Graduate students in the reading/literacy master's program focus on literacy development, foundations of reading, instructional methods, reading research and best practices in the area of reading.
Program Highlights
- Exceptional quality at a reasonable cost
- Online degree option available
- Curriculum based on Standards for Reading Professionals, International Reading Association
Career Pathways
- Reading intervention teacher
- Reading coach
- Reading coordinator/literacy facilitator
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Degree Requirements
You may select either a thesis or a non-thesis option. The thesis program consists of 9 hours of Curriculum and Instruction Core Requirements, 21 hours of required emphasis coursework and 6 hours of Master's Thesis. If you select the thesis option, you must complete a thesis (topic to be approved by the graduate advisory committee) and successfully pass an oral defense of the thesis. The non-thesis program consists of 9 hours of Curriculum and Instruction Core Requirements, 21 hours of required emphasis coursework, 6 hours of electives and comprehensive exams.
Thesis option: 9 hours of Curriculum and Instruction Core Requirements, 21 hours of required emphasis coursework and 6 hours of Master's Thesis.
Non-thesis option: 9 hours of Curriculum and Instruction Core Requirements, 21 hours of required emphasis coursework, 6 hours of electives and comprehensive exams.
Note: Degree information shown on this page is based on the 2020-22 Graduate Catalog.
Reading/Literacy
Core Requirements (9 hours)
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| CI 521 Professional Research | 3 |
| CI 591 Seminar in Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment | 3 |
| CI 531 Critical Pedagogy and Educational Reform | 3 |
Required Emphasis Courses (21 hours)
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| RED 510 Literacy Assessment and Evaluation | 3 |
| RED 517 Advanced Reading Theory/Philosophical/Historical Foundations of Reading | 3 |
| RED 518 Content Area Literacy | 3 |
| RED 528 Supporting Writing in the Classroom | 3 |
| RED/BLED 538 Language Arts and the Teacher of English as a Second Language | 3 |
| RED 526 Adolescent Literacy OR RED 570 Emergent Literacy |
3 |
| RED/ELED 581 Advanced Studies and Instructional Application in Language Arts OR RED 542 Integrated Technology and Literacy Through Project Based Learning |
3 |
Required Elective Courses (6 hours)
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| Candidate must complete 6 hours from the list below. | |
| RED 512 Critical Literacy | 3 |
| RED 520 Literacy through Multimodalities | 3 |
| RED 524 Children's and Adolescent Literature in the Classroom | 3 |
| RED 590 Graduate Project | 1-6 |
| Candidates pursuing National Board Certification may use the following courses as electives: | |
| RED 585 Assessment of Educators as Teachers and Leaders I | 3 |
| RED 586 Assessment of Educators as Teachers and Leaders II | 3 |
Graduate Coordinator
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