{"id":183,"date":"2024-02-02T16:01:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T22:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog\/2019-2020\/html\/graduate-studies\/graduate-programs-in-education\/master-of-education-curriculum-and-instruction\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:59:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:59:04","slug":"master-of-education-curriculum-and-instruction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2026-2027\/graduate_studies\/education\/master-of-education-curriculum-and-instruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Education Curriculum and Instruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"top\" name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Curriculum and Instruction &#8211; with Concentrations in Early Childhood, or High Incidence Disabilities Prerequisites<\/h4>\n<p>A valid permanent-type teacher&#8217;s certificate and 18-24 hours in professional education as appropriate for the level selected. Candidates applying to the High Incidence Disabilities Concentration and option in Applied Behavior Analysis are exempted from this requirement.<\/p>\n<h5>Graduate Course Work<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Advanced Concentration Coursework Early Childhood:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Foundations<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>EDFR 501 (3)- Education Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Professional Courses<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>EDCI 507 (3)- Creating a Literate Environment<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 528 (3)- Communication and Literacy in Early Intervention<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 529 (3)- Reading Disabilities: Diagnosis and Correction<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 560 (3)- The Teaching of Reading: Developmental<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 570 (3)- Seminar in Early Childhood Education<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 571 (3)- Foundations of Early Childhood Special Education<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 573 (3)- Curriculum and Methods for Early Childhood Special Education<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 574 (3)- Assessment of the Young Child<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 578 (3)- Parent Involvement and Community Resources<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 579 (3)- Practicum in Early Childhood Education<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 580 (3)- Interdisciplinary and Interagency Teaming<\/li>\n<li>EDFR 591 (3)- Evaluation of Leadership in Early Childhood Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Advanced Concentration Coursework High Incidence Disabilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Foundations<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>EDCI 515 (3)- Seminar in High Incidence Disabilities<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 511 (3)- Applied Behavior Analysis<\/li>\n<li>EDFR 501 (3)- Education Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Professional Courses<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>EDCI 540 (3)- Mild\/Moderate Special Education Practicum<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 547 (3)- Instructional Intervention Strategies<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 548 (3)- Consultation for Implementation of Class-wide Strategies<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 554 (3)- Precision Assessment\/Diagnostic Prescriptive Strategies<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 557 (3)- Behavior Intervention Strategies<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 599 (3)- Field-based Research Seminar<\/li>\n<li>EDFR 594 (0)- Master&#8217;s Comprehensive Portfolio<\/li>\n<li>Electives: 9 semester hours from Special Education, Reading, Dyslexia, Psychology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Applied Behavior Analysis Option<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Individuals enrolled in the High Incidence Disabilities concentration who wish to be eligible for CABAS\u00ae and BACB Behavior Analyst Certification must take the courses required in the ABA option. Individuals enrolled in the High Incidence Disabilities and Applied Behavior Analysis Option must take all foundations and professional core courses designated for HID plus EDCI 534, 539, and 549, EDCI 522, 523, and 538. (Note: EDCI 534 is designed to substitute for EDCI 540)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EDCI 534 (3) \u2013 Practicum I in Teaching as Applied Behavior Analysis<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 539 (3) \u2013 Practicum II in Teaching as Applied Behavior Analysis<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 555 (3) \u2013 Practicum III. Organizational Behavior Management and Supervising as Applied Behavior Analysis<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 522 (3) \u2013 Conceptual Behavior Analysis<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 523 (3) \u2013 Experimental Behavior Analysis<\/li>\n<li>EDCI 538 (3) \u2013 Ethics in Behavior Analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"linktext\">[<a href=\"\/Documents%20and%20Settings\/mnmk-abp\/My%20Documents\/2007-2008\/html\/academics\/graduate_studies\/programs\/education\/curric_instruct.html#\"><span style=\"color: #cc3333\">Back<\/span><\/a>] [<a href=\"\/Documents%20and%20Settings\/mnmk-abp\/My%20Documents\/2007-2008\/html\/academics\/graduate_studies\/programs\/education\/curric_instruct.html#top\"><span style=\"color: #cc3333\">Top<\/span><\/a>]<\/p>\n<h4>Curriculum and Instruction &#8211; with Concentrations in Elementary Education or Secondary Education<\/h4>\n<h5>Prerequisite<\/h5>\n<p>A valid permanent-type teacher&#8217;s certificate and 18 hours in professional education.<\/p>\n<h5>Graduate Course Work<\/h5>\n<table width=\"98%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\"><em>Foundation Courses:<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">EDFR 501 (3)\u2013 Education Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">EDCI 503 (3)\u2013 Seminar in K-12 Curriculum Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">EDFR 504 (3)\u2013 History and Philosophy of American Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\"><em>Professional Courses:<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Choose three (3) courses from the following:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0EDLE 507 (3)- Facilitating Best Practices to Improve Instruction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0EDLE 522 (3)-Application of Best Practices to Improve Teaching and Learning (K-12 Leadership)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0EDCI 560 (3)-The Teaching of Reading: Developmental<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0EDCI 507 (3)-Creating a Literate Environment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">EDCI 521 (3)-Advanced Methods of Instruction for K-12 Content Areas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">EDCI 515 (3)-Seminar in High Incidence Disabilities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">EDTL 501 (3)-Design and Development of Multimedia Instructional Units<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">EDCI 592 (3)-Research in Educational Settings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">EDFR 594 (0)-Master\u2019s Comprehensive Portfolio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"linktext\">[<a href=\"#\"><span style=\"color: #cc3333\">Back<\/span><\/a>] [<a href=\"#top\"><span style=\"color: #cc3333\">Top<\/span><\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curriculum and Instruction &#8211; with Concentrations in Early Childhood, or High Incidence Disabilities Prerequisites A valid permanent-type teacher&#8217;s certificate and 18-24 hours in professional education as appropriate for the level selected. Candidates applying to the High Incidence Disabilities Concentration and option in Applied Behavior Analysis are exempted from this requirement. 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