MEd Bilingual, ESL, and Multicultural Education at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Programme overview

A collaborative programme in which teachers prepare to help students of all ages in schools, community settings and workplaces acquire additional languages and literacies while supporting native language and cultural development. Students may obtain teaching licences in ESL or bilingual education.

Faculty: College of Education | Department: Language, Literacy, & Culture | Duration: 33-34 credits (depending on licensure or non-licensure pathway) | Intake: Fall (application deadline December 1); spring only for U.S. non-ESL licensure candidates and part-time ESL-licensure candidates | Study mode: full-time | Location: Amherst, MA, United States

What you will study

Philosophic, historical and theoretical foundations of multilingual/multicultural education, language development and literacy, curriculum development and assessment. Core courses include Seminar in Crosscultural Communication, Foundations of Bilingual, ESL and Multicultural Education, Language Literacy Policy and Planning, Teaching Reading & Writing for Content & Language Learning, Language Development and Literacy and a leadership project workshop.

Career pathways

Leaders in second-language and multicultural education.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 (4.0 scale), with exceptions considered via the personal statement. Online Graduate School application, two letters of recommendation, official transcripts, personal statement, application fee; teaching-experience evidence for Advanced Practitioner candidates; one-page explanation for career changers. Non-native English speakers: TOEFL minimum 80 or IELTS Academic minimum 6.5. GRE/GMAT not required. Fall deadline December 1.

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.

Intake: Fall (application deadline December 1); spring only for U.S. non-ESL licensure candidates and part-t

Duration: 33-34 credits (depending on licensure or non-licensure pathway)

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