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World Languages Education, Master of Interdisciplinary Studies at Georgia State University

Georgia State University, United States

Programme overview

Georgia State University's online Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies (MIS) in World Languages Education is for multilingual students who are seeking a master’s degree with an initial teaching certification in a world/foreign language such as Chinese, French, German, Korean or Spanish (grades kindergarten through 12th grade). The Master of Interdisciplinary Studies in World Languages Education leads to a teaching degree with a clear and renewable (T5) induction certificate in Georgia with a step advance on the pay scale above the (T4) certification only.

Faculty: College of Education & Human Development  |  Department: Middle and Secondary Education  |  Duration: Minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate coursework must be completed  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall: Priority Deadline March 1; Regular Deadline March 15 Spring: Priority Deadline October 1; Regular Deadline October 15 Summer: Priority Deadline March 1; Regular Deadline March 15  |  Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

What you will study

MIS with Certification requirements (30 credits) Three credits in general education coursework Three credits in Professional Studies Nine credits in your teaching field/ major Six to nine credits in field placement work Nine credits in electives MIS Advanced Professional Studies in Spanish or French (without certification – 30 credits) Nine credits in Professional Studies Nine credits in your teaching field/ major Nine credits in electives Three credits in graduate language study (French or Spanish, according to degree) Coursework includes field experience in teaching diverse world language learners, developing and marketing second language teaching skills and approaches to language...

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Application information

Entry requirements

Select concentration in: World Language Education (M.I.S. degree with Certification; applicants seeking their teacher certification and master’s degree; Georgia Educator Ethics Assessment is required) Advanced Professional Studies French (certified French teacher applicants seeking master’s degree only) Advanced Professional Studies Spanish (certified Spanish teacher applicants seeking master’s degree only) On the graduate application, please first select the College of Education and Human Development, and then select Master of Interdisciplinary Studies (EH). Applicants who already hold a Georgia teaching certificate should select either the Advanced Professional Studies French concentration or the Advanced Professional Studies Spanish concentration, depending on their area of specialization. Applicants seeking both initial certification and a master’s degree should select the World Language Education concentration. When applying to the Interdisciplinary Studies with World Languages Education; Master of Science program, you will need to submit several documents for review.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate programmes (degree, certificate, non-degree and transient): $50 non-refundable application fee; Executive MBA and Executive Doctorate in Business Administration: $100; graduate re-entry: $25. Deadlines vary by college and programme.

Apply through the official page: https://education.gsu.edu/admissions/graduate/

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