University Catalog 2026-2027

Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum (MEd): Social Studies Education Concentration

Degree Requirements

Teaching Learning and Curriculum Core Courses6
Students select two core courses from the list below
Theory and Practice In Teaching Diverse Populations
Foundations of Curriculum
Teachers as Leaders
Teacher as Researcher
Reading In the Content Areas
Multicultural Lifespan Development
Social Studies Core12
All course listed below are required
Theory and Research in Global Learning
Contemporary Approaches In the Teaching Of Social Studies
Theory and Research On Teaching and Learning Social Studies
Special Problems in Social Studies Education
Elective Courses12
Select 12 hours in consultation with advisor
Total Hours30

Faculty

Full Professors

  • Cathy L. Crossland
  • Jessica Theresa DeCuir-Gunby
  • Krista Dawn Glazewski
  • John K. Lee
  • Patricia L. Marshall
  • John Nietfeld
  • Kevin M. Oliver
  • Edward J. Sabornie
  • Margareta M. Thomson

Associate Professors

  • Candy M. Beal
  • Sarah J. Carrier
  • Dennis Scott Davis
  • Deniz Eseryel
  • DeLeon L. Gray
  • Chu-Jen Huang
  • Jessica Heather Hunt
  • Meghan McGlinn Manfra
  • James Minogue
  • Temple A. Walkowiak
  • Angela Michelle Wiseman
  • Carl A. Young

Assistant Professors

  • Chandra Alston
  • Christy Michelle Byrd
  • Michelle Marie Falter
  • Jill Freiberg Grifenhagen
  • Michael Andre Jarry-Shore
  • Shiyan Jiang
  • Crystal Lee
  • Paula McAvoy
  • Amato Nocera
  • Jamie Nicole Pearson
  • Jackie Eunjung Relyea
  • Daniela Castellanos Reyes
  • Jonee Wilson

Practice/Research/Teaching Professors

  • Drinda Elaine Benge
  • Vandna Gill Bindra
  • Sarah Cannon
  • Valerie Ness Faulkner
  • Ann D. Harrington
  • Kristin Hoffmann
  • Micha Jeffries
  • Jill Jones
  • Joanne Greer Koch
  • Linda McCabe-Smith
  • Julia O'Neal McKeown

Emeritus Faculty

  • John F. Arnold
  • Barbara J. Fox
  • Edwin R. Gerler Jr.
  • Lawrence Keith Jones
  • Susan Sinclair Osborne
  • Carol A. Pope
  • Ruie J. Pritchard
  • Norman A. Sprinthall
  • Lois M. Thies-Sprinthall
  • Ellen S. Vasu

Teaching Assistant Professor

  • Jared Stewart-Ginsburg