Many of our recent graduates responded to a Graduate Data survey taken 9 months after graduation. Of the 15 Curriculum and Instruction graduates who did respond to the survey, 13 or 87% are employed in their field. They reported an average salary of $42,363.
MSU Billings Catalog - Curriculum and Instruction Teacher Licensure Option Master of Education
Licensure requires additional undergraduate coursework in content area and general education to meet Montana Professional Educator Preparation Program Standards (PEPPS). Content curriculum requirements for endorsement areas may be fulfilled by undergraduate coursework. The following content areas have limited online undergraduate coursework at MSUB, and would need a significant number of transfer courses to be completed by an online student: Art, History, Broadfield Science, Broadfield Social Science, Health and PE, Math (initial licensure only), Music. Additional MSUB College of Education degree and program information can be found here.Please note that submitting all undergraduate transcripts (not just degree institutions for review with your application) may allow for additional coursework substitutions.
Official Master of Education Curriculum and Instruction Secondary Plan of Study
Official Master of Education Curriculum and Instruction Elementary Plan of Study
The program structure listed below is an example of the courses you would likely take in this program.
If you are a graduate student receiving financial aid, you must be enrolled in at least 6 graduate level credits that apply to your program.
| Courses | Credits |
| I. Advanced Professional Core (9 credits) | |
| EDCI 610 Curriculum Theory: Analysis and Practice | 3 |
| EDCI 697 Critical Issues in Education | 3 |
| EDF 501 Research Design and Interpretation | 3 |
| II. Licensure Professional Core (21 credits) | |
| EDCI 500 Curriculum Development | 2 |
| EDCI 519 Graduate Practicum | 2 |
| EDCI 572 Introduction to Educational Technology | 3 |
|
EDCI 584 Student Teaching (K-12) OR EDCI 585 Studnet Teaching (Elementary) |
6 |
| EDF 515 Social, Philosophical, and Legal Issues in Education | 3 |
| EDF 530 Advanced Human Development and Learning | 3 |
| SPED 540 Education of Exceptional Learners | 3 |
| III. Secondary and K-12 Specialization (7-10 credits) | |
| Content Area Methods | 3-6 |
| HHP 412 Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Awareness | 1 |
| RD 520 Content Area Reading and Writing | 3 |
| Total minimum credits required for degree | 38-41 |
| Courses | Credits |
| I. Advanced Professional Core (9 credits) | |
| EDCI 610 Curriculum Theory: Analysis and Practice | 3 |
| EDCI 697 Critical Issues in Education | 3 |
| EDF 501 Research Design and Interpretation | 3 |
| II. Licensure Professional Core (22 credits) | |
| EDCI 500 Curriculum Development | 2 |
| EDCI 519 Graduate Practicum | 2 |
| EDCI 572 Introduction to Educational Technology | 3 |
|
EDCI 584 Student Teaching (K-12) OR EDCI 585 Student Teaching (Elementary) |
6 |
| EDF 515 Social, Philosophical, and Legal Issues in Education | 3 |
| EDF 530 Advanced Human Development and Learning | 3 |
| SPED 540 Education of Exceptional Learners | 3 |
| III. Elementary Specialization (17 credits) | |
| EDCI 511 Instructional Strategies in Language Arts & Children’s Literature | 2 |
| EDCI 512 Instructional Strategies in Social Studies | 2 |
| EDCI 513 Instructional Strategies in Mathematics | 2 |
| EDCI 514 Instructional Strategies in Science | 2 |
| EDCI 517 Integrating Arts into the Curriculum | 4 |
| HHP 412 Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Awareness | 1 |
| HHP 518 Health Enhancement Methods & Materials K-8 | 2 |
| RD 510 Instructional Practices in Literacy Education | 2 |
| Total minimum credits required for degree | 48 |