College
of Education
M.A. in Instruction and Curriculum
- M.A. in Instruction and Curriculum - Overview
- Option: Bilingual/Bicultural Education
- Option: Bilingual Classroom Instruction
- Option: Classroom Instruction
- Option: Earth Science
- Option: Educational Technology
- Option: Mastery in Teaching
- Option: Mathematics, Science, & Computer Education
- Option: Teaching English as a Second Language
- Option: World Languages (Spanish)
Option: World Languages (Spanish)
PROGRAM COORDINATOR:
Dr. Pablo Pintado-Casas
Hutchinson Hall, Room 301 (J-301)
908-737-3958
pcasas@kean.edu
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Master of Arts in Instruction and Curriculum with a World Language option (Spanish) provides an opportunity for students already holding teaching certification to choose an academic area with a broad appeal and interest level while building essential methodological skills to disseminate information about people in the Hispanic world. The program offers an academic core that provides a specialized and thorough preparation in the Spanish language and offers the opportunity to further develop one’s knowledge of the structure of the language and how to teach it. The combination of the World Languages component (Spanish) and the Education classes is appropriate for careers in education and would be useful for careers in government and other professions as well.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the University's admission requirements:
- * Bachelor’s degree with a Spanish major
- * New Jersey Instructional Certificate (Spanish)
- * Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0; lower GPA will be considered based on appropriate experience
- * GRE (Graduate Record Exam) or MAT (Miller Analogies Test) scores
- * Two letters of recommendation
- * Departmental interview
- * Writing sample of about one hour to be done at interview
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
- * 12 credits in professional education courses; 15 credits in Spanish language, culture, or literature; and 6 credits research
- * Comprehensive examination
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED EDUCATION COURSES – 12 credits
- EMSE 5561 Foundations of Education 3
- EMSE 5320 Computers in the School Curriculum 3
- EMSE 5250 Methods and Assessments of Teaching Languages 3
- EMSE 5315 Introduction to Reading 3
REQUIRED SPANISH LANGUAGE CULTURE AND LITERATURE COURSES – 15 credits
- SPAN 5105 Comparative Romance Linguistics 3
- SPAN 5110 History and Evolution of Spanish Language 3
- SPAN 5115 Hispanic Bilingualism 3
- SPAN 5120 Sociolinguistics for Foreign Language Classroom 3
- SPAN 5130 Teaching Hispanic Literature 3
- SPAN 5140 Contemporary Spanish Culture 3
- SPAN 5155 Spanish in America 3
- SPAN 5165 Ruben Dario 3
RESEARCH 6 credits
- EMSE 5098 Advanced Seminar: Research in Educational Practices I 3
- EMSE 5098 Advanced Seminar: Research in Educational Practices II 3
or
- ID 5800 Master Thesis 6
TOTAL 33 credits to complete the program