The TLC-IL masters degree is part of the broader Teaching, Learning & Curriculum area in the UW College of Education.
There are four core strands of study in the TLC-IL masters degree. Listed below are the requirements for each core strand.
| Foundations of Education | Content-Focused Instructional Leadership | Equity-Driven Instructional Leadership | Research Inquiry and Culminating Experience |
| EDLPS 520 Education as a Moral Endeavor (3 credits, fall) | 9 credits in your chosen subject area* |
EDC&I 525 Teacher Learning and School Change (3 credits – 1st or 2nd summer) |
EDC&I 506 Action Research for Teacher Leaders (3 credits – 1st year) |
| EDC&I 503 Foundations of Curriculum and Instruction (4 credits) | EDC&I 526 Inside Teacher Communities (3 credits – 1st or 2nd summer) |
EDC&I 600 Capstone Project and Reflective Seminars (5 credits – 2nd year) |
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| EDPSY 501 Human Learning and Educational Practice (3 credits) | EDC&I 552 Coaching and Mentoring Adult Learners (3 credits online – autumn 1st year) |
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| EDLPS 579 Educational Policy, Teachers, and Teaching (3 credits online – winter 1st year) |
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| EDC&I 553 Classroom Assessment Strategies: Data Use in Schools (spring 1st year) (3 credits online – spring 1st year) |
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| EDC&I 600 IL Cohort Seminars - 2-hour once-a-month evening seminars (3 credits – 1st year) |
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| 10 credits | 9 credits | 18 credits | 8 credits |
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Cohort-based coursework, first or second summer
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Online coursework, one course per quarter during the first year
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Cohort-based seminars
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* Literacy, Science, Math, Social Studies, Equity Studies, Early Childhood Education, or Special Education
A typical course of study for an IL student (someone working full-time) might look like the following:
YEAR ONE: (total credits = 27)
Summer - EDC&I 525 (3 credits), EDC&I 526 (3 credits)
Fall - EDC&I 552 (3 credits), EDLPS 520 (3 credits), IL monthly seminars (1 credit)
Winter - EDLPS 579 (3 credits), EDC&I 506 (3 credits), IL monthly seminars (1 credit)
Spring - EDC&I 553 (3 credits), EDC&I 501 (3 credits), IL monthly seminars (1 credit)
YEAR TWO (total credits = 18)
Fall - Content Area Course (3 credits), IL monthly capstone seminars (2 credits)
Winter - EDC&I 503 (4 credits), Content Area Course (3 credits)
Spring - Content Area Course (3 credits), IL monthly capstone seminars (3 credits)
