课程和教学系致力于为公共，私人和政府机构准备硕士教育者。毕业生准备担任教学与课程主任，学科专家，学生教学主管和课程与教学大学教授。语言，扫盲和文化计划为教育领导者和学者提供了准备，他们可以以多种多样的方式理解阅读，语言和扫盲教育，尤其是与社会正义和平等有关的所有问题。该计划强调对语言和多元文化主义的批判性和广泛性观点的发展，重点是这些观点与来自不同种族语言背景的K-12学生的相关性。鼓励参与者在地方，州和联邦各级的各种环境中参与领导和研究活动。
The program with a concentration in Language, Literacy and Culture (Reading, without licensure) prepares educational leaders and scholars who understand reading, language and literacy education in complex and diverse ways, particularly as these relate to issues of social justice and equity. This program emphasizes the development of critical and expansive perspectives on language and multiculturalism with a focus on the relevance of these for PreK-12 public school students from diverse ethno-linguistic backgrounds. Participants are encouraged to engage in leadership and research activities in a variety of settings at local, state and federal levels.