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Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction
Sharon Lee, Ph.D., Program Director
The Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction degree is a thirty-six hour, non-thesis program. The program consists of a core curriculum of twelve hours, nine hours in curriculum, nine hours in instruction, and six hours in leadership development. The student must take eighteen hours of graduate-level only (6600 level) courses. In areas where the student demonstrates sufficient proficiency, course substitutions may be approved by the Master of Education Program Advisor and must be in keeping with the requirements of the State Board for Educator Certification.
Admission Requirements:
There are no additional requirements other than those required for admission to the graduate program at DBU.
Program Continuance:
Continuance in the program past the first 6 hours is pending submission of satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
*a minimum verbal score of 400 combined with the
quantitative score to equal 850
or
*a minimum verbal score of 400 combined with a minimum
analytical writing score of 4.0
In lieu of the GRE, the applicant may submit the GMAT, MAT, or other nationally-recognized aptitude test with comparable scores upon approval of the program director and the Master’s Programs Admission Committee.
Core Courses (12 hours)
Curriculum Courses (9 hours)
Choose from:
READ 5332 |
Diagnosing and Correcting Reading Difficulties |
READ 6331 |
Studies in Reading and Literature |
ESLS 5301 |
Second Language Acquisition |
| EDSC 6312 |
Appraisal in Counseling and Development |
Instruction Courses (9 hours)
EDAD 6313 |
Supervision of Instruction |
EDUC 5310 |
Introduction to Exceptional Learners and Mainstreaming |
EDUC 5320 |
Teaching the Underachiever |
Leadership Courses (6 Hours)
Required:
College of Education Graduate Portfolio
Because of Dallas Baptist University’s quest for meaningful assessment of graduate students, a portfolio assessment is required in all College of Education graduate programs. The process of creating a portfolio is explained in the College of Education Graduate Portfolio Manual, which can be downloaded from the DBU website. The portfolio allows the student to present information about themselves as learners and to document growth over a period of time.
The portfolio should be a collection of artifacts accompanied by self-reflections that not only help the learner to understand and extend learning, but also invite the reader of the portfolio to gain insights about the learner. Please refer to the Portfolio Manual for appropriate procedures to follow in preparation of the portfolio. Students must register for 6010 (Professional Portfolio) during the semester in which they will present their portfolio to the Educator Preparation Board. The Educator Preparation Board is a group of experienced and widely successful educators from Dallas Baptist University and the metroplex. Practicing teachers, administrators, consultants, superintendents, guidance directors, personnel directors, and Educational Region Service Center personnel as well as DBU professors and administrators volunteer their time for this highly selective process. The Educator Preparation Board serves as the College of Education Graduate Programs advisory board and meets three times a year to assess graduate students' professional portfolios.
During the fall and spring semesters, a date is publicized for a Portfolio Workshop. Program Directors attend, review the portfolio manual, discuss portfolio components, and provide guidelines for presentation and delivery.
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