MEd Education - Elementary

at University of Massachusetts - Boston

Preparing educators to teach students in grades 1-6 and support them to be successful in school.

UMass Boston's Elementary Education MEd is designed for educators seeking elementary initial licensure (grades 1-6). All students take the 36-credit sequence of courses, which support in their graduate-level learning process. Courses include an introduction to a developmental perspective on education, research and current understandings about the methods of teaching specific fields of knowledge, classroom management, inclusive practices for meeting the needs of students with disabilities, and instruction of content for English Language Learners.