Courses and Electives
Required courses for the M.S.Ed. provide students with a background in language structure and use, second language acquisition, second language teaching methods, curriculum development and assessment, and multicultural education. These 7 courses (21 credits) include:
Subject Code | Title | Credits | Offered |
GESL 508 | Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners | 3 | Fall |
GESL 510 | Theories and Practice of Second Language | 3 | Fall |
GESL 512 | ESL Curriculum and Assessment | 3 | Spring |
GESL 515 | Sociolinguistics and the ESL Classroom | 3 | Spring |
GESL 518 | Integrated Literacy in the Content Areas | 3 | Summer |
GESL 520 | Advanced English Grammar and Applied | 3 | Fall |
GESL 521 | TESOL Methods | 3 | Spring |
Electives in the program include 3 courses (9 credits) that are selected based on individual student interests and may include work in instructional technology, reading and language arts, special education, or research methods. |
Subject Code | Title | Credits | Offered |
GILT 511 | Technology and Education | 3 | Fall, Spring & Summer |
GILT 512 | Instructional Design | 3 | Fall |
GILT 513 | Instructional Application of Technology | 3 | Spring |
GRLA 524 | Psychology of Reading | 3 | Summer |
GRLA 525 | The Teaching of Writing | 3 | Fall |
GRLA 529 | Reading in the Secondary Schools | 3 | Spring |
GRLA 625 | Reading Disabilities | 3 | Fall & Spring |
GSCE 540 | Adolescent Literature | 3 | Spring |
GESL 690 | M.S. Ed. Practicum Experience | 3 | Fall & Spring |
Course Descriptions |