The Curriculum and Instruction program provides the academic requirement for permanent certification in elementary education for provisionally certified education professionals and provides a Master of Science in Education degree for those who have already achieved a baccalaureate degree. The goal of the program is to produce graduates who can effectively design, implement, and evaluate curriculum.

Program of Study
The Curriculum and Instruction program provides a 36 credit course of study consisting of core courses, liberal arts and a capstone project.

Core Courses
Seven core courses introduce methods of education research, curriculum design, evaluation, planning, theories of learning, and practical teaching techniques.

Liberal Arts Courses
All students will be required to take the following four liberal arts courses: Narrative Practicum and Workshop, The Essay Tradition: Classic and Contemporary Essays on Learning and Language, Socio-Cultural Anthropology, and Leadership: A Social Perspective.

Capstone
A capstone course, requiring students to complete an action research project, integrates and summarizes the program.

Additional Information

Degree Requirements
The program of study leading to the Medaille M.S. in Ed. consists of seven core courses, four liberal arts courses, and one capstone course. The capstone course requires completion of an action research project.

Transfer Credit
Up to twelve (12) credits for study deemed equivalent to graduate courses for work completed at other regionally accredited institutions may be offered in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Medaille M.S. in Ed. when the work is of acceptable quality and appropriate to the program.

 

Academic Performance Requirements
The average of the grades for all courses taken in fulfillment of degree requirements at Medaille must be at least a B (3.0). It is the student's responsibility to monitor his or her cumulative grade point average, ensuring that any grades falling below B are offset by corresponding grades above B. A student whose grade point average falls below a 3.0 is automatically placed on academic probation.

Convenient Late Afternoon Format
Medaille's M.S. in Ed. classes will meet once per week on weekdays in the late afternoon/evening. A student may take up to 12 credits per semester in this format.