Program Requirements/Concentrations

Please note: The M.Ed. in Elementary Education will stop accepting applications on Aug. 1, 2024. Please visit the M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction for graduate level study in elementary education.

The M.Ed. in Elementary Education is a 33 credit hour online program. The Programs of Study include 18 credit hours of required courses and 11-15 credit hours of courses from one of the concentrations.

Core Courses (18 credit hours)

Phase I. Developing Perspectives (9 credit hours)

• ELED 6200 – Current Issues in Global and Urban Elementary Schools (3)
• ELED 6201 – Theories of Human Development and Learning in Cultural Contexts (3)
• ELED 6202 – Classroom Management and Leadership for Diverse Learners (3)

Phase II. Collaborative Inquiry (6 credit hours)

• ELED 6203 – Instructional Differentiation and Leadership for 21st Century Learners (3)
• RSCH 6101 – Research Methods (3)

Phase III. Investigative Leadership (3 credit hours)

• ELED 6303 – Teacher Inquiry and Data Analysis in the Elementary Classroom (3)

Concentrations (11-15 credit hours)

Academically or Intellectually Gifted* (12 credit hours)

• SPED 5211 – Nature and Needs of Gifted Students (3)
• SPED 6124 – Methods of Instructing Gifted Students (3)
• SPED 6161 – Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Students (3)
• SPED 6224 – Adapting Curriculum Materials and Classroom Differentiation (3)

Anti-Racism in Urban Education (ARUE) (12 credit hours)

• ELED 6260 – History and Psychology of Racism (3)
• ELED 6261 – Racial Identity (3)
• ELED 6262 – Race in Education and Schooling (3)
• ELED 6263 – Anti-Racist Activism in Education (3)

Elementary Mathematics* (15-18 credit hours)

• ELED 6311 – Number Systems and Operations: K-5 Mathematical Tasks (3)
• ELED 6312 – Geometry and Spatial Visualization: K-5 Assessment (3)
• ELED 6313 – Algebraic Reasoning: K-5 Discourse and Questioning (3)
• ELED 6314 – Rational Numbers and Operations: K-5 Learning Trajectories (3)
• ELED 6315 – Data Analysis and Measurement: K-5 Classroom Interactions (3)

Note: ELED 6316 – Mathematical Modeling: K-5 Leadership must also be completed in order to earn the North Carolina Add-On License

Literacy (15 credit hours)

• READ 6100 – Current Issues and Practices in Literacy Education (3)
• READ 6204 – Teaching Reading to English Language Learners (3)
• READ 6250 – Emergent and Elementary Literacy (3)
• READ 6252 – K-12 Writing Development and Instruction (3)
• READ 6265 – Multiliteracies in a Global World: Reading and Writing Texts in New Times (3)

*Note: This concentration leads to the North Carolina Licensure if the student successfully completes all of the related licensure requirements.

Elective Course (3 credit hours)

An elective course may include any non-required course selected from a variety of graduate-level course offerings within the College of Education, designed to support concentration, additional research courses, and advanced knowledge in specific content. Advisor approval for elective courses must be granted via permit.