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Department of Curriculum and Instruction
M.A.Ed. in Middle Grades Education Check Sheet
Updated: 7-3-2012
36 semester credit hours required – Professional Core (12 hours) offered online
Area
Professional
Core: 12
Semester
Hours
Course
Number
EDUC 6480 or
EDUC 6482 or
SCIE 6500
EDUC 6001
SPED 6002
Middle Grades
Specialty
Area: 12 S.H.
ELEM 6550, or
ADED 6550, or
LEED 6000
MIDG 6000
MIDG 6100
MIDG 6200
MIDG 6300
MIDG 6401
MIDG 7000
Course Title
(or Product)
Introduction to Research
or Trends/Issues in Ed
Research for
Practitioners
Intro to Differences in
Human Learning in
Schools
Addressing Differences in
Human Learning in
Schools
Leadership &
Communication Skills in
Education
Professional
Development, Issues and
Trends in MIDG
Education
Young adolescents,
Schools, and Community
MIDG Curriculum
Development in Public
Schools
Advanced Strategies and
Assessment in Middle
School
MIDG Product
Documentation
Cr Prerequisite
Hrs
When
Offered
3
None
Fall/Spring
term
online
3
None
Every term
online
3
None
Every term
online
3
None
Every term
online
2
Admission to
MIDG MAEd
3
Admission to
MIDG MAEd
Admission to
MIDG MAEd
3
Grade/
Date
Completed
Fall of every
odd year
(2011, 2013,
…)
Varies
Varies
3
Admission to
MIDG MAEd
Varies
1
All MAEd
course work
Spring of
every even
year (2012,
2014, ...)
Varies
Thesis may be
3
substituted for a
concentration course.
MIDG Concentration Areas: Choose 12 semester hours from one concentration area or a minimum of 9 semester hours
from one area and 3 semester hours from another
English
ENED 6630 or
3
ENGL 6625
ENGL 6340 or
3
6360 or 6460
ELEM 6488
Advanced Language Arts
3
ELEM 6515
3
Mathematics
MATE 6321
Advanced Middle Level
3
Certification in
Varies
(Select 4
Mathematics Education
math at middle
courses from
grades
Note: Any student who does not take classes during a regular semester (fall/spring) must reapply to the
Graduate School in order to reactivate his/her status as a graduate student and access to his/her ECU
email account. Visit the application page on the ECU Graduate School website for further information.
the MATE
courses listed.
Other
graduate
courses may
be acceptable.
Consult with
the Graduate
Director
before
registering.
MATE 6331
MATE 6341
MATE 6351
MATE 6361
MATE 6371
MATE 6391
Science
SCIE 6003
SCIE 6004
SCIE 6200
SCIE 6020
SCIE 6310
SCIE 6506
Social Studies
HIST 5122
HIST 5135
HIST 5130
HIED 6510
ELEM 5306 or
ELEM 6406
HIST 5340
HIST 5765
GEOG 5285 or
GEOG 6393
Total
Reasoning with Number
and Algebra
Teaching and Learning
Geometry
Data Analysis and
Probability
Measurement Across the
Curriculum
Teaching and Learning of
Algebra
Teaching with
Mathematical Modeling
Selected Topics in Life
Science for Middle
Grades Teachers
Selected topics in
Physical Science for
Middle Grades Teachers
Environmental Education
Recent Developments in
Science Teaching
Advanced Methods in
Teaching Science
Problems in Science
Education
Social and Cultural
History of the US since
1865
Problems in NC History
3
undergraduate
level
None
3
None
Varies
3
None
Varies
None
Varies
None
Varies
None
Varies
3
None
Varies
3
None
Varies
3
3
None
None
Varies
Varies
3
None
Varies
3
None
Varies
3
None
Varies
3
Varies
Comparative History of
New World Slavery and
Race Relations
3
HIST 1050,
1051, or
consent from
instructor
None
3
3
None
None
Varies
Varies
3
3
None
None
Varies
Varies
3
None
Varies
Social Studies in
Elementary School
The Ancient Near East
Latin America: 1492 to
present
Selected Topics in
Physical Geography
Varies
Varies
36
Final Product Requirement: A research project with a presentation and written documentation
(MIDG 6001 and 6401) OR a thesis with an oral thesis defense (MIDG 7000).
Note: Any student who does not take classes during a regular semester (fall/spring) must reapply to the
Graduate School in order to reactivate his/her status as a graduate student and access to his/her ECU
email account. Visit the application page on the ECU Graduate School website for further information.