MA: Curriculum & Instruction Option

The Curriculum and Instruction Option is a multidisciplinary program that helps educators broaden their knowledge of learning and educational concepts, and advance their ability to develop curriculum and plan instruction for the improvement of learning. The MA in Education is geared for credentialed or licensed K-12 teachers. (MA program is a minimum of 30 units)

The Process of applying to the MA program
Culminating Activities in the MA program

MA Core Requirements (6 units)
EDMA 604	Foundations of Democratic Education
EDMA 610	Introduction to Inquiry in Education
Curriculum & Instruction Course Requirements (9 units)
EDCI 601	Curriculum Development & Instructional Design
EDCI 602	Assessment & Evaluation of Learning
EDCI 611	Analysis of Instruction
Curriculum & Instruction Electives- (9-12 units)
BLMC 518	Language & Communication Skills for English Learners
BLMC 536	Intro to Multicultural Education
BLMC 672	Methods & Strategies for 2nd language Acquisition
EDCI 628	Advanced Classroom Organization & Management
EDCI 656	Rural & Small School Education
EDCI 674	Computer Graphics & Presentation: K-12 Curriculum
EDCI 675	Digital Media and Online Learning
EDAD 609	Leadership for Educational Equity & Access
EDAD 612	School Leadership
EDSL 610	Foreign/Second Language Teaching: Methods
EDSL 637	Curriculum Development Foreign Languages/ESL
EDTE 672	Teaching Reading/Language Arts in Self-Contained Classes
RDGL 557	Literature for a Multicultural World
SPED 580	Intro to Autism
SPED 680	Advanced Methods for Autism Disorder
SPED 691	Collaboration in Education
Culminating Activity (3-6 units)
Thesis/Project
EDMA 611	Research Seminar in Education
EDMA 699	Thesis/Project
Comprehensive Exam
EDMA 696	Synthesizing Experience in Education

This degree can be linked with the CSU, Chico Peace Corps Master's International.