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M.Ed. – Curriculum & Instruction
A master's that fits your life.
Rio's fully online M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction lets you finish in about a year, taking one project at a time, so you're never choosing between your job and your degree. Every course builds a portfolio of real work you can put to use right away, whether you're a teacher moving up the salary lane or a training pro earning your credential.
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and priced to stay within reach, it's a graduate program rooted in the communities you serve, because there's something special about earning it at Rio.
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M.Ed. – Curriculum & Instruction
Online Curriculum
Rio's M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction is fully online and non-licensure, designed to be completed in as little as ten months. Courses run in seven-week terms with six start dates per year, and each term carries a uniform six-credit load so the pace stays consistent from start to finish.
Every course produces a portfolio-ready artifact. There are no exams, just project-based work you can put to use as soon as you complete it. By the time you graduate, you'll have a collection of real deliverables that reflect the full scope of the program.
Portfolio
2 credits
Mentoring Models
2 credits
Learning Theory
2 credits
Leaders & Change
2 credits
Curriculum
2 credits
Research & Evaluation Methods
2 credits
Literacy in Technology
2 credits
Grant Writing
2 credits
Foundations of AI in Curriculum & Instruction
2 credits
Assessment Design and Learning Data
3 credits
Learning Experience Design: Curriculum Across Modalities
3 credits
Differentiation and Universal Design for Learning
3 credits
Curriculum Design Capstone
3 credits