2025-2026 EIU Graduate Catalog › College of Education
Teaching, Learning, and Foundations
Degree: Master of Science in Education Major: Curriculum and Instruction (online)
Certificate: Reading Instruction (online)
Certificate: Teaching English as a Second Language (online)
Patricia Fewell, Ed.D., Department Chair
Dan Carter, Ph.D., Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Curriculum and Instruction
Phone: 217-581-5728
Web Page: https://www.eiu.edu/curriculum/
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CTE 5403
Teaching Middle- and Secondary-Level Family and Consumer Sciences Education: Methods and Strategies (3 credits)
CTE 5404
Teaching Middle‐ and Secondary‐Level Technology Education: Methods and Strategies (3 credits)
CTE 5405
Teaching Middle‐ and Secondary‐Level Business Education: Methods and Strategies (3 credits)
EDP 5330
Educational Psychology for Teaching (3 credits)
EDU 5000
Seminar: Professional Practice. (2 credits)
EDU 5050
Research I Intro to Research (3 credits)
EDU 5100
Defining and Creating Professional Learning Communities (3 credits)
EDU 5200
Research Methods II (3 credits)
EDU 5260
Advanced Reading Development (3 credits)
EDU 5270
Content Area Literacy Instruction (3 credits)
EDU 5300
Educational Technology (3 credits)
EDU 5310
Foundations: ESL-Bilingual Ed. (3 credits)
EDU 5360
Assessment of the Bilingual Student (3 credits)
EDU 5520
High Quality Instruction (3 credits)
EDU 5680
Educational Assessment. (3 credits)
EDU 5800
NBPTS/Professional Portfolio Development Seminar I. (2 credits)
EDU 5801
NBPTS/Professional Portfolio Development II. (2 credits)
EDU 59001
Applied/Action Research in Education (1 credits)
EDU 59002
Applied/Action Research in Education (2 credits)
EDU 59003
Applied/Action Research in Education (3 credits)
ELE 4770
Teaching Science and Social Science in the Primary Grades (K-3) (3 credits)
ELE 4775
Language and Language Arts in Early Childhood. (3 credits)
ELE 47801
Studies in Education (1 credits)
ELE 47802
Studies in Education (2 credits)
ELE 47803
Studies in Education (3 credits)
ELE 4850
Exploring English Language Learners through Study Abroad (1 credits)
ELE 48551
ESL Clinical Experience (1 credits)
ELE 48552
Exploring ESL Students through Clinical Experiences (2 credits)
ELE 48553
Exploring ESL Students through Clinical Experiences (3 credits)
ELE 4880
Diagnostic-Prescriptive Reading Instruction. (3 credits)
ELE 4890
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students/English Language Learners: Instructional Methods Concentration and Options (3 credits)
ELE 5003
The Child and Community: Child Development and Family Engagement (3 credits)
ELE 5004
Elementary Pedagogy: Classroom Management and High-Leverage Teaching Practices (3 credits)
ELE 5005
Developmental & Diagnostic Reading in the Elementary School (3 credits)
ELE 5006
Curriculum in the Content Areas (3 credits)
ELE 5007
Assessment in the Content Areas (3 credits)
ELE 5250
Research in Education (3 credits)
ELE 5400A
Special Issues (2 credits)
ELE 5400B
Special Issues (3 credits)
ELE 54901
Educational Problems (3 credits)
ELE 54902
Educational Problems (3 credits)
ELE 5500
Creativity, Play, and the Brain of the Young Child (3 credits)
ELE 5570
Early Childhood Education. (3 credits)
ELE 5580
Child Study for the Elementary School Teacher. (3 credits)
ELE 5600
Diagnosis of Reading Problems. (3 credits)
ELE 5610
Remediation of Reading Problems. (3 credits)
ELE 5620
Remedial Reading Practicum (3 credits)
ELE 56201
Remedial Reading Practicum (3 credits)
ELE 56202
Remedial Reading Practicum (3 credits)
ELE 5640
Teaching and Supervision of Social Studies in Elementary and Middle Schools. (3 credits)
ELE 5650
Language Arts in the Elementary and Middle School. (3 credits)
ELE 5660
Science Curriculum in the Elementary and Middle School. (3 credits)
ELE 57001
Seminar in Elementary Education (1 credits)
ELE 57002
Seminar in Elementary Education (2 credits)
ELE 57003
Seminar in Elementary Education (3 credits)
ELE 59901
Independent Study (1 credits)
ELE 59902
Independent Study (2 credits)
ELE 59903
Independent Study (3 credits)
ELE 59904
Independent Study (4 credits)
ELE 59905
Independent Study (5 credits)
ELE 59906
Independent Study (6 credits)
ELE 5991
Non-Credit Independent Study
MLE 4760
Student Social-Emotional Development in the Middle Grades. (3 credits)
MLE 47811
Topics in Junior High/Middle School (1 credits)
MLE 47812
Topics in Junior High/Middle School Education (2 credits)
MLE 47813
Topics in Junior High/Middle School Education (3 credits)
MLE 4850
Exploring English Language Learners through Study Abroad (1 credits)
MLE 48551
Exploring ESL Students through Clinical Experiences (1 credits)
MLE 48552
Exploring ESL Students through Clinical Experiences (2 credits)
MLE 48553
Exploring ESL Students through Clinical Experiences (3 credits)
MLE 4890
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students/English Language Learners: Instructional Methods (3 credits)
MLE 5110
Principles and Procedures in the Middle-Level School. (3 credits)
MLE 5150
Interdisciplinary Curriculum in the Middle-Level School. (3 credits)
MLE 54001
Topics in School Middle Level Education (3 credits)
MLE 54002
Topics in School Middle Level Education (3 credits)
MLE 57001
Seminar in Middle/Junior High School Education (1 credits)
MLE 57002
Seminar in Middle/Junior High School Education (2 credits)
MLE 57003
Seminar in Middle/Junior High School (3 credits)
SED 5330
Secondary School Instructional Tasks (3 credits)
SED 5430
Literacy, Assessment, and Differentiation in Secondary Schools (3 credits)
STG 5001
Master of Arts in Teaching Residency I (6 credits)
STG 5002
Master of Arts in Teaching Residency II (6 credits)
STG 5008
Residency I in Elementary Education (6 credits)
STG 5009
Residency II in Elementary Education (6 credits)