Master of Arts in Education in Curriculum & Instruction with a concentration in Interdisciplinary Online

Personalize your online master’s program from a range of elective courses to create a comprehensive curriculum that aligns with your personal and professional aspirations.

Apply by: 10/7/24
Start class: 10/21/24 Apply Now

Program Overview

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Discover the advantages of the online MAEd C&I – Interdisciplinary program

Craft a tailored program that meets your passions and career aspirations through Avila University's Master of Arts in Education in Curriculum & Instruction with a concentration in Interdisciplinary online program. Acquire expertise in classroom management and instructional design while harnessing the power of data-driven decision-making and adopting instructional methodologies essential for excelling in a broad range of roles. This will equip you to guide future generations to success.

In this online program, you will enhance your knowledge by examining curriculum development, instructional design, and educational theories. Customize your program through a selection of MAEd electives covering subjects such as deeper learning, trauma and mental health issues, technology in the classroom, and responsive teaching that can help you develop diverse insights and perspectives and enrich the learning experience for your students.

In this education online program, you will:

  • Strengthen your professional teaching and learning practices through the study of current evidence-based instructional strategies, data-driven decision-making, and ever-evolving education technologies
  • Create an inclusive and responsive learning environment, engaging all learners through advanced knowledge of effective instructional models and curriculum planning
  • Analyze scholarly work by evaluating qualitative and quantitative research in educational settings
  • Expand the knowledge and skills used in your daily practices as teacher-learner and teacher leader to address a diverse range of learning needs in lesson design, instruction, evaluation, and assessment
  • Manage your own unique approach to students’ learning needs through intentional practitioner study
  • Strengthen your professional teaching and learning practices through the study of current evidence-based instructional strategies, data-driven decision-making, and ever-evolving education technologies
  • Create an inclusive and responsive learning environment, engaging all learners through advanced knowledge of effective instructional models and curriculum planning
  • Analyze scholarly work by evaluating qualitative and quantitative research in educational settings
  • Expand the knowledge and skills used in your daily practices as teacher-learner and teacher leader to address a diverse range of learning needs in lesson design, instruction, evaluation, and assessment
  • Manage your own unique approach to students’ learning needs through intentional practitioner study

Interdisciplinary career opportunities:

  • Campus Instructional Coach
  • Curriculum Developer
  • Training and Development Coordinator
  • Campus Instructional Coach
  • Curriculum Developer
  • Training and Development Coordinator

Also available:

Avila University offers a variety of online master’s degree programs in education. View all online education graduate programs.

$12,000 Total Tuition
As few as 10 months Duration
30 Credit Hours

Personalized learning experience

You will receive a personalized learning experience online. Faculty regularly engages in value-added comments and feedback providing the same level of instruction as if you were in person.

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Tuition

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Invest in a quality online program that lets you pay as you go

The MAEd in Curriculum & Instruction with a concentration in Interdisciplinary online program tuition is the same affordable, pay-as-you-go rate for all U.S. residents. Fees are included in the total tuition, and financial aid may be available.

Tuition breakdown:

$12,000 Total Tuition
$400 Per Credit Hour

Calendar

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Get started—mark these dates in your calendar

Ideal for working professionals, the online Master of Arts in Education in Curriculum and Instruction – Interdisciplinary degree features 8-week courses and multiple start dates each year so you can begin at the time that works best for you. View the full calendar for all upcoming starts and corresponding deadlines.

TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Fall 2 202410/21/2410/7/2410/16/2410/16/2410/20/2412/15/248 weeks
Spring 1 20251/6/251/2/251/2/251/3/251/6/253/2/258 weeks
Spring 2 20253/3/252/26/252/26/252/28/253/3/255/4/258 weeks

Now enrolling:

10/7/24 Apply Date
10/21/24 Class Starts

Ready to take the next steps toward earning your next degree?

Admissions

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Key steps for admission to the MAEd C&I – Interdisciplinary online program

We’ve simplified the admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. You can find all requirements for admission to the Avila online MAEd in Curriculum & Instruction – Interdisciplinary program below.

Admission Requirements:

  • 2.75 GPA
  • No GRE required
  • No teaching certificate required

In order to be eligible to receive an MAEd C&I – Interdisciplinary from Avila University, you must have the following:

  • Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
  • GPA requirements for unconditional admission: 3.00 cumulative grade point average at the completion of the undergraduate degree
  • GPA requirements for provisional admission: 2.75 cumulative grade point average at the completion of the undergraduate degree
    • Students admitted provisionally must achieve a 3.0 GPA on the first nine (9) credits in their program of study
  • Official transcripts from all institutions previously attended (Avila graduates do not need to obtain Avila transcripts.)

Submit all official transcripts to:

Email: [email protected]
Mail: Avila University
11901 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO 64145

This program does not lead to teaching certification.

Courses

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These are the courses for your online MAEd C&I – Interdisciplinary program

In order to earn your online Interdisciplinary MAEd, you will complete 30 credit hours, including 15 credit hours of core courses and 15 credit hours of concentration courses.

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will equip students to create and implement a cycle of continuous improvement by collecting and analyzing student data as an individual and team leader to plan instruction. Topics will include: data team structures, assessment development, MTSS, and differentiated instruction based on data. Must be taken at Avila.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Advanced Curriculum explores the basic concepts, terminology, theories, philosophy and present research related to curriculum planning. Application of these components is realized through the writing of a curriculum unit. Must be taken at Avila University. FA,
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed to help teachers create and maintain caring, respectful classroom communities in which learners feel safe, valued, cared about, respected, and empowered. The course includes an emphasis on developing knowledge about the culture and backgrounds of children and families in order to establish positive interactions within the classroom community
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides students with those essential competencies necessary in order to understand and evaluate the research of others, and to plan their own research with minimal assistance. The basics of both qualitative and quantitative research are covered in this course. The primary goal of this educational research course is to provide a learning environment that supports the graduate student in engaging in the analysis and design of research at a scholarly level and in becoming a critical consumer of research as an informed practitioner.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The focus of this course is teacher self-study and reflection on the teacher’s own knowledge, experience, and curiosities for further learning. As such, this course is focused on the candidate as a teacher-learner and the day-to-day practice of the teacher leader. The course outcome is a proposal and plan for a practitioner inquiry. Prerequisite: ED 689: Educational Research

Choose 15 credits from any courses outside the MAED core.

Avila University is a member in good standing of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), a national accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

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