Curriculum Development: Overview
This program helps its students acquire a general approach to understanding K-12 curriculum development. This degree specialization is housed within the Educational Studies program, which fosters links among students and faculty in a number of specializations sharing a commitment to the integration of theory and research on teaching, learning, and educational access in P-12 settings. Students explore the foundations for curriculum within subject areas, and examine curriculum issues, trends and theories. The goals that help drive the program match those of the School of Education and Educational Studies: School improvement, and social justice. Students may specialize in one of the special subject matter fields. Teaching certification is not required for admission.
The program reflects the flexibility of all programs within Educational Studies. There are opportunities for students to take courses within all specialization areas in the School of Education and across campus. Thus, students can put together a curriculum that helps them develop a unique program that may be quite specific or more general. The flexibility also allows the students to work with world-renowned faculty who are pursuing curriculum issues in a variety of subject matter areas, learning technologies, educational policy, and teacher education.
In addition, students have the opportunity to take certification courses to prepare for teaching at the same time as they are working on an Master's degree. Acceptance into this Master's program allows a student to automatically be accepted into a certification program if space is available. The courses and program of certification is worked out between the student and his/her advisor.
Upon completion of your M.A., you will be prepared to work:
- In a variety of public and private educational settings, in teaching, administrative, as well as curriculum and staff development positions;
- In companies that develop curriculum materials;
- In policy positions that consider issues of curriculum standards and assessment.
- In addition, should you wish, you will be well prepared to continue your studies in a highly rated Ph.D. program.
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