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Welcome to the Department of Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum at Mizzou!
Faculty and staff members in the Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum advance knowledge and professional practice in teaching and learning. This is accomplished through faculty activities in teaching, service, and scholarship.
Teaching
The Department offers programs of undergraduate preparation for students to enter educational careers in schools and other agencies; master's level work to enhance professional skills and pursue scholarship in greater depth; and doctoral level work to develop competence as a research scholar. Departmental graduate programs include:
- Art Education
- Business and Marketing Education, Graduate only
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- English Education
- Literacy Education
- Mathematics Education
- Music Education
- Reading Education
- Science Education
- Social Studies Education
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Graduate only
Service
Faculty members participate in service at the local, state and national level. This includes in-service programs for teachers; consulting with schools and other agencies on matters of curriculum development; assisting teachers with supervisory work; coordinating state-wide professional activities; assisting in cooperative research and evaluation; consulting with state, national, and international agencies; and serving in professional organizations. Often these activities are undertaken in response to requests from school districts, professional organizations, public agencies, or individual teachers.
Scholarship
Faculty scholarship examines problems of teaching, learning, and curriculum development/implementation for schools and other agencies. Scholarship includes historical, analytic, and conceptual studies to clarify educational challenges and empirical research examining the effect of educational practice.
Purposes of Master's Study
Graduate study in the Department of Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum is distinguished from undergraduate study in its depth of subject matter and its more intense consideration of professional problems and issues. At the master's degree level, graduate study focuses upon the student's more immediate goals of professional growth and development and may lead to advanced certification in certain areas.
Purposes of Doctoral Study
Graduate study beyond the master's degree level in the Department of Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum is primarily research-oriented. The Ph.D. degree is the highest degree conferred by the University of Missouri. The degree is granted only upon evidence of general proficiency, distinctive attainment in a special field, and a demonstrated ability for independent investigation as reflected in a thesis presenting original research or creative scholarship with a high degree of literary skill.
Faculty members in Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum provide professional knowledge that advances teaching and learning across the state of Missouri and around the world. We hope that you will find your experiences at Mizzou enriching and rewarding.
John K. Lannin
Associate Professor and Interim Chair
Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum