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Literacy Education: Online Master’s Degree
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Courses may be taken individually as a post-baccalaureate student or as part of a master’s degree.
The literacy 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 complete course work, being mindful of weekly deadlines.
The literacy faculty encourages students to begin by taking one or more of the literacy focus courses.
Focus area (12 hours)
It is suggested that students take a course from each of the following areas: Reading, Writing, Literature and one other area. As always, contact your advisor for special circumstances.
Reading- LTC (C&I) 8642: Teaching Writing and Reading in Content Areas
- LTC (C&I) 8680: Issues and Trends in Reading Instruction (Grades K-12)
- LTC (C&I) 8681: Making a Difference for the Struggling Reader (Grades 2-12)
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Curricular Decisions for Literacy in a Digital World (Grades K-12)
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Literacy and the Internet (Grades K-12)
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Nature of Literacy in a Digital World (Grades K-12)
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Reading, Writing and Teaching Informational Texts in the Elementary Classroom
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Survey of Research in Literacy Studies
- LTC (C&I) 8919: Seminar: Media Literacy (Grades 6-12)
- LTC (C&I) 8616: The Teaching of Journalism
- LTC (C&I) 8617: Teaching Writing in Middle and Secondary Classrooms
- LTC (C&I) 8618: Writing, Reading and Teaching Creative Nonfiction (Grades 9-12)
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Curricular Decisions for Literacy in a Digital World (Grades K-12)
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Focus on Writing in the Elementary Classroom: Grades K-6
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Literacy and the Internet (Grades K-12)
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Nature of Literacy in a Digital World (Grades K-12)
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Reading, Writing and Teaching Informational Texts in the Elementary Classroom
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Survey of Research in Literacy Studies
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Celebrating Reading Through Good Books (Grades K-8)
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Literature Opportunities: Using Children's and Young Adult Literature in the Classroom (Grades 1-9)
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Survey of Research in Literacy Studies
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar Using Multicultural Literature in the Classroom
- LTC (C&I) 8616: The Teaching of Journalism
- LTC (C&I) 8617: Teaching Writing in Middle and Secondary Classrooms
- LTC (C&I) 8618: Writing, Reading and Teaching Creative Nonfiction (Grades 9-12)
- LTC (C&I) 8919: Seminar: Media Literacy (Grades 6-12)
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Curricular Decisions for Literacy in a Digital World (Grades K-12)
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Literacy and the Internet (Grades K-12)
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Nature of Literacy in a Digital World (Grades K-12)
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Survey of Research in Literacy Studies
Core requirements (21 hours)
Learning Theory (6 hours)
- ESC PS 7115: Human Learning
- ESC PS 7160: Developmental Aspects of Human Learning
- ED LPA 8428: Curriculum Leadership
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Instructional Strategies
- SPC ED 8210: Using Assessment to Guide Instruction
- SISLT (IS<) 9467 Technology to Enhance Learning
- LTC (C&I) 8915: Classroom Research, Part 1 (2 credit hours)
- LTC (C&I) 8915: Classroom Research, Part 2 (1 credit hour)
This is a two-part course taken in the final year of the student's program of study. Students enroll in Part 1 during fall semester (two credit hours) and Part 2 during spring semester (one credit hour). Students should enroll in ESC PS 7115 Human Learning prior to taking LTC 8915 Classroom Research.
Note: Enrolling in a course does not provide acceptance into the degree program. Students who plan to apply course credit toward a degree must be accepted into the degree program before they finish 9 hours of course work (see below).