Course List

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Other course offerings, such as electives, are still available and may be applied toward this degree in the future, or to one of the other education degree programs offered by the Penn State College of Education and delivered through the World Campus.

For further information regarding course and future program availability, please contact an admissions counselor at: 800-252-3592

Core Courses (9 credits)
C I 550	Overview of Contemporary School Curriculum Current school programs and options and their impact on pupils; problems in introducing new content into the curriculum.	3 credits
EDLDR 560	Principles of Instructional Supervision Social and institutional settings for instructional supervision; functions, activities, and practices of supervision; supervisory case studies.	3 credits
EDPSY 421	Learning Processes in Relation to Educational Practices An introduction to the empirical study of variables and conditions that influence school learning.	3 credits

Emphasis Courses (15 credits)
EDLDR 551	Curriculum Design: Theory and Practice The analysis and use of the foundations that underlie models of curriculum design.	3 credits
EDLDR 553	Issues in Curriculum In-depth study of issues and trends in the understanding and practice of curriculum.	3 credits
C I 501	Teaching as Inquiry Guides teachers to develop systematic inquiries into effective teaching and learning.	3 credits
EDLDR 563	Designing Staff Development Programs Designing, implementing, and evaluating effective staff development programs for personnel in educational settings.	3 credits
EDLDR 596	Individual Studies Culminating course, application of program course information in the form of a master's project.	3 credits

Elective Courses (6 credits)

The elective credits can be taken at any time during your degree progression. You can choose your elective credits from various 3-credit courses in different programs available through the World Campus, or you may transfer credits into the program, in consultation with your academic adviser. The following courses are approved electives for this program:

ADTED 460      Introduction to Adult Education (3 credits)
ADTED 470      Introduction to Distance Education (3 credits)
ADTED 456      Introduction to Family Literacy (3 credits)
ADTED 457      Adult Literacy (3 credits)
ADTED 458      Early Literacy Development and Parental Involvement (3 credits)
ADTED 459      Interactive Literacy: Parents and Children (3 credits)
ADTED 498      The Teaching of Adults (3 credits)
ADTED 506      Program Planning in Adult Education (3 credits)
ADTED 507      Research and Evaluation in Adult Education (3 credits)
EDTEC 556      Computers as Learning Tools (3 credits)
EDTEC 448      Using the Internet in the Classroom (3 credits)
EDTEC 449      Video and Hypermedia in the Classroom (3 credits)
EDTEC 462      Coordinating Technology Use in Education (3 credits)
INSYS 415      The Design, Development, and Evaluation of Instruction (3 credits)