Overview Curriculum & Instruction(MPC)

The curriculum and instructional major provides students from a wide range of educational backgrounds with opportunities to explore their curriculum research interests in the context of their own professional roles. In addition it gives a thorough grounding in the philosophy, principles and practice of curriculum and instructional as well as a critical understanding of key contemporary issues in the field. In this program, students work closely with a faculty advisor to develop an individualized program of study that reflects the student’s particular interests. Students also have the opportunity to develop specializations around particular subject matters (English, literacy, mathematics, science, or history).  The program had been designed for people with experience in schools or other educational settings who are interested in furthering their ability to work at the intersection of theory and practice around issues of teaching, learning, curriculum, teacher education, and school reform. These specializations are negotiated individually with faculty in the subject area and are contingent upon course offerings and directed reading/research opportunities. Students have ample opportunity to take courses both across Faculty of Education and the university at large. In addition to coursework, students conduct a final project that will allow them to focus in depth on a particular area of interest. The Master’s and PhD programs aims to prepare students to serve as educational leaders in a variety of contexts as well as paving the way to further graduate study.