MA/MS in Elementary and Middle School Education

The Master of Education and Master of Arts in Education programs in Elementary and Middle School Education are curriculum-based programs concerned primarily with teacher development. They focus on curriculum and teaching and the relationship between them, grounded in a broad concept of research that encourages critical examination of teaching in elementary, middle, and junior high schools. Students examine their own teaching practice and are encouraged to develop their own curriculum materials across subject areas such as language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. The Master of Education route requires 5.0 units of coursework, including 2.0 units distributed across these subject-area strands plus graduate electives, while the Master of Arts in Education route requires 4.0 units of coursework plus a 1.0-unit thesis; some students may need to complete additional prerequisite courses before beginning core coursework.