The Curriculum Studies program is designed to enhance professional practice in teaching, curriculum development, or the administration of a department or educational program. It aims to equip leaders in a variety of educational settings with the skills necessary to develop, justify, evaluate, and modify curricula so that the needs of students, especially those in urban environments, will be better served. 
 
The program includes a set of carefully chosen electives to support a student’s career goals. These courses may be individually selected in consultation with an advisor or an approved sequence which has been designed to meet identified needs. Approved career emphasis sequences are available in bilingual education, early childhood education, ESL, multicultural education, reading, and supervision. Other sequences are being designed to meet emerging needs. See a faculty advisor for additional information.

Degree Programs
·          Master of Arts or Master of Education: Curriculum Studies
 
Campus Location
·          Lincoln Park

Admission Requirements
·          A completed School of Education graduate application
·          A bachelor’s degree conferred by an accredited, recognized institution
·          A previous grade point average of 2.75 or above on a 4.0 scale
·          Two years of successful teaching, pupil personnel work, or other appropriate work experience
·          Two letters of recommendation from professors or supervisors
·          One official transcript from all colleges and/or universities attended
·          Resume
·          Personal statement (see application for details)
·          Evidence of adequate background for the program

Degree Requirements
Courses (52 quarter hours)
Three Social and Cultural Studies courses (12 hours)
SCG 410          Introduction to Research: Purposes, Issues and Methodologies
Choose one of the following:
SCG 401          Advanced Developmental Psychology
SCG 402          Psychology of Learning
SCG 403          Human Development and Learning, Elementary
SCG 406          Human Development and Learning, Secondary
SCG 439          Philosophy and Psychology of Middle Level Education
Choose one of the following:
SCG 408          Education and the Social Order
SCG 409          Sociology of Education
SCG 411          Philosophy of Education
Three Curriculum Design and Evaluation courses chosen from the following (12 hours):
CS 485             Curriculum/Program Evaluation
CS 487             Introduction to Curriculum Deliberation
CS 488             Designing and Interpreting Curriculum
CS 591             Curriculum Theorizing: Multiple Lenses
One course in Supervision or Human Relations from the following (four quarter hours):
A&S 498          Principles and Practices of Supervision
A&S 590          Organizational Development

Five career emphasis courses (20 hours):
These courses should be a set of carefully chosen electives to support the student’s career goals. A student may elect to take a sequence of courses approved for Curriculum Studies students or plan an individual sequence in consultation with his or her advisor. A student pursuing an individually designed career emphasis sequence must write a rationale for the sequence which, when approved, will be placed in his/her file.
 
One Research course selected from the following (4 hours):
CS 580             Research Seminar in Curriculum Studies (for M.Ed.)
CS 582             Practicum in Curriculum Studies (for M.Ed.)
CS 589             Thesis Research in Curriculum Studies (for M.A.)
 
Thesis/Oral Examination or Papers
Master of Arts.  The master’s thesis is written in conjunction with CS 589 (above) to fulfill the requirements of this course. Oral examination on thesis required.
 
Master of Education: Capstone project in conjunction with faculty advisement
CS 608             Capstone in Curriculum Studies (non-credit)

Grade Requirements
·          To receive graduate credit for an upper-level undergraduate course a grade of B- or better must be attained. A grade of C-, D+, or D is unacceptable for graduate credit in this program, and if earned in a required course, must be repeated or substituted as directed by the department or program. Such grades remain on the academic record and are calculated into the cumulative GPA.