CTHE Areas of Specialization
In consultation with your advisor, CTHE students take 18 credits of specialization electives. You should have written permission from your advisor to take the specific courses you are electing. As printed below, there are five CTHE specialization areas, namely, educational technology, literacy education, science education, mathematics education, and postsecondary education.
Educational Technology
- EDUC 685: Multimedia Literacy
- EDUC 885: Curriculum & Educational Technology
- EDUC 885: Advanced Applications of Computers in Teaching Writing
- EDUC 885: Data-Driven Web Design
- EDUC 885: Advanced Multimedia Design & Development
- EDUC 885: Distance Education Technology: Advanced Theory & Techniques
- EDUC 885: Assistive Technology
- EDUC 885: Social Impact of Information Technology
- EDUC 885: Cognition & Instructional Technology
- EDUC 885: Web-based Learning Environments: Advanced Design & Development
- EDUC 885: Computer-Based Instruction
Note: EDUC 885 is a repeating topics course that educational technology students take multiple times under different course titles.
Literacy Education
- EDUC 601: Language Development in the Classroom
- EDUC 602: Childhood Literature
- EDUC 603: Adolescent Literature
- EDUC 604: Teaching Writing in the Elementary and Middle School
- EDUC 608: Literacy Assessment and Instruction I
- EDUC 609: Literacy Assessment and Instruction II
- EDUC 622: Role of Literacy in Content Areas
- EDUC 631: Organization and Supervision of Literacy Programs
- EDUC 649: Delaware Writing Project
- EDUC 617: Delaware Reading Project
- EDUC 802: Seminar: Reading
- EDUC 807: Seminar: Writing Processes in Educational Settings
- EDUC 816: Seminar on Literacy Problems
- EDUC 822: Literacy and Educational Policy
Science Education
- EDUC 641: Science Curriculum & Instruction
- EDUC 642: Topics in Science
- EDUC 643: Environment Education
- EDUC 843: Proseminar in Science: Research on Curriculum
- EDUC 843: Proseminar in Science: Research on Teaching
- EDUC 843: Proseminar in Science: Research on Learning
Mathematics Education
- EDUC 833: Research & Theory of Mathematics Learning
- EDUC 834: Research & Theory of Mathematics Teaching
- EDUC 835: Research & Theory of Mathematics Curriculum
- EDUC 836: Research & Theory: Mathematics Teacher
Note: For more information about the Ed.D. specialization in mathematics education, go to www.udel.edu/education/mathed/doctoral.html.
Postsecondary Education
- EDUC 847: Postsecondary Student Affairs Issues and Management
- EDUC 849: Governance, Planning, and Finance in Higher Education
- EDUC 883: Administration of Adult & Postsecondary Education
The following courses are also available (with limited seating) from the IFST Department:
- IFST 682: Student Development in Higher Education
- IFST 683: Seminar in Higher Education
- IFST 688: Law & Student Affairs
- IFST 689: American College Student
- IFST 692: Student Personnel Management
