GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES

PROGRAM OF STUDY

MASTER OF EDUCATION WITH A MAJOR IN READING EDUCATION

 

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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (9 Hours)

COURSE

NUMBER

COURSE NAME

HOURS

TERM/YEAR

COMPLETED

GRADE

EDUR 7130

Educational Research

3

 

 

EDUF 7130

Learning Theories and Applications

3

 

 

EDUC 7130

Curriculum Theories & Design

3

 

 

 

SPECIALIZED CONTENT FOR TEACHING 1 (12 Hours)

READ 7131

Approaches to Reading instruction

3

 

 

READ 7132

Diagnosis & Correction of Rdg. Difficulties 2

3

 

 

READ 7330

Reading in the Content Areas

3

 

 

READ 7230

Issues and Trends in Reading 2

3

 

 

 

RESTRICTED ELECTIVES 3 (9 Hours)

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

FREE ELECTIVES 4 (6 Hours)

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

                                                                      TOTAL HOURS:               36

1 Course descriptions and syllabi have been aligned to reflect standards of the International Reading Association.

2 Prerequisite is READ 7131 Approaches to Reading Instruction.

3 Restricted electives shall be selected from the courses listed on the second page of this form.

4 Suggested free electives are listed on the second page of this form.

 

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Student:  ________________________________________   Date: ________                                                                 

Advisor/Major Professor:  ___________________________  Date: ________                                                                             

Coordinator of Graduate Studies, College of Education              Date: ________

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College of Graduate Studies:  ________________________    Date: __________


ELECTIVES FOR THE M.Ed. IN READING

 

Three courses must be selected from among the following:

 

ENGL 5135G   Teaching Literature to Middle and Secondary School Students 

                              (Prerequisites:ENGL 2111 and 2112 and admission to Teacher Education

                               Program)

ENGL 5232G    Studies in African American Literature (Prerequisite: ENGL 2111 or ENGL 2112)

ENGL 5534G     Literature for Adolescents (Prerequisite: ENGL 2111 or ENGL 2112)

ENGL 5535G     Children's Literature (Prerequisite: ENGL 2111 or ENGL 2112)

ECED 7230        Advanced Language Arts Methods (Prerequisites: An undergraduate language                            arts/reading course and the 9-hour Professional Education Core)

ECED 7231        Emerging Literacy (Prerequisites: EDUR 7130, ECED 7131)

ECED 7232        Children's Literature (Prerequisites: EDUR 7130, EDUF 7130)

MSED 7331        Early Adolescent Literature

MSED 7332        Integrated Language Arts

MSED 7333        Writing Instruction for the Middle and Secondary Schools

MSED 7334         Teaching Language Arts to Diverse Learners

MGED 8331         Trends in Middle Grades Language Arts

SPED 7136           Language Development

WRIT 5130G        Modern English Grammar (Prerequisite: ENGL 2111 or ENGL 2112)

WRIT 5230G         Theory of Composition (Prerequisite: ENGL 2111 or ENGL 2112)

WRIT 5330G        History of the English Language (Prerequisite: ENGL 2111 or ENGL 2112)

WRIT 5530G        Sociolinguistics (Prerequisite: ANTH 1102 or SOCI 1101)

 

Two additional courses are free electives, and the following are suggested:

 

ECED 7130     Creativity and Children (Prerequisites: EDUR 7130, EDUF 7130)

ECED 7131     Trends and Issues in P-5

ESED 7232     Foreign Language Methods

ESED 7233     Applied Linguistics: ESOL

ESED 7234     Cultural Issues: ESOL

ITEC 7430     Instructional Design (Prerequisite: ITEC 7530 or permission)

ITEC 8530     Applications of Instructional Technology (Prerequisite: ITEC 7530 or permission)

SPED 6130     Introduction to Special Education

SPED 6230     Assessment in Special Education (Prerequisite: SPED 6130)

SOCI 5136G   Sociology of Education (Prerequisite: SOCI 1101 or instructor permission)

SOCI 5138G   Sociology of the Family (Prerequisite: SOCI 1101 or instructor permission)