Master of Education Elementary Gifted Specialization
Required Courses: 9 Credit Hours
•EDE 6933 - Introductory Seminar in Elementary Education 1 Credit Hours *
•EDE 6935 - Capstone Seminar in Elementary Education 2 Credit Hours *
•EDF 6233 - Introduction to Action Research and Analysis of Classroom Practice 3 Credit Hours
•EME 6405 - Adapting and Integrating Innovative Technologies in Education 3 Credit Hours
Gifted Education Specialization
•EGI 6051 - Understanding the Gifted/Talented Student 3 Credit Hours
•EGI 6245 - Curriculum and Instruction for Teaching Advanced, Gifted, and Talented Learners 3 Credit Hours
•EGI 6246 - Education of Special Populations of Gifted Students 3 Credit Hours
•EGI 6305 - Theory and Development of Creativity 3 Credit Hours
•EGI 6417 - Guidance and Counseling Strategies for Teachers of Gifted and Talented Individuals 3 Credit Hours
Master of Education Early Childhood Gifted Specialization
Required Courses: 24 Credit Hours
Core: 6 Credit Hours
•EDF 6481 - Fundamentals of Graduate Research in Education 3 Credit Hours
•EDF 6401 - Statistics for Educational Data 3 Credit Hours
Specialization: 18 Credit Hours
•EEC 5205 - Programs and Trends in Early Childhood Education 3 Credit Hours
•EEC 6269 - Play Development, Intervention, and Assessment 3 Credit Hours
•EEC 6405 - Home-School-Community Interaction in Early Childhood Education 3 Credit Hours
•EEC 6406 - Guiding and Facilitating Social Competence 3 Credit Hours
•EEC 6606 - Global Issues in Early Childhood 3 Credit Hours
•EEX 6222 - Observation and Assessment of Young Children 3 Credit Hours
Elective Courses: 6 Credit Hours – choose 2.
•EGI 6051 - Understanding the Gifted/Talented Student 3 Credit Hours
•EGI 6245 - Curriculum and Instruction for Teaching Advanced, Gifted, and Talented Learners 3 Credit Hours
•EGI 6246 - Education of Special Populations of Gifted Students 3 Credit Hours
•EGI 6305 - Theory and Development of Creativity 3 Credit Hours
•(or all 5 for Gifted Certificate)