Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Curriculum & Instruction
Program Highlights & Benefits
Blended classroom instruction or fully synchronous online for multiple learning styles
20 month completion time, including breaks
No GRE or admission tests
No weekend classes
For
Certified teachers with a desire to develop a deeper and broader knowledge of curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment. Candidates admitted to the M.Ed. degree in Curriculum & Instruction must possess a Georgia professional T-4 certificate.
How You Learn
Synchronous Online Option: This is a fully online cohort. For five nights out of each 8-week course, an online class session will be held from 5:45 to 8:45 p.m. during which you are required to sign in and actively participate. These synchronous online class meetings will be supplemented by additional online activities which may include assignments, webinars or chats, materials, discussion threads, assessments and/or group activities completed electronically outside of class. Following this schedule, you will complete the program in less than 2 years.
*Students must report a minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants with a GPA lower than 2.75 or an identified writing deficiency may be considered for provisional admission. Provisionally admitted students may be required to take one or more writing classes prior to or during the first semester. Decisions about additional admission requirements are determined by the University Graduate Council after a complete review of all materials presented by the applicant.
Career Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students will have earned a Master of Education degree in Curriculum & Instruction. Recommendation for a Service (S) certificate P-12 requires a passing score on the Curriculum and Instruction GACE. Once the GACE is passed, students will receive a level T-5 certificate upgrade.
Degree Requirements
Advanced Professional Knowledge (21 hours):
| Course # | Title | Hours |
| EDU 603 | Best Practices in Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| EDU 620 | Applying Technologies for Effective Instruction | 3 |
| EDU 623 | Educational Assessment and Decision-Making | 3 |
| EDU 624 | Collaborative Classrooms through Social Emotional Learning | 3 |
| EDU 613 | Curriculum Design and Development for Student Achievement | 3 |
| EDU 625 | Diversity and Exceptionality in the 21st Century Classroom | 3 |
| EDU 622 | Current Issues & Trends in Education | 3 |
| Hours: | 21 |
Research and Inquiry Skills (6 hours):
| Course # | Title | Hours |
| EDU 610 | Educational Research | 3 |
| EDU 612 | Teacher as a Researcher | 3 |
| Hours: | 6 |
Professional and Ethical Practice (6 hours):
| Course # | Title | Hours |
| EDU 600 | Intro to Graduate Programs | 3 |
| Advanced Graduate Professional Dispositions | 0 | |
| EDU 629 | Instruction and Curriculum Residency | 3 |
| Hours: | 6 |
| Course # | Title | Hours |
| EDU 699 | Advanced Candidate Program Completion | .5 |
| Hours: | .5 | |
| Total Program Hours: | 33.5 |
Please Note:
This course outline is tentative and is subject to change. Courses may be offered in a different order than outlined above.
Admissions Requirements
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from a regionally accredited college or University.
- Possess a valid level 4 or higher Induction, Professional, Advanced Professional, or Lead Professional teaching certificate, leadership certificate, service field certificate, or Life certificate.
- Be currently employed in a full-time position in a PK-12 school as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, or related leadership position. Under special circumstances a student may be considered for admissions who is not employed in a full-time PK-12 position but will be required to have regular clinical access to a classroom. The admissions decision rests with the Program Director of the program for which the applicant is applying.
- Report a minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale in the last 60 credit hours of their bachelor’s degree or undergraduate coursework considered in context of the GPA for that bachelor’s degree, and in any other graduate coursework. Applicants with a GPA lower than 2.75 may be considered for provisional admission by the prospective Graduate Council. Any candidate provisionally admitted may be required to take a 3- credit hour writing course, and other requirements may be prescribed by the Division and/or Graduate Council.
- Required program of study courses submitted for transfer credit older than 5 years will be reviewed by the Program Director or Division Chair for acceptance of transfer credit.
Along with proof of the above criteria, prospective candidates are required to submit the following along with their application for Graduate Admissions:
- A personal statement of career and educational objectives, including the rationale for pursuing a graduate degree (maximum two pages). Applicants must explain the circumstances surrounding any ethics reprimand on their certificates and/or a GPA below 2.75.
- Official transcripts from all institutions where a degree was awarded and all institutions where graduate coursework was completed, even if a degree was not awarded, to be forwarded directly from the schools attended to the Thomas University Office of Admissions.
- Three professional or academic references (2 colleagues and 1 administrator/supervisor).
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