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Apr 20, 2024
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2018-2019 SUNY Potsdam Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Curriculum and Instruction, M.S.Ed.
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The Master of Science in Education in Curriculum and Instruction has been designed to meet the needs of two distinct groups of candidates:
- Students with initial New York certification who seek to complete the academic requirements for Professional certification. Each candidate will develop an individualized program of study in collaboration with the candidate’s adviser. This program of study will be designed to be functionally relevant to the candidate’s initial certification area in one of the following disciplines:
- Business/Marketing
- Early Childhood/Childhood Education (B-6)
- Dance
- English 7-12
- French 7-12
- Health Education
- Mathematics 7-12
- Music
- Social Studies 7-12
- Spanish 7-12
- Theatre
- Visual Arts
Candidates holding initial New York certification in areas other than those listed above must consult with the program coordinator prior to enrollment to discuss the feasibility of completing this program.
- Candidates not seeking Professional teaching certification, but wish to prepare themselves for a variety of careers by understanding educational pedagogy and its application in multiple contexts, may pursue an identified concentration or take a handcrafted set of electives, under advisement, based upon student’s interests.
Requirements for Admission
General Graduate Admission Requirements Additional Admission Requirements and Information
- Verification of a current teaching certificate (Certification track).
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 (A=4.0) in the most recent 60 semester hours of undergraduate study is required for both program pathways.
- Submission of three professional letters of recommendation with cover sheets from persons who can provide information about the academic and teaching potential of the applicant (e.g., former or current professors, school administrator, or other professional references).
A student who does not satisfy one or more of the above may, in some cases, be conditionally admitted.
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Professional Certification
Track for candidates holding Initial certification in an eligible discipline and are seeking Professional certification
The 33 credit hours are divided as follows:
Core Requirements: 15 Credits
Content or Content-Linking Courses: 6 Credits
In addition to the core requirement courses identified above, candidates must complete 6 additional credits of content or content-linking courses, selected in consultation with the adviser and in relation to the candidate’s initial certification area. Content courses are graduate courses offered by academic departments; content-linking courses are graduate courses developed jointly by faculty in the content areas and education and which include content linked to pedagogy.
Candidates holding early childhood or childhood certification should include study in the range of the core academic disciplines found in elementary school curriculum. All other candidates must work closely with their adviser to select content or content-linking courses that are relevant to their initial certification.
Current courses identified as content-linking include the following; candidates should consult with advisers on any other courses that may have become identified as content-linking courses:
Graduate Education Electives: 12 Credits
(Four graduate electives that lend to an identified concentration, or a handcrafted selection of electives based upon a student’s interests.)
General Education Track (Non-Certification)
For students seeking a masters degree in an educational context, but not pursuing teaching certification.
Core Requirements: 12 Credits
Content or Content-Linking Courses: 6 Credits
In addition to the core requirement courses identified above, candidates must complete 6 additional credits of content or content-linking courses, selected in consultation with the adviser. Content courses are graduate courses offered by academic departments, content-linking courses are graduate courses developed jointly by faculty in the content areas and education faculty and which include content linked to pedagogy.
All candidates must work closely with their adviser to select content or content-linking courses.
Graduate Education Electives: 15 Credits
(Five graduate electives that lead to an identified concentration, or a handcrafted selection of electives based upon a student’s interests.)
Concentrations
Candidates not seeking New York State teaching certification, but are interested in applying educational pedagogy in a variety of classroom/non-classroom contexts, may pursue electives in a particular focal area, or take a handcrafted set of electives based upon student’s interests and career goals.
This opportunity is also available for international students who wish to improve their English Language Skills as well as gain a greater understanding of U.S. instructional approaches, but are not seeking professional certification.
Each student will meet with and design a program that includes educational pedagogy cornerstones such as philosophical foundations, research, curriculum & evaluation, technology in education, and more. Further, a culminating research project is designed to assist the student with synthesizing the fundamental concepts of education into a skillset that can be utilized immediately in the workplace. Review the option “B” advising form here to understand the course layout and options.
This program offers a series of focus areas that are designed to provide a student with additional depth in particular areas related to education, introduce interdisciplinary learning by combining educational pedagogy with practice based curriculum such as leadership or human resources, wilderness education and technology.
- Early Childhood Education (May also satisfy requirements to extend certification by adding B-2)
- Intercultural Educator
- Language Acquisition
- Leadership in Education
- Human Resource Educator
- Technology Educator
Total Credit Hours Required: 33
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