Master of Arts in Elementary Education: Overseas Degree Program

30 semester credit hours plus comprehensive examination
(Without Alabama State Department of Education Certification)

GROUP I: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION COURSES

Area 1) Requirement – Select one 3 semester hour course from the following:

CEE 530 – The Modern Elementary School Program
CEE 532 – The Elementary School Curriculum

Area 2) Program Specifics – Select five 3 semester hour courses from the following list:

CEE 515 – Science in the Elementary School
CEE 516 – Social Studies in the Elementary School
CEE 517 – Language Arts in the Elementary School
CEE 580 – Mathematics in the Elementary School
CRD 510 – Improvement of Reading in Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle School
CIE 577 – Second Language Acquisition

GROUP II: ELECTIVES – Select four 3 semester hour courses from the list below. This may include courses not taken from the GROUP I listing above or courses specifically approved by the Office of International Programs:

BER 500 – Research Methods in Education
BER 550 – Evaluation of Classroom Learning
BEF 503 – History of American Education
BEF 504 – Philosophy of Education
BEF 534 – Multicultural Education
SPE 500 – Introduction to Exceptional Children
SPE 582 – Teaching the Gifted & Talented
SPE 591 – Academic Methods: Elementary
CEE 565 – Classics and Modern Literature for Children
CEE 574 – Guiding Pupil Learning
CEE 594 – Problems in Elementary Education
CRD 511 – Problems in Teaching Reading in Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle School
CIE 562 – Teaching English as a Second Language: Basic Methods
CIE 576 -- Linguistics for Classroom Teachers
CIE 579 – Teaching English as a Second Language: Programs & Policies
CIE 593 – Workshop in Curriculum and Instruction
CAT 531 - Technology in Education
BCE 511 – Principles of Guidance
BCE 521 – Group Procedures in Counseling and Guidance
BEF 542 – Educational Classics: Contemporary
BEP 500 – Advanced Educational Psychology
BEP 505 – Development of Self-Regulation

Approved April, 2008