Gifted Education, MA

33 - 36 credit hours

This is offered as an online degree.

To be eligible for gifted education certification in the State of Missouri, students must have a valid teaching certificate and at least two years of teaching experience.

Requirements

Prerequisite Coursework

0-3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDU 54100	Education of the Exceptional Child	3
EDU 34100	Education of the Exceptional Child	3

Major Coursework I

9 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDT 50900	Innovation Mindset	3
EDU 51000	Conceptualization of Education	3
EDU 57000	Educational Research	3

Major Coursework II

15 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDU 51300	Survey of Gifted and Talented Education	3
EDU 52010	Curriculum Analysis and Design for Gifted Education	3
EDU 52400	Assessment of Intellectual Skills	3
EDU 54200	Administration and Supervision of Gifted Programs	3
EDU 54400	Meeting the Affective Needs of Gifted Children	3

Elective Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDU 50200	Psychology of Teaching and Learning	3
EDU 51000	Conceptualization of Education	3
EDU 53000	A Survey of Learning Styles	3
EDR 58000	Writing for Research and Publication	3
IPC 58100	Appraisal of the Individual	3
IPC 62500	Individual Intelligence Testing	3

Students may elect to take a maximum of six credit hours of approved Graduate Workshop Credit to be accepted as part of the required elective credit. Other electives as approved by the program coordinator.

Practical Application Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDU 54900	Practicum: Gifted Education	3
EDU 60000	Master's Project	3

Missouri gifted certification seeking students must take EDU 54900.

Non-gifted certification seeking students may take EDU 60000.