Professional Studies - Curriculum and Instruction Emphasis Requirements (MSE)

Degree Requirements

  1. In addition to satisfying all other Graduate School requirements for a degree, students must complete a minimum of 30 units of course work including (1) a thesis or (2) a capstone experience consisting of at least one of the following:  (a) a practicum, (b) a professional portfolio, or (c) a capstone seminar.  Options vary depending on the emphasis.  Those who choose practicum or portfolio may be required to complete specific courses associated with those options.

  2. All degree candidates are advised to complete EDFOUND 723/CIGENRL 723 and EDFOUND 780 within the first semester or as soon as possible after being admitted to the program.
  3. At least half of the graduate work in the degree program must be completed in courses numbered 700 or higher.
  4. The professional core has been included in each emphasis.

Emphasis

Program Requirements - 30 units
EDFOUND/CIGENRL 723ISSUES, PERSPECTIVES, AND DIRECTIONS: A PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN EDUCATION3
or COACHING 710 CURRENT TRENDS AND ISSUES IN KINESIOLOGY
EDFOUND 780READING, ANALYZING, AND EVALUATING EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH3
Select 3 units from:3
CIGENRL 702
REFLECTIVE PRACTICE AND ACTION RESEARCH
EDFOUND 682
READING 773
LITERACY RESEARCH: THEORY AND APPLICATION
Select additional units from above section and/or other graduate courses 118
Select 3 units from:3
EDUINDP 789
CAPSTONE SEMINAR
CIGENRL 799
THESIS RESEARCH
Total Units30
1

Graduate electives can be taken with any department. The following prefixes are suggested: CIGENRL, COACHING, PEPROF, HEALTHED, EDFOUND, HELEAD, LIBMEDIA, EARLYCHD, SECNDED, SPECED, READING