The Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Bilingual Education or English as a Second Language teaching allows practicing educators to specialize in Bilingual Education or prepare for the ESL supplement. This degree is 36 credits.
Students will gain the professional development needed to understand learner characteristics, identify materials that enhance inquiry and critical thinking, incorporate the latest technologies in teaching and learning, and design assessments using the instructional design process. The specific Student Learning Outcomes of the M.Ed. program for candidates are:
- Understand the nature of classroom inquiry, develop inquiry skills, and use inquiry processes in teaching and learning in the math and science content area subjects.
- Access scholarly databases and gain pedagogical content knowledge through reading and reviewing researched publications.
- Deepen pedagogical content knowledge of math and science through inquiry-based processes.
- Construct understanding of K-12 student learning and effective instructional practices to engage K-12 students in active learning.
- Address Texas state standards when selecting and developing high-quality teaching and learning experiences for K-12 students.
- Use technology in in elementary, middle, and secondary classrooms.
- Design and implement classroom research projects to address problem areas in teaching and student learning of math and science.
Program Coordinator: Dr. Micheal Kessner-McShane, Dal 1, Room 257, Email: Micheal.kessner-mcshane@untdallas.edu
Admission Standards
Applicants must have at least 3.0 GPA on the last 60 undergraduate semester hours of work prior to receiving the bachelor’s degree, or a 2.8 GPA on all undergraduate work, to be considered for unconditional admission to graduate studies at UNT Dallas. Applicants who have already completed a master’s degree must have at least a 3.4 GPA on the master’s degree.
(Conditional admission may be granted to students who do not meet the above criteria; however, no student with an undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or lower will be admitted.)
Admission Procedures
Submit the following requirements for UNT Dallas Graduate Admissions:
Submit the following requirements for program admission:
- Admission essays
- Two letters of reference
- An interview may be required. If so, the applicant will be notified.
Degree Requirements
To complete the master’s degree, candidates would have to complete the following courses.
Core, 15 hours
All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted.
English as a Second Language Concentration, 15 hours
All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted.
Research, 6 hours
All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted.