Master of Arts (M.A.)
Literacy
Program Highlights & Benefits
Online synchronous format offers engaging, interactive learning experiences in real time and the convenience of asynchronous online learning
2 year completion time, including breaks
Cohort model helps facilitate supportive and collaborative learning
Workload designed for full time professional educators
Goals and Focus of the Program
The Master of Arts in Literacy focuses on the teaching and assessment of reading and writing skills for all learners in Grades K-12. The program will help candidates become better reading and language arts teachers, advance teachers’ abilities to instruct and assess students’ strengths and areas of need in reading, using best practices. Candidates will develop deepened knowledge of reading and writing instruction, diagnosis and assessment, multicultural literature and application of reading strategies across the curriculum. Candidates will develop the capacity and focus to become researchers as they create intervention plans for individuals students based on the students’ assessed strengths and needs.
Program Design
The Master of Arts in Literacy program follows a cohort instructional model with a fully online delivery structure. Eight-week courses include online classes that meet in real time (synchronous), as well as provide offline (asynchronous) learning experiences within the four hour class period. Online class sessions meet virtually from 4:45 PM – 8:45 PM on the same night of the week. The duration of the program is approximately two years.
Prerequisites
Candidates in the Master of Arts in Literacy program will hold at least a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum GPA of 2.5; one year of full time, contracted teaching experience; and access to a classroom and students throughout the duration of the program to fulfill field study requirements.
Degree Requirements and Career Outcome
The degree requirements for this program are successful completion of the program’s respective courses (listed below) and completion of a capstone project as a university requirement, which is embedded within the coursework. Upon completion of this program, candidates will have earned a Master of Arts degree in Literacy. This is not a certificate, licensure or endorsement program.
Plan of Study
| Course | Title | Hours | ||
EDUC 518 | The Writing Process | 3 | ||
EDUC 582 | Multicultural Literature for Children and Adolescents | 3 | ||
EDUC 535 | English Language Learners | 3 | ||
EDUC 526 | Diagnosis and Remediation in Reading and Language Arts | 3 | ||
EDUC 573 | Content Area Literacy in Elementary Schools | 3 | ||
EDUC 511 | Educational Issues: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives | 3 | ||
EDUC 538 | Critical Literacy | 3 | ||
EDUC 584 | Integrating Technology and Literacy | 3 | ||
EDUC 515 | Educational Research | 3 | ||
EDUC 521 | Action Research in Literacy* | 3 | ||
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 | |||
Please Note:
*Master’s Capstone Project Included
The courses for this program may be offered in a different order. This list should not be considered the finalized course sequence.
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