Early Childhood Education (offered when enrollment numbers allow: minimum of 10 students required)
Foundational Courses (6 hours)
EDUC 501 Nature of Learning: Philosophical and Psychological Foundations of Education OR
EDUC 503 The School and Society
EDUC 504 Educational Research Methodology
Pedagogical Content Courses (15-18 hours)
ECED 541 Child Development and Assessment in Early Education
ECED 542 Advanced Curriculum Development in Early Education
ECED 543 Policy Issues and Programs in Early Education
ECED 544 Family Relations in Early Education
ECED 545 Action Research Seminar in Early Education (required for candidates pursuing a research project or thesis
ECED 546 Language and Literacy across the Early Childhood Curriculum
Electives (3-6 hours)
In consultation with advisor
Internship (6 hours)
ECED 547 Leadership/Inquiry Internship in Early Education
Culminating Experience
Comprehensive examination OR
Videotaped presentation of a research project and project paper OR
Thesis
Literacy B-12
It is recommended that candidates take CURR 510 and EDUC 504 early in their programs. CURR 510 and 511 are prerequisites for CURR 512. EDUC 504 must be taken before CURR 535, which is a capstone course. Please note that candidates in this program are required to take the Literacy Content Specialty Test (CST). For information about this test, go to http://www.nystce.nesinc.com.
Core of Common Literacy Courses (24 hours)
CURR 510 Foundations of Literacy Education
CURR 511 Methods and Materials
CURR 512 Diagnosis and Assessment in Reading and Literacy
CURR 513 Practicum: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Readers:B-6
CURR 513 Practicum: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Readers:5-12
CURR 535 Action Research in Reading and Literacy
EDUC 504 Educational Inquiry, Evaluation, and Statistics
Choice of:
CURR 520 Teaching Reading for Secondary, College and Adult Students
OR
CURR 440 Reading in the Content Areas
Electives (9 hours)
Suggested:
CURR 520 Teaching Reading for Secondary, College and Adult Students
CURR 440 Reading in the Content Areas
CURR 530 Language Arts
CURR 436 Teaching Young Adult Literature in the 7-12 Curriculum
CURR 438 Teaching Children's Literature
CURR 540 The Writing Process Pre-K - 8
1 elective under advisement
Childhood Multicultural Education
Core (18 hours)
EDUC 501 Philosophical and Psychological Assumptions about the Nature of Learning
EDUC 503 The School and Society
EDUC 479 Creating a Multicultural Classroom
EDUC 504 Educational Research Methodology (or approved research course in Anthropology or Sociology)
CURR 532 Mathematics, Science and Technology Methods in the Elementary Classroom
CURR 533 Mathematics, Science and Technology Methods in the Elementary Classroom
Pedagogical Content Courses (6 hours)
(choose one from Language Arts and one from Social Studies)
CURR 530 Language Arts Methods for the Elementary School
CURR 531 Multicultural Social Studies Methods for the Elementary School
EDUC 560 Theory and Practice of Multicultural Education: Language Arts subtitle
EDUC 560 Theory and Practice of Multicultural Education: Social Studies subtitle
Electives (6 hours)
EDUC 488 Philosophy of Multicultural Education
CURR 530 Language Arts Methods in the Elementary School (if not already taken)
CURR 531 Multicultural Social Studies Methods in the Elementary School (if not already taken)
EDUC 560 series with different subtitles others chosen under advisement
Culminating Experience
EDUC 699 Independent Study (1-3 credits)
EDUC 620 Master's Thesis or Project Research (3 credits)
Adolescence Education
English
EDUC 501 The Nature of Learning: Philosophical and Psychological Foundations of Learning*
EDUC 503 The School and Society*
EDUC 504 Educational Research Methodology*
EDUC 436 Teaching Young Adult Literature*
EDUC 525 Studies in Education*
CURR 535 Action Research in Reading & Literacy*
ENGL 401 Creative Writing+
ENGL 406 Writing for Teachers+
ENGL 444 Masters Studies in British Literature+
ENGL 445 Masters Studies in American Literature+
ENGL 460 English Language+
ENGL 499 Directed Study+
* Required course
+Designated pedagogy-linked course
French
EDUC 501 The Nature of Learning: Philosophical and Psychological Foundations of Learning*
EDUC 503 The School and Society*
FREN 413 Contemporary French Society+
FREN 416 Grammar and Syntax+
FREN 417 French Phonology+
FREN 418 Advanced Grammar and Composition+
FREN 419 History of the Language
FREN 423 Linguistics
FREN 425 French Civilization+
FREN 426The French Speaking World Outside Europe+
FREN 450 Early French Literature
FREN 455 Classical Period and Enlightenment
FREN 465 Selected Topics in French Literature
FREN 460 From Romanticism to Le Nouveau Roman
* Required course
+Designated pedagogy-linked course
Math
EDUC 501 The Nature of Learning: Philosophical and Psychological Foundations of Learning*
EDUC 503 The School and Society*
EDUC 504 Educational Research Methodology*
INTD 510 Seminar on Secondary School Mathematics and Pedagogy*
MATH 421 Foundations of the Calculus+
MATH 432 Classical Algebra+
MATH 433 Applied Linear Algebra+
MATH 435 Transformational Geometry+
MATH 436 Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry+
MATH 437 Applied Combinatorics+
MATH 460 Statistical Methods+
MATH 470 History and Fundamental Concepts of Math+
MATH 475 Applied and Computational Mathematics+
MATH 499 Directed Study+
* Required course
+Designated pedagogy-linked course
Social Studies
EDUC 501 The Nature of Learning: Philosophical and Psychological Foundations of Learning*
EDUC 503 The School and Society*
EDUC 504 Educational Research Methodology*
EDUC 440 Reading in the Content Areas*
INTD 597 Interdepartmental Seminar in the Social Studies*
INTD 690 Seminar in Secondary Education*
ANTH 415 Iroquois Field School+
ECON 499 Directed Study+
GEOG 499 Directed Study+
HIST 499 Directed Study+
PLSC 499 Directed Study+
SOCL 499 Directed Study+
* Required course
+Designated pedagogy-linked course
Spanish
EDUC 501 The Nature of Learning: Philosophical and Psychological Foundations of Learning*
EDUC 503 The School and Society*
SPAN 413 Contemporary Spanish Civilization+
SPAN 414 Contemporary Spanish-American Civilization
SPAN 416 Grammar and Syntax+
SPAN 417 Phonology
SPAN 418 Advanced Grammar and Composition+
SPAN 419 History of the Language
SPAN 423 Linguistics
SPAN 425 Spanish Civilization+
SPAN 426 Spanish-American Civilizations+
SPAN 450 Early Spanish Literature
SPAN 452 Golden Age Spanish Literature
SPAN 453 Colonial Latin-American Literature
SPAN 462 Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature
SPAN 463 Nineteenth-Century Latin-American Literature
SPAN 472 Spanish Literature of the Twentieth Century
SPAN 473 Twentieth-Century Latin-American Literature
SPAN 482 Selected Topics in Hispanic Literature
* Required course
+Designated pedagogy-linked course