The master’s degree in bilingual education provides an opportunity to prepare experts in bilingual education and various specialized education areas to promote and support enrichment bilingual education. The degree consists of:
Core Curriculum: 18 hours (bilingual education)
Specialization Area: 15 hours (select one specialization area) 1. Reading Education 2. Early Childhood Education 3. Special Education 4. Gifted and Talented Education 5. Principal Certification(must meet admission requirements to Educational Leadership Program)
Educational Research/Measurement: 6 hours (research, measurement and evaluation) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Core Curriculum in Bilingual Education…………………………………………… (18 Hrs)
EDBE 6319 Practicum in Bilingual Education (Taken last semester of program)
EDBE 6322 Bilingualism/Multiculturalism: Critical Issues and Practices
EDBE 6324 Second Language Teaching: Theory and Methodology
EDBE 6335 Bilingual Content Areas across the Curriculum
EDBE 6350 The Bilingual Reading Process
EDBE 6351 Research on Language Development in Bilingual Environments
Specialization Area (Select one specialization area only) ……………………… (15 Hrs) Reading Education
READ 6308 Foundations of Reading I
READ 6309 Foundations of Reading II
READ 6310 Child and Adolescent Literature
READ 6323 Problems in the Teaching of Reading*
READ 6329 Diagnostic Teaching of Reading*
Early Childhood Education
EDEC 6380 The Young Child in a Multicultural Society
EDEC 6381 First and Second Language Development in Young Children
EDEC 6382 Emergent Literacy Development
EDEC 6390 Internship in Early Childhood Setting I*
EDEC 6391 Early Childhood Program Administration*
Special Education
EPSY 6300 Individual Differences
EPSY 6301 Emotionally Disturbed and Autistic*
EPSY 6303 Learning Disabilities
EPSY 6304 Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learner I: Problems, Trends and Issues
EPSY 6306 Special Education Law*
Gifted and Talented Education
EPSY 6330 Identifying the Gifted and Talented
EPSY 6331 Curriculum, Methods and Materials for the Gifted and Talented
EPSY 6332 Creativity and the Gifted and Talented
EPSY 6333 Counseling the Gifted and Talented*
EPSY 6334 Practicum I in Gifted Education*
Principal Certification Required Courses:
EDUL 6337 The Administration of Special Instructional Programs
EDUL 6384 Introduction to Educational Administration (should be completed early in program) Select 9 hours from the following:
EDUL 6333 Elementary and Secondary Curriculum
EDUL 6334 Curriculum Development – Problems and Processes
EDUL 6338 The School Principal
EDUL 6369 Administrative Technology in Schools*
EDUL 6385 Public School Law
EDUL 6386 Administration of Pupil Personnel Services
EDUL 6388 Socio-Cultural Foundations of Education
EDUL 6389 Administration of School Business Services (required for internship)
EDUL 6392 School-Community Relations
EDUL 6393 Administration of School Staff Personnel*
*Denotes courses not completed in lieu of thesis coursework below:
If thesis option selected, complete the thesis sequence below
ED 7300 Thesis I
ED 7301 Thesis II
Educational Research/Measurement……………………………………………….. (6 Hrs)
EDCI 6304 Measurement and Evaluation
EDCI 6310 Research Methods in Education
Total Degree Requirements………………………………………………………….. (39 Hrs)
Registering for Classes
Before prospective students can register for courses they must receive graduate program advisement from bilingual education faculty and a Registration Access Code (RAC) number from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Students can register in person, over the phone, or online.
Contact Information:
Dr. Leo Gómez, Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
College of Education- UTPA
1201 W. University Dr.
Edinburg, TX 78541
