Elementary Education/Reading (ELED/RDNG)

Tom Smith

Head, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

214 Peabody

479-575-4209

E-mail: tecsmith@uark.edu

Web: www.uark.edu/depts/coehp/CIED.htm

• Associate Professors Collier, Lefever-Davis, McGee
• Assistant Professors Eilers, Frevert, Kirkpatrick, Lincoln
• Instructors Cronan, Riggs

Degrees Conferred:

M.Ed. (ELED)

Ed.S. (EDUC)

Requirements for the Master of Education Degree: (Minimum 33 hours.) Candidates for the master’s degree in elementary education must submit a score on the Miller Analogies Test or the Graduate Record Exam during the first twelve hours of course work and must complete a minimum of 33 hours of graduate course work: 21 hours from courses in elementary education (ELED) with 15 hours from five of the following nine areas – English as a second language (ESL), language arts, mathematics, science, children’s literature, social studies, early childhood education, reading or general elementary education; 3 hours of electives; and 9 core hours, including EDFD 5013 Research Methods in Education and three hours from each of the areas listed below. The required research course (EDFD 5013) is to be taken during the first 12 hours of degree coursework. (The major adviser must approve all courses.)

1. EDFD 5373 Psych. Foundations of Teaching and Learning

EDFD 5473 Adolescent Psychology in Education

EDFD 5573 Life-Span and Human Development

2. EDFD 5303 Historical Foundations of Modern Education

EDFD 5353 Philosophy of Education

EDFD 5323 Global Education

All candidates who receive the master’s degree in elementary education must pass the master’s comprehensive examination. The M.Ed. is designed for experienced teachers who have the goal of expanding professional competence. The M.Ed. program does not meet requirements for state licensure. Students seeking state licensure should pursue enrollment in the M.A.T. program in Childhood Education (preK – Grade 4) or Middle Level Education (Grade 4 – Grade 8).

(ELED) ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

ELED600V Master’s Thesis  (Irregular) (1-6)  

ELED605V Independent Study (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-18)  

ELED680V Ed.S. Project (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6)  

ELED700V Doctoral Dissertation (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-18)  Prerequisite: candidacy.

Teachers having the goal of improving professional competence in reading and of qualifying for the Arkansas Reading Specialist Licensure Endorsement, Grades P – 8 and 7 – 12 may take graduate courses in reading as part of their M.Ed. program. (For a listing of these and other CIED courses, See Curriculum and Instruction.)

(RDNG) READING

RDNG560V Workshop  (Irregular) (1-18)  

RDNG574V Internship  (Irregular) (1-18)  

RDNG605V Independent Study (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6)