Elementary Social Studies Education (K-8)

Master of Science (M.S.) in Curriculum and Instruction (42 semester hours)

Emphasis Concentration in Elementary Social Studies Education (K-8)

I. Core (9 semester hours)

Research (6 semester hours)

Required

• EPY 702 Research Methods (prerequisite to EPY 718 or EPY 721)

Select one

• EPY 718 Qualitative Research Methodologies
• EPY 721 Descriptive & Inferential Statistics: An Introduction

Foundations (select one: 3 semester hours)

• CIG 603 Urban Education (formerly CIG 703)
• CIG 660 Multicultural Education (formerly CIG 750)
• EPY 707 Adolescent Development
• EPY 711 Human Growth and Development
• EPY 712 Foundations of Learning and Cognition

II. Concentration: Elementary Social Studies Education (24 semester hours)

Required (9 semester hours)

• CIE 640 Topics Elementary School Social Studies (formerly CIE 740)
• CIE 645 Instruction Elementary School Social Studies Education (formerly CIE 745)
• CIE 649 Curriculum Development Elementary Social Studies Education (formerly CIE 749)

Select one (3 semester hours) – assignments to incorporate social studies content

• CIT 609 Internet for Educators (formerly CIT 709)
• CIT 620 Integrating Technology Teaching and Learning (formerly CIT 720)

Social Science Content (12 semester hours)

• Select four 600 or 700-level social science courses from History, Sociology or Political Science

III. Culminating Experience (9 semester hours)

• CIG 649 Social Studies Education Seminar (formerly CIG 717; 3 semester hours - to be taken prior to CIG 719)
• CIG 699 Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (formerly CIG 719; 6 semester hours total)