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MEd Elementary Education at Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University, United States

Programme overview

11-month, 33-credit-hour full-time MEd running July through May that leads to a recommendation for K-5 teacher licensure in the state.

Faculty: Peabody College of Education and Human Development  |  Department: Teaching and Learning  |  Duration: 11 months  |  Intake: Summer (July)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nashville, TN, United States

What you will study

Summer (6 credits): subject-specific methods such as arts education, children's literature and social studies. Fall (15 credits): reading, English language arts and mathematics with a learning ecologies class and school-based practicum. Spring (6): full-time student teaching with weekly seminar. May (6): capstone project.

Career pathways

K-5 teacher

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Application information

Entry requirements

Peabody College master's programmes: the GRE is not required. No application fee. Priority Decision 1 on December 1, Priority Decision 2 on January 3, rolling decisions after January 3. Applicants are automatically considered for merit scholarships; Teacher Pathway Scholarship guarantees a minimum 30% for eligible initial licensure programmes.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Graduate School programmes mainly start in fall; entry terms and deadlines vary by programme and are set by each programme.

Graduate School fall application deadlines differ by department and range from 1 December to 15 January. The Graduate School application fee is $95, paid online after submitting the application, and only one fee is charged for up to two programme applications per year.

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