Education Specialist (S.Ed.) Certificate in Curriculum and Teaching
The Education Specialist (Ed. S.) Certificate in Curriculum and Teaching is a doctoral-level program, which will provide the opportunity to expand professional competencies for students interested in this specialty.
The Education Specialist (Ed. S.) in Curriculum and Instruction is expected to develop a broad and systematic understanding of education, specific and in-depth knowledge in the areas of curriculum and teaching, and the ability to integrate and apply theoretical concepts of education. in the current educational context. If the student wishes, he or she may choose to continue his or her studies to fulfill the requirements of the Doctor of Education (Ed. D.).
The San Germán Campus is authorized to offer the Education Specialist (Ed. S.) Certificate in Curriculum and Teaching.
Competencies graduates' profile
The Educational Specialist (S.Ed.) Certificate Program in Curriculum and Teaching is designed to develop competencies that allow the student to:
Knowledge
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
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the various factors that support the historical, philosophical, psychological, and sociological evolution in which the curriculum and teaching as a field of study are framed.
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the economic, social, cultural, and political factors that influence decision-making regarding the development of educational programs in various sociocultural contexts.
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the theories and methodological approaches that guide the evaluation processes of the curriculum and teaching in various educational and cultural contexts.
Abilities
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Develop educational programs that respond to the needs of students within the framework of the corresponding institutional, cultural, and social contexts.
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Develop teaching models that take into consideration research related to the ways of knowing and learning and the diversity of learners.
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Develop evaluation processes for appropriate educational programs according to the various institutional, educational, social, and cultural contexts.
Attitudes
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Demonstrate willingness for continuous and broad learning with an integrated and transdisciplinary vision that promotes the construction of contextualized, globalized, open and reflective thinking for the curriculum and teaching.
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Show openness to creativity, change and innovation with particular attention to social, cultural, and technological changes that lead to and affect educational and social transformations.
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Demonstrate ethical conduct that takes into consideration the interests, problems and needs of all the sectors from which the participants in the educational process come.
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Demonstrate a critical and creative perspective in your approach to educational practices that respond to human cultural diversity and promote social justice.
Admission requirements
The admission requirements for the Education Specialist (Ed. S.) Certificate in Curriculum and Teaching are the same as the admission requirements for the Doctoral Program in Education for the Curriculum and Teaching specialty.
Students must apply to be admitted to the Educational Specialist (Ed. S.) Certificate in Curriculum and Teaching.
The acceptance of said application and admission to the Educational Specialist Certificate (Ed. S.) in Curriculum and Teaching, and its subsequent obtaining, will not prevent the student from being able to request to continue his studies in the Doctoral Program in Education and complete it with all his remaining requirements following current regulations.
Graduation requirements
Students must meet the following requirements:
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Pass all required courses with a minimum of “B”.
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Pass the comprehensive exam in all its parts (written and oral), for which you will have a maximum of 3 opportunities.
Students of the Education Specialist (S.Ed.) Certificate in Curriculum and Teaching will have up to eight years to complete the established requirements.
Students in the Doctoral Program in Education (Ed. D.) may apply for the Education Specialist Certificate (Ed. S.), if they meet its requirements, if for any reason they are unable to fulfil the requirements of the Ed. D.
Requirements for the Education Specialist (S.Ed.) Certificate in Curriculum and Teaching
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Basics
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6 credits
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Investigation
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9 credits
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Specialty
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18 credits
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Total
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33 credits
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Core requirements - 15 credits
The Core Requirements are divided into two components: Research and Fundamentals.
Basics - 6 credits
Select 6 credits from the following:
| EDUC 7003 | Formation and Development of Educational Thought in Puerto Rico | 3 |
| EDUC 7010 | Socioscientific Concepts of Education | 3 |
| EDUC 7020 | Culture, Education and Philosophy | 3 |
| EDUC 7030 | Analysis of Human Behavior | 3 |
| EDUC 7100 | Foundations of Design of Teaching Programs | 3 |
| EDUC 7510 | Comparative Education | 3 |
Investigation - 9 credits
Specialty requirements - 18 credits
| EDUC 8100 | Theoretical Principles for the Study of Curriculum and Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 8103 | Contemporary Theoretical Perspective for the Study of Curriculum and Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 8130 | Learning and Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 8135 | Development of Teaching Models | 3 |
| EDUC 8160 | Designs of Curricular Evaluation | 3 |
| EDUC 8190 | Design and Construction of Educational Programs | 3 |