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Degree requirements:
The master’s degree in education is a 32-33 hour graduate program dedicated to provide classroom teachers at all levels and subject matter areas with the tools to improve student writing skills.
General requirements:
Core:
- EDU 541 Frameworks for Learning (3 hours)
- EDU 542 The Teacher as Leader (3 hours)
- EDU 585 Research Methods in Education (3 hours)
- EDU 544 Action Research (2 hours)
Concentration:
- EDU 554 The Teaching of Writing I: Theory (3 hours*)
- EDU 555 The Teaching of Writing II: Application (3 hours*)
- EDU 556 Writing Assessment and Instruction (3 hours)
- EDU 557 Teaching Grammar Within the Writing Process (3 hours)
- EDU 550 Reading and Writing across the Curriculum (3 hours)
- EDU 551 Literature-based Reading for Diverse Learners (3 hours)
- Electives 3-4 hours
- Total: 32-33 hours
*In lieu of these courses, Fontbonne University will accept up to six hours of credit granted by other universities for intensive writing institutes/workshops or may grant credit, at a reduced rate of tuition, for such workshops upon appropriate validation of participation and application.
Elective courses:
Students may choose any of the courses listed below to meet the elective requirements for the degree:
- EDU 549—Foundations of Reading Instruction (3 hrs.)
- EDU 553—Assessment and Teaching of Students with Reading Difficulties (3 hrs.)
- EDU 591—Educational and Psychological Assessment (3 hrs.)
- EDU 500—Classroom/Behavior Management (3 hrs.)
- EDU 595—Counseling Techniques (3 hrs.)
- EDU 558—Teaching of Writing: Practicum I (2 hrs.)
- EDU 559—Teaching of Writing: Practicum II (2 hrs.)
Schedules for required graduate program courses are listed in the Fontbonne University catalog online.