Education Department
Contact Information
Catherine O'Callaghan
Department Chair
Email: cocallaghan@iona.edu
Phone: (914) 633-2210
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Advanced Teaching Education Program (MSEd)
Literacy and Special Education
Adolescence Education
Requirements For the MS in Education: Literacy (Birth to Grade 6) and Special Education (Childhood)
Core Courses for All Progams
| EDU | 655 | Language and Literacy Development in Young Readers and Writers (3 credits) |
| EDU | 658 | Assessment of Literacy Development in Young Children (3 Credits) |
| EDU | 659 | Practicum in Reading and Literacy (3 credits) |
| EDU | 660 | Foundations of Teaching Students with Disabilities (3 credits) |
| EDU | 661 | Teaching Diverse Learners with Exceptionalities (3 credits) |
| EDU | 667 | Responsive Teaching and Multiple Interventions within Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits) |
| EDU | 664 | Practicum in Teaching Students with Disabilities (3 credits) |
| EDU | 741 | Language and Literacy across the Curriculum (3 credits) |
| EDU | 743 | Language and Literacy across the Curriculum (3 credits) |
| EDU | 747 | Developing Literacy with Children's Literature (3 credits) |
| EDU | 744 | Theory and Practice in Bilingual Education (3 credits) |
| EDU | 803 | Language Development (3 credits) |
| EDU | 804 | Cognitive and Socio-cultural Dimensions of Literacy Learning and Development (3 credits) |
| EDU | 922 | Multicultural Education (3 credits) |
| EDU | 958 | Action Research in Literacy Education (3 credits) |
| Total Credits=48
Two Certificates: Literacy (Birth to Grade 6) and Special Education (Childhood ) |
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(For Candidates with provisional/initial certification.)
Core Courses for All Progams
| EDU | 653 | Instructional and Assessment Strategies in the Secondary School (3 Credits) |
| EDU | 721 | Modern Educational Philosophies (3 Credits) |
| EDU | 922 | Multicultural Education (3 credits) |
| Total | 9 Credits | |
SUBJECT AREA COURSES:
MS in Education in Adolescence Education (7-12) Biology
| BIO | 510 | Living Environment (3 Credits) |
| BIO | 515 | Genetics ad Cell biology (3 Credits) |
| BIO | 520 | Ecology annd Population Ecology (3 Credits) |
| BIO | 525 | Biological Chemistry and Cell Physiology (3 Credits) |
| BIO | 530 | Laboratory Techniques in Modern Biology (1 Credit) |
| BIO | Electives | Three (3) Three-Credit Graduate Electives (9 Credits) |
| BIO | 800 | Research Seminar (1 Cedit) |
| Total | 23 Credits | |
MS in Education: Adolescence Education (7-12) English
ENG |
Seven (7) Three-Credit Graduate English Courses (21 Credits) | |
ENG |
954 |
Special Project in English Education (3 Credits) |
Total |
24 Credits | |
MS in Education in Adolescence Education (7-12) Mathematics
| MTH | 620 | Analysis (3 credits) |
| MTH | 705 | Topics in Modern Geometry (3 Credits) |
| MTH | 708 | History of Mathematics (3 Credits) |
| MTH | 710 | Probability of Statistics (3 Credits) |
| EDU | 951 | Special Project in Mathematics Education (3 Credits) |
| MTH | 650, 651, or 702 | One (1) Course in Algebra (3 Credits) |
| MTH | 621, 701, or 707 | One (1) Course in Analysis (3 credits) |
| MTH | 704 or 709 | One Course in Logic (3 credits) |
| Total | 24 Credits | |
MS in Education in Adolescence Education (7-12) Social Studies
| GEO | 620 | Geographic Interpretation of World Affairs (3 Credits) |
| GEO | 612 | Human Geography (3 Credits) |
| HST | 703 | Topics in Non-Western History: A Comparative Review (3 Credits) |
| HST | 710 | Historical Geography (3 Credits) |
| HST | 797 | Contemporary Problems in Global Civilizzation (3 Credits) |
| HST | One (1) Graduate Elective (3 Credits) | |
| HST | 898 | Culminating Experice (3 Credits) |
| Total | 21 Credits | |
MS in Education in Adolescence Education (7-12) Spanish
| SPA | 702 | Intermediate Conversations for Teachers (3 Credits) |
| SPA | 720 | History of Spanish Language (3 Credits) |
| SPA | 990 | Pedagogy Workshop (3 Cedits) |
| SPA | 991 | Introduction to Children's Hispanic Literature (3 Credits) |
| SPA | Two (2) Graduate electives (6 Credits) | |
| SPA | 980 | Culminating Experience (3 Credits) |
| Total | 21 Credits | |
MS in Education in Adolescence Education (7-12) Italian
| ITA | 700-780, 920, 990 | Three Courses that treat in a substantial way the period before 1800 (9 Credits) |
| ITA | 800-950, and 990 | Three Courses that treat in a substantial way the period after 1800 (9 Credits) |
| ITA | 980 | Special Project in Italian Education(3 Cedits) |
| Total | 21 Credits | |
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