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MAT in Social Studies Education at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

A Master of Arts in Teaching, run with the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, that prepares teachers and fulfils requirements for an initial Massachusetts teacher license. It culminates in a full-time practicum.

Faculty: Wheelock College of Education & Human Development  |  Department: Social Studies Education  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

42 units: Education (12 units, e.g. classroom management, adolescent development, teaching English language learners), Social Studies (20 units, e.g. Teaching Critical Historical Inquiry, history and social sciences methods, two GRS content electives) and Practicum (10 units). Optional 18-unit ESL licence add-on.

Career pathways

Prepares classroom teachers and educators for museums, nonprofits and informal educational settings.

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Application information

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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