Curriculum and Instruction Degrees
Completing a degree program in curriculum and instruction will prepare you for a position as a master teacher in a particular subject area. This program is not one that will give you the credentials to become a teacher; you would need to complete a Bachelor’s degree in education to get qualified for that type of job. Some people who study curriculum and instruction become curriculum directors or do so to prepare for a Doctoral program.
Concentrations within a curriculum and instruction degree program include:
• Art Education
• Community and Learning
• Culture and Teaching
• Early Childhood Education
• Elementary Education
• English Education
• Environmental Education
• Family Education
• Family, Youth, and Community
• Interdisciplinary Focus
• Learning Technologies
• Literacy Education
• Math Education
• Science Education
• Second Languages and Cultures (ESL, foreign language education and immersion education)
• Social Studies Education
• Youth Development Leadership (YDL)
Examples of courses you would take with a Curriculum & Instruction degree program include:
• Assessment of Literacy Learning
• Child Growth and Development
• Classical Functions of the Junior High School/Middle School
• Elementary Education: Practices and Issues
• Evaluating Student Performance
• Instructional Media and Technology
• Issues in Secondary Education
• Learning in Educational Settings
• Literacy I: Reading and Language Arts in the Elementary School
• Student Diversity and Educational Practices
• Urban Education
