MS in Curriculum & Instruction
The online MS in Curriculum and Instruction at Minnesota State University Moorhead provides a theoretical base and opportunity for practical application within the areas of educational foundations, curriculum theory, instructional best practices and educational research. The core required courses provide not only a theoretical base, but an opportunity to conduct personalized research and reflection in the classroom with the purpose of providing a solid pedagogical foundation appropriate for the P-12 teacher who seeks a means by which to increase student achievement. In addition to the core, you must select a 15-16 credit emphasis in one of seven areas.
I feel like a different teacher. The Curriculum and Instruction program has taken my teaching career to the next level. It’s given me the confidence to step outside of my comfort zone.
– Sarah Fredricks, 6th grade science teacher at Cheney Middle School, West Fargo
Choose from one of eight emphasis options, covering a wide-range of topics in education: Teacher Leadership, Literacy, Mathematics, Special Education, Biology, Teaching English as a Second Language, Kodály or Content Specialization.
Curriculum in this degree program encompasses both a theoretical base and actionable research in community classrooms.
Apply 18 Online credits to your MS in Curriculum and Instruction degree to help you complete your degree in a shorter time frame while saving money.
Stay in your home country and study the Master of Science in Curriculum & Instruction degree at Minnesota State Unviersity Moorhead online.
Careers & Outcomes
MSUM Curriculum & Instruction alumni continually find success and satisfaction in the field.
A Smart Investment
What is 18 Online?
18 Online provides the 18 credits you’ll need to become a qualified content area concurrent enrollment instructor. It’s the result of Minnesota House of Representatives bill H.F. 3326 and Senate bill S.F. No. 3062, which appropriated $3 million to provide curriculum development for the Northwest Regional Partnership continuing education program.
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Leadership & Learning Journal
MSUM’s Department of Leadership & Learning has published The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning (IJGLL), a peer-reviewed open-access journal hosted by RED, its institutional repository. The journal’s scope features educational research from the P-12 to the postsecondary level. As an open-access journal, the IJGLL editors and authors agree to provide free access and downloads of all of its contents to the general public.