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, and Reading. Upon completion of the course of studies in Elementary Education, persons should have:

  1. developed an understanding of the nature and complexities of the reading process;
  2. developed an understanding of the basic mathematical operations and the appropriate skills and teaching strategies for teaching these operations;
  3. acquired the necessary facts and understandings about selected Elementary Science Curriculum Projects and the ability to demonstrate the use of them effectively;
  4. acquired information and understanding of the nature of the social sciences and the application of this knowledge to Elementary Social Studies instructional procedures;
  5. demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and skills in facilitating activities for learners K-8.

ENDORSEMENT AREA: READING 

I.   Core Education Courses........................................12 hours
     ED 512 Foundations of American Education.........3 hours
     ED 514 Methods of Educational Research...........3 hours
     PH 513 Advanced Educational Psychology...........3 hours
     ED 533 Curriculum Methods........................3 hours

II.  Field of Endorsement.........................................15 hours
     ED 507 Diagnostic Procedures in Reading..........3 hours
     ED 519 Basic Skills in Reading...................3 hours
     ED 501 Research in Reading.......................3 hours
     ED 525 Recent Methods/Materials
            Elem. Reading.............................3 hours
     ED 598 Recent Methods/Materials
            Sec. Reading..............................3 hours
     PH 588 Psychology of Reading.....................3 hours

III. Electives.....................................................6 hours
     ED 582 Issues, Trends, & Innovations
            in Reading................................3 hours
     ED 503 Clinical Procedures in Reading............3 hours
     ED 538 Reading & Lang. Arts Exp. in ECE..........3 hours
     ED 504 Seminar in Reading........................3 hours
     ED 529 Supervision of the School Reading
            Program...................................3 hours

                       TOTAL......................................33 hours