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Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Programs in Talent Development

M.A. in Secondary Education, Talent Development Concentration

With this M.A. degree, you'll be well-positioned for a variety of career opportunities involving teaching, mentoring, and leadership in schools and communities. 

The thesis research that you'll do in this program can potentially help you to make a difference in your classroom, school, or community-based educational setting. Thesis research also can provide an excellent foundation for further studies, such as Ph.D. programs. 

The courses that are listed below reflect the expected, but not yet fully approved, updated course requirements for new students who will be starting in Fall 2025 and beyond. This list of courses is dependent on the university's 2024-25 curriculum approval process. See the university catalog for the courses in the current degree audit. 

Courses

  • 1. CI 5390 Research Seminar in Education
  • 2. CI 5352 Research and Current Topics in Talent Development and Creativity
  • 3. CI 5310 Creativity: Theories, Research, Practices, and Issues
  • 4. CI 5383 Mentoring Across the Life Span
  • 5. Choose 3 credit hours (1 class) from: CI 5330 Multicultural Teaching and Learning; BILG 5388 Politics of Language; CI 5319 Non-Academic and Contextual Issues in Advanced/Gifted Education; CI 5368 The Politics and Creativity of Being and Becoming; CI 5381 Curiosity and Reimagination; RDG 5331 Literacy Methods for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
  • 6. Choose 3 credit hours (1 class) from: CI 5339 Project-Based Instruction; CI 5359 Curriculum for Rigor, Depth, and Complexity; CI 5364 Advanced Instructional Strategies for Secondary Educators; CI 5372 Philosophical Foundations of Education; CI 5373 Professional Development for Teachers: Models, Research, and Theory; CI 7352 Beginning Qualitative Research; CI 5308 Emerging Frameworks for Gifted and Talented Education; EDTC 5310 Educational Technology; or RDG 5310 Teaching with Children's and YA Literature
  • 7. Advisor-Approved Elective (3 credit hours)
  • 8. CI 5309 Rethinking Talent and Transformation
  • 9. CI 5399A Thesis
  • 10. Choose a minimum of 3 hours from: CI 5199B, CI 5299B, CI 5399B, CI 5599B, CI 5999B Thesis