M.A. in Education

General Education Required
Select four of the following:12
Foundations of Educational Practice
Human Development and Learning
Curriculum Theory and Practice
Applied Educational Research
Secondary Content Area Reading
Organizational Theory and Administration
Private and Public School Law
Instructional Supervision and Evaluation
Internship in Education 1
Student Teaching/Teaching Internship
Select one of the following: 16
Student Teaching in Elementary School
Student Teaching in the Secondary School
Teaching Internship I
and Teaching Internship II
Concentration
Select one of the following concentrations outlined below:18
Computer Science
English Literature and Language
International Relations
Political Science
Total Semester Hours36

Concentration: Computer Science

Concentration Computer Science
CS 6310Systems Analysis and Design3
CS 6320Files and Database3
CS 6330Advanced Computer Networks3
CS 6340Advanced Software Engineering3
CS 6350Hardware & Operating Systems3
Concentration Computer Science Elective
Select any Graduate level CS course with the exception of CS 6000X3
Total Semester Hours18

Concentration: English Literature and Language

Concentration English Literature & Language
Select six of the following:18
Contemporary Literary Criticism 1
EN 7302
Critical Approaches to the Short Story 1
Seminar in Medieval Literature
Modernism and Postmodernism
Literature of the Renaissance
Shakespeare's Major Plays 1
Realism and Naturalism in the American Novel
International Literature
Digital Humanities with American Literature Focus 1
History of the American Novel 1
The American Novel: Multicultural Literature
Nineteenth Century British Literature
Writers & Their Works
Writing Assessment 1
EN 7334
History of the English Language
Linguistics: Voice and Text
Approaches to Teaching Writing & Critical Thinking
Peace & Violence in Literature
Total Semester Hours18

Concentration: International Relations

International Relations Electives
Select six of the following:18
Asian Security Issues
Middle East Security Issues
European Security Issues
African Security Issues
Conflict Transformation and Peace Studies
National Security Policy (same as IR 6324)
United States Foreign Policy (same as IR 6315)
Total Semester Hours18

Concentration: Political Science

Political Science Required
PO 6305Civic & Political Engagement (same as PA 6305)3
PO 6316Political Philosophy & Community3
Political Science Required
Select four of the following:12
Scope of Political Science
Public Administration and Policy 1
Civil Rights & the Law 1
International Relations Theory (same as IR 6312) 1
United States Foreign Policy (same as IR 6315)
National Security Policy (same as IR 6324)
U.S. Latino/Latina Politics 1
Urban Issues in the Americas
Campaign Management
Campaign & Advocacy
Gender Politics
Directed Readings
Total Semester Hours18