Rev. 8‐4‐2021 

 Teacher Education Division COE 1401 • (310) 243-3496

MA in Education: Curriculum & Instruction – Program Plan

Program Requirements (31 units) Units Progression /Course Description Units Grade Semester

A. Course Requirements – Phase I 9 units CUR 595

GED 500 Special Topics: Research Methods for Teacher Scholar Research Methods in Education

3

TED 505 Educational Psychology 3 Elective * 3

Phase II 12 units 13 units) (for Thesis)

TED 506 Multicultural & Social Foundations of Education 3 CUR 510** Process of Curriculum Development (prerequisite - TED 505) 3 TED 599 Thesis – must apply in Phase II (Must meet with Program

Coordinator prior to selecting this option.) 1

Elective * 3 Elective * 3

Phase III 9 units 10 units (for Comps)

CUR 515 or 516 Seminar in Curriculum Development 3 CUR 519 Advanced Study in Curriculum and Research Practices

(prerequisite - CUR 510) 3

TED 560

MA Education: Capstone (Comprehensive Exam students) 1

Elective * 3 Notes * Electives: Only 9 out of 12 units can be from 400 level courses. All electives must be pre-approved by an Advisor or Program Coordinator. Courses selected for electives cannot be taken more than 7 years prior to graduation date.

New elective topics when offered (listed as special topics CUR 595 until published): CUR 595 – Critical Race Praxis in Education 3 units CUR 595 – Ethnic Studies & Education 3 units CUR 595 – Trauma/Healing Informed Pedagogies 3 units

** CUR 510: Course of Study/Advancement/Candidacy form to be completed and turned into professor of record.

• 21 units must be completed in residence for the MA in Education.

• Continuous enrollment is mandatory until the completion of the program. If you are not enrolled in any courses, you will need to enroll in TED 600 and for each semester not enrolled thereafter. If you are not enrolled and do not enroll in TED 600, you will be dropped from the program and university.

• File for Graduation (even if you do not walk). See catalog for application deadlines. (https://www.csudh.edu/records-registration/graduation/graduation-application/)

Please refer to the Graduate Handbook for further information http://www.csudh.edu/gsr/graduate-studies/.

Thesis – Please refer to https://www.csudh.edu/gsr/graduate-studies/thesis/ for forms, policies and procedures. You must have prior approval by the Program Coordinator prior to submitting documents.   

Student ID: __________________________________________ Date: __________________________________________

Name: _______________________________________________ Signature: _____________________________________ Approval:

Advisor/Program Coordinator Signature: ________________________________________ Date: ____________________