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Course Sequence

Group I-Core Courses (24 semester hours)

Area 1  Curriculum and Instruction Sequence (12 semester hours)
CURR 531 Curriculum Development and Design
CURR 532 Strategies for Curriculum Change
CURR 538 Curricular and Instructional Improvement
CURR 548 Curriculum and Instruction for Diverse Learners

Area 2 Supervision and Administration Sequence (12 semester hours)
EDAD 505  Supervisory Leadership for Improved Instruction and Learning
EDAD 511  Applying Group Processes in Supervision
EDAD 507  Educational Issues and the Law
EDAD 510  Seminar and Practicum in Supervision


Group II – Research and Educational Foundations Courses (6 semester hours)

Area 1 Research (3 semester hours)
EDAD 521 Data Analysis and Administration in Educational Settings

Area 2 Foundations of Education (3 semester hours)
EDUC 515 Issues in American Schools and Society


Group III-Electives (6 semester hours)
BSED-504   Curriculum Strategies and Evaluative Concepts in Business Education
BSED-506   Administration and Supervision of Business and Vocational Education
BSED-519  Directed Study and Research in Business Education
BSED-525  Dynamics of the American Free Enterprise System
BSED-530  Emerging Instructional Strategies in Business Education
CURR-533  Elementary School Curriculum
CURR-534  Secondary School Curriculum
CURR-535  Theory and Practice of Bilingual Education
CURR-536  Special Studies in Curriculum, Instruction and Supervision
CURR-537  Early Childhood Curriculum Models and Methods
CURR-544  Modern Developments in the Teaching of Foreign Languages
CURR-545  The Middle School Curriculum
CURR-546  Practicum in Classroom Inquiry
CURR-547  Practicum in Classroom Learning
GLTP-510  Curriculum and Teaching in the Elementary School I
GLTP-515  Curriculum and Teaching in the Elementary School II
EDPS-503  Human Growth and Development
EDPS-508  Psychology of Cognitive Processes and Learning
EDPS-512  Psychology of Exceptionality
EDPS-530  Psychology of Learning Disabilities
GLTP-500  Conceptual Frameworks for Teaching and Learning
GLTP-520  Curriculum and Teaching in Secondary Schools
CURR-600  Independent Study and Research in Curriculum, Instruction and Supervision
EDAD-501  Concepts of Educational Administration
EDAD-513  Human Resource Development in Educational Settings
EDAD-515  Mentoring Beginning Teachers
EDSO-501  Community Agencies
EDSO-510  Sociologial and Cultural Foundations of Education
READ-501  Psychology and Pedagogy of the Reading/Language Arts Process
READ-502  Curriculum, Instruction and Supervision in Reading/Language Arts N-12
READ-503  Content Reading in High School, College and Continuing Education
READ-507  Survey of Curriculum and Materials in Reading/Language Arts
READ-508  Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
READ-510  Foundations of Linguistics and Psycholinguistics
READ-511  Research into and Survey of Literature for Children
READ-512  Adolescent Literature
SPED-530  Positive Behavior Support
 
Other courses are permitted with approval of advisor and program coordinator.


Please see the Academic Catalogs for more information, including course descriptions.

Disclaimer: This information is taken from a recent published version of a Rider University academic catalog or manual, though not necessarily the most recent. Please be aware that, while the University makes reasonable efforts to keep website material current and correct, this information is subject to the University's academic policy committees, relevant accreditation organizations, and (in some instances) state and federal laws and regulations. For this and other reasons it may be subject to change at any time without notice and without being immediately reflected on the website.