Program: Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction - Siena College - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 24, 2025

2024-2025 Graduate Catalog, Volume 7

CIP Code: 13.0301

HEGIS Code: 0829

Required Courses (18 Credits):

Foundations Courses (6 credits):

EDUC - 544. Literacy for the Content Classroom 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 550. Effective Teaching for All Learners 3 credit(s)

Research Courses (6 credits):

EDUC - 649. Research in Curriculum and Instruction 3 credit(s) AND
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
BIOL - 580. MAT Project in Biology 3 credit(s)
BUSI - 580. MAT Project in Business and Marketing 3 credit(s)
CHEM - 580. MAT Project in Chemistry 3 credit(s)
CHNE - 580. MAT Project in Chinese 3 credit(s)
CSIS - 580. MAT Project in Computer Science 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 580. Action Research Project 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 580. MAT Project in English 3 credit(s)
FREN - 580. MAT Project in French 3 credit(s)
GEOL - 580. MAT Project in Earth Science 3 credit(s)
GERM - 580. MAT Project in German 3 credit(s)
HIST - 580. MAT Project in History 3 credit(s)
LATN - 580. MAT Project in Latin 3 credit(s)
MATH - 580. MAT Project in Mathematics 3 credit(s)
PHYS - 580. MAT Project in Physics 3 credit(s)
RUSS - 580. MAT Project in Russian 3 credit(s)
SPAN - 580. MAT Project in Spanish 3 credit(s)
TECH - 580. MAT Project in Technology 3 credit(s)
TESL - 580. TESOL Research Project 3 credit(s)

Thesis Courses (6 credits):

EDUC - 650. Master’s Thesis I 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 651. Master’s Thesis II 3 credit(s)

Elective Requirement Options (12 credits):

Choose four courses for a total of 12 credits. Offerings are subject to availability and advisor consent. These options may expand in the future.

BUSI - 527. Current Topics in Business and Marketing I 3 credit(s)
BUSI - 562. Current Topics in Business and Marketing II 3 credit(s)
BUSI - 574. Work Based Learning - Program Organization 3 credit(s)
BUSI - 575. Work Based Learning - Program Operation 3 credit(s)
CHNE - 517. Chinese Language and Linguistics I 3 credit(s)
CHNE - 530. Chinese Language and Linguistics II 3 credit(s)
CSIS - 528. Current Topics in Computer Science I 3 credit(s)
CSIS - 563. Current Topics in Computer Science II 3 credit(s)
CSIS - 575. Computer Technology 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 511. Curriculum and Methods of Teaching English 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 512. Curriculum and Methods of Teaching Mathematics 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 513. Curriculum and Methods of Teaching Languages 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 514. Curriculum and Methods of Teaching Sciences 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 515. Curriculum and Methods of Teaching Social Studies 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 516. Curriculum and Methods of Teaching Technology 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 517. Curriculum and Methods of Teaching Business and Marketing 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 518. Curriculum and Methods of Teaching Computer Science 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 540. Psychology of Teaching 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 541. Essential Reading Literacy 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 560. The Modern Teacher 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 570. Middle School Students, Structures and Standards 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 571. Middle Adolescence Literacy 3 credit(s)
EDUC - 572. Teaching Foreign Language to Elementary School Children 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 575. Interdisciplinary Connections of History and Multicultural Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 585. Nonfiction in the English Classroom 3 credit(s)
FREN - 988. Independent Study in French I 3 credit(s)
FREN - 989. Independent Study in French II 3 credit(s)
GERM - 988. Independent Study in German I 3 credit(s)
GERM - 989. Independent Study in German II 3 credit(s)
HIST - 575. Interdisciplinary Connections of History and Multicultural Literature 3 credit(s)
HIST - 587. Reel History 3 credit(s)
LATN - 988. Independent Study in Latin I 3 credit(s)
LATN - 989. Independent Study in Latin II 3 credit(s)
MATH - 524. Geometry for Math Teachers 3 credit(s)
MATH - 560. Common Core Math Standards for Teachers 3 credit(s)
SCIE - 575. Science Demonstrations 3 credit(s)
SPAN - 988. Independent Study in Spanish I 3 credit(s)
SPAN - 989. Independent Study in Spanish II 3 credit(s)
STEM - 530. Analyzing Scientific and Math Theories from Philosophical & Historical Perspectives 3 credit(s)
TECH - 563. Introduction to Energy Systems 3 credit(s)
TECH - 575. Manufacturing Processes and Design for Manufacturing 3 credit(s)
TESL - 513. Curriculum and Methods of Teaching ESOL 3 credit(s)
TESL - 517. Teaching and Assessment Methods for TESOL 3 credit(s)
TESL - 530. English Grammar for the ENL Teacher 3 credit(s)
TESL - 531. TESOL English Linguistics 3 credit(s)
TESL - 540. Foundations of Teaching ESOL 3 credit(s)
TESL - 542. Literacy for Content Area Teaching 3 credit(s)