Academic Areas & Divisions

Curriculum & Instruction

Master of Education: Teaching and Curriculum

. The goals of the Teaching and Curriculum study option are to provide candidates with the opportunity to strengthen their understanding and skills in teaching and leading, across curriculum or in specified content areas, in formal or informal learning settings.

Course of Study

The M.Ed. in C&I requires 45 credits:

9 credits in Foundations of Education
18 credits in Teaching & Curriculum Studies
9 credits in a supporting Area of Study, and
9 credits in Culminating Experience

All course choices are to be selected in collaboration with the advisor. Advisors have the discretion to recommend or require certain courses depending on the student’s prior background and plans.

Students should carefully review the Core Requirements for the M.Ed. and requirements of the Graduate School for details about all four components of the M.Ed. course of study.

Coursework in Teaching & Curriculum Studies (18 credits minimum)

Students will combine broad curriculum and teaching courses, with specialized methods courses (from within the College of Education offerings), and disciplinary content courses from outside the College of Education according to their needs and interests. All students are strongly encouraged to take EDC&I 559 (Principles & Procedures of Curriculum Development), and EDC&I 556 or 558 (Elementary or Secondary Curriculum). They are also encouraged to take EDC&I 595 (Analysis of Teaching) or EDC&I 596 (Strategies of Instruction).

Students are encouraged to take course work outside Education in order to enhance their content area expertise, curricular foundations, or understanding of learner’s needs, or content variables influencing teaching and curriculum.

IslandWood Option

The first year of this program can be completed through University of Washington’s partnership with IslandWood, Learning at Islandwood an outdoor learning center. The Graduate Residency in Education, Environment and Community at IslandWood focuses on the integration of educational theory from environmental, experiential and multicutural education with practice teaching 4th, 5th and 6th graders in our School Overnight Program. Graduate students live on IslandWood’s award winning sustainable 255 acre campus which includes a marsh, bog, pond, ravine, and forests with a nearby estuary.

Website: www.islandwood.org/eec
Email: eec@islandwood.org

Coursework in Supporting Area (9 credits minimum)

Students select a supporting area of study. This can be chosen from one of the specializations offered in C&I, or it can be a thematic description negotiated between the student and the advisor. The courses taken in the supporting area should all relate to this theme. See the Core Requirements for more detail on this.

Students in the Science Study Option who wish to pursue an emphasis in Learning Sciences (formerly Cognitive Studies) will fulfill their Foundations of Education requirement for the master's degree with a series of courses on learning and development, including: EDPSY 501 (3 credits, Fall), a Learning Sciences reading seminar (2 Credits, Fall), one other seminar in learning (3 credits, Winter), and a first-year research project. Particular course selections will be determined through consultation with their advisor. The student's culminating experience can be an extension of their first year empirical project for Learning Sciences.

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New Degree Concentration: Master of Education in Instructional Leadership

MIL If you are an experienced teacher taking on a leadership role in your school or district, the Master of Education in Instructional Leadership may be for you. The MIL is offered jointly by the areas of Curriculum & Instruction and Educational Leadership & Policy Studies. The MIL degree concentration expands leadership knowledge and skills for experienced teachers, instructional coaches, mentor teachers, cooperating teachers and professional development leaders. Details»