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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) 8919: Seminar: Media Literacy (Grades 6-12) - Writing
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) - Literature
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) - Journalism
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) - Literacy in a Digital World
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)
Core requirements (21 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 - Action Research (3 hours)
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).