Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

This program offers online and on-campus MEd options, with various specializations, for educators seeking advanced curriculum and instruction skills.

A graduate student majoring in Curriculum and Instruction may become a candidate for the degree of Master of Education (MEd). This degree is offered in both an online and on-campus delivery method. A thesis is not required for the MEd.  

The online MEd offers areas of emphasis in: (a) Generalist, (b) Literacy and Reading (with optional Reading Specialist certification), (c) STEM (with STEM certificate), (d) Learning Design and Technology, (e) Urban Education, and (f) MEd with Teacher Certification (The Graduate Certification Program). The online MEd requires either the satisfactory completion of a final examination or the completion of a capstone course that serves as an approved substitution for the final examination. Courses may be offered synchronously or asynchronously.

The on-campus MEd offers areas of emphasis in: (a) Literacy and Reading, and (b) STEM (Science Education and Mathematics Education). The on-campus MEd requires the satisfactory completion of a comprehensive final examination.

This program is also approved for delivery via asynchronous or synchronous distance education technology.