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Curriculum and Instruction - Master of Science
Designed for teachers who want to enhance their instructional effectiveness and advance their careers, the Curriculum and Instruction degree consists of 12 required courses (36 credit hours), making it possible for you to finish the program in as little as 14 months. You’ll enhance your critical thinking abilities and develop new skills through collaborative discussion and practical exercises.

Students of the Curriculum and Instruction MS Degree program will learn:

Utilize technology for student learning and teacher tasks
Integrate, encourage and effectively respond to both special education and gifted students
Provide reading and language arts education in content areas
Expand group processes to encourage discovery learning
Adapt and expand a range of instructional skills
Understand and utilize alternative educational tests and measures

University of Scranton Online

For the 15th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” edition ranked the University among the 10 top master’s universities in the north, the survey’s largest and most competitive region. In the 2009 edition of “America’s Best Colleges,” the University was named among the nation’s 70 “up and coming” schools.

Scranton is among only 50 universities in the nation listed in Kiplinger’s “Best Values in Private Colleges.

Online Learning :

Rolling enrollment with six sessions per year. Sessions run 8 weeks.

100% online - no campus visits required

No mandatory log-in times.

Instructor-led streaming video lectures

Faculty hosted message boards

Live chat rooms and email

Technical support via phone, email, or live chat

Financing Options:

Federal student aid, payment options, and scholarships are available.

Accreditation:

The University of Scranton is nationally accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and regionally accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.