MA Teaching Social Studies 7-12 with 5-6 Extension/Students with Disabilities 7-12 Generalist at New York University

This master's program prepares aspiring teachers to teach Social Studies in grades 7-12 and grades 5-6 without special needs as well as those with a variety of learning challenges, including autism, attention difficulties, learning disabilities, and emotional and behavioral disabilities. The dual-certification curriculum combines content courses and core pedagogy classes with fieldwork and supervised student teaching in New York City schools.

Faculty: Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development  |  Duration: 41 credits  |  Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

Sample required courses: Lang/Lit Acquisition Dev; Inquiries Into Teaching & Learning III; Learning Environments, Behavior, and Students with Disabilities; Adolescent Learners in Urban Contexts; Drug, Alcohol Ed/Child Abuse ID/School Violence/DASA; Ed of Std With Disab in Middle Clhd/Adole Settng.

Career pathways

Across the country, schools are experiencing a consistent shortage of special education teachers – particularly those with content-area expertise at the middle and high school levels. Graduates are in high demand by employers for their ability to teach students of all backgrounds, with and without learning challenges like autism, dyslexia, and attention difficulties.

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