| The degree requires successful completion of ten (10) courses
which are divided into four (4) core courses, four
(4) content courses and two (2) curriculum specific courses
and an oral comprehensive examination. The professional
portfolio, based upon the Massachusetts Department of
Education Professional Standards for Licensure, must be
completed and submitted to the advisor of the Elementary
Education program at least one week prior to the oral
comprehensive examination. The examination is taken in the
last semester of study. |
| Prerequisite: Upper level undergraduate or graduate level
reading/literacy course within the past 5 years or 14.907
Literacy Instruction |
| Education Core
Courses (4) |
| 14.901 |
Integrating the Language Arts |
| 14.991 |
Philosophy
of Education and
Teaching Practice |
| 14.998 |
Language
Development and
Communication |
| 14.999 |
Research
and Evaluation (recommended after completion of three Content or Concentration courses) |
| Content
Courses (4)
|
| Four (4) elective graduate content courses approved by the program advisor. Choose from the following academic disciplines: art, biology, chemistry, earth science, English, foreign language, geography, history, mathematics, physics, or political science. |
| Curriculum Specific Courses (2) |
| Choose two from the following: |
| 14.927 |
Advanced Teaching Strategies |
| 14.941 |
Internet for Educators |
| 14.943 |
Impact of Technology on Education |
| 14.956 |
Curriculum Development and Modification (Prerequisite: 14.962 Developmental Patterns of Children with Special Needs) |
| 14.962 |
Developmental Patterns of Children with Special Needs |
| 21.866 |
Literature for Children |
| 21.868 |
Literature for Preadolescents |
