certification, MEd Secondary Sciences Education, Master of Education (certification at University of Maryland, College Park

Programme overview

The Curriculum and Instruction (EDCI) program, housed within the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership, offers graduate study leading to the Master of Education ( M.Ed. ). The Department offers a variety of programs individually designed to meet graduate students’ personal and professional goals which may include educational research, teaching, supervising, providing leadership as curriculum specialists within the disciplines, teacher education or consulting at all levels of instruction: elementary, secondary and higher education.

Faculty: Education | Duration: 36 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Park, MD, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Adolescent Development, Reading, Cognition, and Instruction: Reading in the Content Areas I, Knowledge, Reasoning, and Learning in Science, Learning to Teach and Learn Science, Professional Seminar in Education, Conducting Research on Teaching. The degree requires 36 credits in total.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission requirements: Statement of Purpose (required for all, additional instructions for certification applications here ) Transcript(s) TOEFL/IELTS/PTE ( international graduate students ) | Programme-specific: M.Ed. (non-certification) admissions requirements Letters of Recommendation (3) CV/Resume M.Ed. (with certification) admissions requirements Letters of Recommendation (3) CV/Resume Supplementary Application Please see the Department of TLPL Programs Chart for more information.

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.

Each graduate program sets its own admission requirements and deadlines.

Graduate applications are submitted online through the TerpEngage Graduate Admissions System; the application fee is $90 per program applied to (non-refundable). Deadlines are set by each program.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions

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