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Personalized Professional Master's Degree
Thematic Course Categories
The following graduate courses may be used to fulfill elective course requirements by students in most programs. The list is divided into categories to help you choose courses to meet your professional goals. If you have questions about the course content, you may refer to the catalog for course descriptions or your Faculty Advisor. Please discuss elective course choices with your Faculty Advisor and get their approval before registering.
Course numbers of 7000+ are doctoral-level.
*Denotes Online Courses.
+Denotes courses offered via Extended Studies.
^Denotes courses with a focus specifically on bilingual and multilingual students, families, and communities.
Families and Communities | |
|---|---|
Prefix | Course Title |
ECED 5060 | Working with Families and Communities |
HDFR 5075 | Family Policy and Law |
HDFR 5010 | Family and Cultural Diversity |
HDFR 5040 | Latino Families in Schools and Communities |
HDFR 5045 | Abuelos (Grandparents) in Latino Families |
HDFR 5080 | Global Family Resource Management |
HDFR 6000 | Family Theories |
HDFR 7260 | Family Diversity and Social Justice (Master’s Students Permitted) |
SPED 5300 | Family, Professional, and Community Collaboration |
Social Emotional Growth | |
|---|---|
Prefix | Course Title |
COUN 5120 | Counseling Grief and Loss |
ECED 5070 | Social Competence and Classroom Support |
LDFS 6140 | Social Contexts of Adolescence |
LDFS 6350 | Theories of Personality Development and Change |
SPED 5151 | Slashing Stigmas: Promoting Positive Behaviors |
SPSY 5100 | Behavior Analysis and Intervention |
Language, Literacy & Culture | |
|---|---|
Prefix | Course Title |
Foundations | |
^CLDE 5010 | Foundations of Language, Literacy and Culture |
^CLDE 5070 | Linguistic Analysis of English |
^CLDE 5140 | Language, Culture and Education Equity |
^CLDE 5160 | History & Law of Bilingual & Immigrant Education |
LCRT 5810* | Oral & Written Language & Literacy (H/O Rotates) |
SCHL 5200* | Promoting Literacy in Schools |
SPED 5780 | Literacy Interventions for Exceptional Learners |
Literacy, Teaching and Learning | |
^CLDE 5030 | Language Development of Multilingual Learners: Advanced |
ECED 5080 | Language and Literacy in Young Children |
LCRT 5020* | Reading Development, Instruction and Assessment (H/O) |
LCRT 5200 | Theory and Methods of English Education |
LCRT 5201* | Adolescent Literature |
LCRT 5710* | Primary Literacy for Diverse Learners, Pre K-Grade 3 (H/O Rotates) |
LCRT 5720* | Writing Development, Instruction and Assessment (H/O Rotates) |
LCRT 5790* | Children's Literature: Grimm through Graphic Novels (H/O Rotates) |
LCRT 5795* | Current Children's Literature (H/O Rotates) |
SPED 5740 | Intersections of Literacy, Culture, & Exceptionality |
Assessment, Curriculum and Pedagogy in Language Education | |
^CLDE 5050 | Assessment & Advocacy for Multilingual Learners |
^CLDE 5820 | Teaching Multilingual Learners, Advanced |
^CLDE 5825 | Methods of Content Teaching for Bilingual Learners |
INTE 5340* | Learning with Digital Stories |
LCRT 5055* | Literacy Assessment & Informed Instruction (H/O Rotates) |
LCRT 5150* | Culturally Relevant & Responsive Pedagogy (H/O Rotates) |
LCRT 5730* | Language and Literacy Across the Curriculum (H/O Rotates) |
SPED 5740 | Intersections of Literacy, Culture, & Exceptionality |
Leadership | |
|---|---|
Prefix | Course Title |
ECED 5040 | Administrative Seminar |
ECED 5091 | Educators as Agents of Social Change Agents |
EDUC 5651 | Foundations of Leadership |
EDUC 5652 | Leadership and Equity for Social Justice |
EDUC 5653 | Leadership Practices for Responsive Change |
EDUC 5655 | Leadership Practices for Transformative School Reform (ES) |
HDFR 5003 | Leadership and Organizations |
HDFR 5004 | Grant Writing and Fundraising |
INTE 6999* | Leadership for Technology Innovation |
INTE 7110* | Mentoring, Coaching and Training |
SPED 5401 | Action Research and Leadership in Special Education |
Learning & Development | |
|---|---|
Prefix | Course Title |
COUN 5130 | College Student Development |
COUN 5400 | Career Development |
ECED 5110 | Development and Education of Infants and Toddlers |
LDFS 6230 | Mind, Brain and Education |
LDFS 6100 | Advanced Child Growth and Development |
LDFS 5110 | Human Learning |
