The?Master of Education (MEd) in Curriculum and Instruction?is designed to prepare teachers and graduates with instructional leadership skills. It has three major objectives:

• Provide knowledge, skills, attitudes and applicable research skills in curriculum and pedagogy.
• Develop (master) teachers to serve as teacher educators, mentors, clinical teaching faculty and peer coaches.
• Provide experience in educational research related to effective educational practice in field-settings.

This ?major ?is ?responsive ?to ?the ?needs ?of ?the ?South ?Texas? ?educational community and to state and national priorities for restructuring and delivering teacher education programs. A comprehensive examination is required. Students choosing the thesis option will take EDCI 7300 and 7301 in lieu of six hours of electives.