Master of Arts in Education, option in Curriculum and Instruction

The 30-unit Master of Arts degree in Education with an option in Curriculum and Instruction is designed for teachers and other professionals who desire advanced study in curriculum, instruction, educational psychology, research design, and educational statistics. Although a majority of our students are teachers, a teaching credential is not a requirement for admission. Our core courses typically meet once a week (4 p.m.-6:50 p.m. or 7 p.m.-9:50 p.m.), and the majority of our courses have at least one online section (synchronous via Zoom or asynchronous). Please visit https://bit.ly/MAEd-CI-2024Orientation to learn more about our program and a few of our graduates!

Our Graduates' Careers Include the Following:

• Director of Research, Evaluation and Assessment for Fresno Unified School District
• Dean of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for the Madera Technical Exploration Center
• Teacher on special assignment for mathematics
• Research associate for state and federal grants
• Fresno State instructor for credential and statistics courses
• Program officer for the American Indian Science and Engineering Society
• High school department chair
• Director of Recruiting Operations for Fresno State football 
• Head Strength and Conditioning Coach and Fitness Center Director
• Associate Program Director for UCSF-Fresno’s Pediatric Residency Program
• Lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Battalion Chief at Fresno Fire Dept.

A number of our graduates who are teachers have also chosen to remain in the classroom and use the knowledge they have gained in the program to enhance their instructional effectiveness. The program is a pathway to helping you meet your unique professional goals, whatever they may be! 

In addition to taking 15 semester units of required coursework, students select 15 units of electives in an area of professional interest with the guidance of the program coordinator. These courses may be in literacy, counseling, educational technology, social justice, kinesiology, program evaluation, qualitative research, psychology, history, business, and early childhood, for example. For teachers, nine units of recent post-baccalaureate credential coursework may be transferred into the program and counted as elective units. Students with full-time jobs typically take two courses (6 units) a semester. Students will complete either a project, thesis, or comprehensive exam as a culminating experience. All degree coursework must be taken within a 5-year time frame. Please feel free to contact the program coordinator if you have any questions! The Chart Your Course handbook from the Division of Research and Graduate Studies is an excellent guide as well!

Meet Our Faculty