LDFS 5180 | Psychology of Gifted, Talented and Creative Children |
LDFS 5240 | Cognition and Instruction |
LDFS 6140 | Social Contexts of Adolescence |
LDFS 6200 | Human Development Over the Life Span |
LDFS 6350 | Theories of Personality Development and Change |
LDFS 6600 | Motivation in Contexts |
LDFS 5200 | Social Psychology of Learning |
INTE 5320* | Games and Learning |
INTE 5340* | Learning with Digital Stories |
MTED 5030 | Theories of Mathematical Learning |
MTED 5060 | Developmental Pathways in Students' Mathematical Thinking |
SPED 5151 | Slashing Stigmas: Promoting Positive Behaviors |
SPSY 5100 | Behavior Analysis and Intervention |
Pedagogy, Instruction & Assessment | |
|---|---|
Prefix | Course Title |
Pedagogy and Assessment | |
CLDE 5050 | Assessment and Advocacy for Multilingual Learners |
CLDE 5820 | Teaching Multilingual Learners, Advanced |
CLDE 5825 | Content Teaching for Bilingual Learners |
LCRT 5055* | Literacy Assessment and Informed Instruction (H/O Rotates) |
LCRT 5720* | Writing Development, Instruction and Assessment (H/O Rotates) |
RSEM 5050 | Classroom Assessment |
SCED 5340 | Equity and Culture in Science Education |
SPED 5140 | Assessment: Inquiry, Instruction, & Intervention |
Disciplinary Pedagogy and Assessment | |
ECED 5010 | Curriculum in Early Childhood Education |
ECED 5200 | Screening and Assessment of Young Children |
ECED 6010 | Literacy and Mathematics K-2 |
LCRT 5730* | Language and Literacy Across the Curriculum (H/O Rotates) |
MTED 5040 | Math Teaching: Theory and Practice |
MTED 5050 | Math Ed Critique Research |
MTED 5301* | Assessment and Equity in Mathematical Education |
MTED 5621* | Numerical Quantities and Operations Underlying K-12 Common Core Standards |
MTED 5622* | Algebraic Reasoning Underlying K-12 Common Core Standards |
MTED 5623* | Geometrical Reasoning Underlying K-12 Common Core Standards |
SCED 5350* | Issues and Trends in Science Education |
SCED 5400* | Theory and Pedagogy of Science Learning |
SCED 5401 | Inquiry Science Pedagogy and Practices |
SCED 5500 | The Nature of Science |
SCED 6110 | Science and Math Curriculum Studies |
SPED 5010 | Intentional Interventions for Exceptional Learners |
SPED 5500 | Transition and Secondary Methods in Special Education |
Pedagogies Using Technologies | |
INTE 5200* | Crafting eLearning Experience |
INTE 5340* | Learning with Digital Stories |
INTE 5665* | Social Media & Digital Cultures |
SPED 5000 | Universal Design for Learning |
Teaching and Learning | |
|---|---|
Prefix | Course Title |
Digital Media & Learning | |
INTE 5200* | Crafting eLearning Experience |
INTE 5250* | Teaching Strategies for Online and Blended Learning |
INTE 5320* | Games and Learning |
INTE 5340* | Learning with Digital Stories |
INTE 5665* | Social Media & Digital Cultures |
Media Literacy & the School Library | |
INTE 5300* | Media Literacy |
SCHL 5030* | Information Literacy |
SCHL 5100* | School Libraries and the Digital Age |
SCHL 5160* | Managing School Libraries |
SCHL 5200* | Promoting Literature in Schools |
E-Learning Development | |
INTE 5660* | Developing Self-Paced Online Courseware |
INTE 5670* | Planning and Facilitating Live Events |
INTE 5680* | Producing Media for Learning |
Diversity & Inclusion | |
|---|---|
Prefix | Course Title |
CLDE 5050 | Assessment & Advocacy for Diverse Learners |
COUN 5500 | Diversity in Higher education |
ECED 6100 | Medical and Physiological Aspects of Development |
ECED 6200 | Early Intervention Strategies |
LDFS 5180 | Psychology of Gifted, Talented and Creative Children |
LCRT 5150 | Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy |
SCED 5340 | Equity & Culture Science Education |
SPED 5000 | Universal Design for Learning (UDL) |
SPED 5010 | Intentional Interventions for Exceptional Learners |
SPED 5030 | Frameworks for Understanding (dis)Ability in Contemporary Classrooms |
SPED 5151 | Slashing Stigmas: Promoting Positive Behaviors |
SPED 5401 | Action Research and Leadership in Special Education |
SPED 5500 | Transition and Secondary Methods in Special Education |
Higher Education Student Affairs | |
|---|---|
Prefix | Course Title |
COUN 5050 | Foundations of Student Affairs |
COUN 5500 | Diversity in Higher Education |
COUN 5130 | College Student Development |
COUN 5070 | Law and Ethics in Higher Ed and Student Affairs |
SPED 5300 | Family, Professional, and Community Collaboration |