Degree Requirements (48 units)
Education Core Courses (12 units)
- EDUC 603. Effective Communication in Education (4)
- EDUC 605. Foundations of Education (4)
- EDUC 607. Introduction to Educational Research (4)
Correctional and Alternative Education Core (16 units)
- EDCA 614. Foundations of Institutional Education: History and Literature (4)
- EDCA 616. Teaching the Institutional Student (4)
- EDCA 618. Social and Cultural Dynamics of Institutional Education (4)
- EDCA 620. Educational Change in Institutional Settings (4)
Electives (12 units)
- Twelve units in the student's area of specialization, chosen in consultation with advisor.
Culminating Experience (8 units)
Student must take one of the following two tracks:
Track A. Master's Thesis/Project option
- EDUC 600. Master's Degree Project (4)
- Four units of electives chosen from the list below:
- EDCA 628. Special Education in Correctional Institutions (4)
- EDCA 630. Alternative and Correctional Education (4)
- EDCA 632. Career and Vocational Education in Correctional Institutions (4)
- EDCA 634. Correctional Education Leadership (4)
- EDCA 636. Pedagogy and Andragogy in Correctional Institutions (4)
- EDCA 638. Organization of Correctional and Alternative Education Service Delivery (4)
- EDCA 640. Literacy Instruction in Adult Confinement Institutions (4)
- EDCA 642. Library Services for Alternative and Correctional Students (4)
- EDCA 644. Pre- and Post-Release Transitions for Correctional Students (4)
- EDCA 646. Comparative Correctional Education (4)
- EDCA 684. Special Topics in Correctional and Alternative Education (4)
For official information please refer to the university catalog.