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MA Teaching and Learning (Curricular Design) at University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Diego, United States

Programme overview

Serves practicing pre-K through postsecondary educators, who design, implement and evaluate curriculum innovations in their own classrooms and complete a thesis on the work. 40 quarter units.

Faculty: Division of Social Sciences  |  Department: Education Studies  |  Duration: First summer through fall, winter, spring to second summer  |  Intake: Deadline usually beginning of February  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: La Jolla, CA, United States

What you will study

28 core units and 12 elective units: EDS 229, 230A-B-C, 231 or 232, 233A-B, 290 and EDS 295 (MA thesis). Courses usually meet one evening a week.

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Entry requirements

University admission (graduate level): a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or the equivalent and a minimum B (3.0/4.0) average in upper-division or prior graduate work. Programme page (catalog): Admission to graduate standing at UC San Diego requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 for any prior graduate work, and for the bachelor’s degree. The following are the minimum eligibility requirements for admission to the graduate prerequisite component. Minimum requirements: The minimum requirements for admission to the PhD program are

UC San Diego enrolls for Fall term only.

The graduate application fee is $135.

Apply through the official page: https://connect.grad.ucsd.edu/apply/

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