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Master’s Program   
  The thirty-six hour program is designed to develop awareness, knowledge, and understanding about teaching gifted and talented students, as well as competence in curriculum development, delivery, and evaluation. The core courses lay the instructional foundation; the major courses provide specific knowledge, skills, and internship opportunities; the teaching content/methodology area focuses on the age/grade level, and/or specific subject content from the Curriculum and Instruction Department. The approved elective courses allow for further teaching content development at the elementary, secondary, all levels, and/or specific teaching area. The practicum phase of the program provides opportunities for students to demonstrate their competence by applying their skills with children and youth.  Online courses adhere to professional standards derived from the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), National Association for Handicapped Children (NAHC), and the American Psychological Association.

Doctoral Program
The sixty hour program is designed to develop research, knowledge, and understanding, application, and synthesis, about teaching gifted and talented students, as well as competence in developing a research question into a doctoral dissertation. The core courses lay the research foundation; the gifted and talented major courses provide specific knowledge, skills, and internship opportunities; the teaching content/methodology area focuses on the age/grade level, and/or specific subject content from the Curriculum and Instruction Department. The approved elective courses allow for further teaching content development at the elementary, secondary, all levels, and/or specific teaching area. The internship phase of the program provides opportunities for students to demonstrate their competence by applying their skills with children and youth.  Online courses adhere to professional standards derived from the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), National Association for Handicapped Children (NAHC), and the American Psychological Association.

Please contact Dr. Theresa Monaco at tmonaco@uh.edu with any questions or refer to the UH College of Education Graduate Catalog for more information.