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Gifted Education: Online Master’s Degree
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Courses may be taken individually as a post-baccalaureate (formerly non-degree) student or as part of a master’s degree.
The gifted education online courses are interactive and semester-long. Courses are based on a weekly format that includes lecture, assignments, text readings and discussion. Students can choose the most convenient times to do course work within the week, being mindful of weekly deadlines.
The gifted education faculty encourages students to begin by taking one or more of the gifted education focus courses.
Students may take courses prior to being formally accepted into the master's degree program. With the approval of the program adviser, up to 9 credit hours of MU course work (three courses) can be applied toward the master's program requirements.
Focus area (15 hours)
- SPC ED 8350: Research with Exceptional Children
(Required for certification) - SPC ED 8380: Nature and Needs of Gifted and Talented Students
- SPC ED 8391: Curriculum Methods for Gifted and Talented Students
- SPC ED 8405: Assessment and Evaluation in Gifted Education
- SPC ED 8946: Practicum: Gifted Education
(Required for certification. Practicum may be waived for two years of teaching experience in state-assisted gifted programs.)
Note: 8380 and 8391 are recommended prior to taking 8405.
Optional course work
- SPC ED 7401: Differentiating Instruction for Teaching Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom
Core requirements (18 hours)
- Learning Theory (6 hours)
ESC PS 7115: Human Learning
ESC PS 7160: Developmental Aspects of Human Learning - Instructional Leadership (3 hours)
ED LPA 8428: Curriculum Leadership - Instructional Strategies (3 hours)
LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Instructional Strategies - Measurement/Assessment & Authentic Assessment (3 hours)
SPC ED 8210: Using Assessment to Guide Instruction - Instructional Technology (3 hours)
SISLT (IS<) 9467 Technology to Enhance Learning
Note: Enrolling in a course does not provide acceptance into the degree program. Students who are applying course credit toward a degree must be accepted into the degree program before they finish nine hours of course work.