EdM in Elementary Education
with Professional License in Elementary Education
This program is designed for candidates who already possess an Initial License (valid in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts) and who wish to pursue a master’s degree and professional licensure in elementary education. Candidates are not required to have completed the induction year in a school system or the full three years of employment prior to enrolling in this program. However, Boston University School of Education will only be able to endorse candidates after all coursework and the required supervised experience, beyond the induction year, have been completed.
This master’s program gives you exposure to graduate arts and sciences courses and pedagogical courses. At least half of the coursework must be in the arts and sciences; the area of linguistics serves as an example.
- SED LS 565 Introduction to Language & Linguistics (4 cr)
- SED LS 566 Language Acquisition (4 cr)
- SED LS 658 Second Language Acquisition (4 cr)
- SED LS 725 Discourse, Narrative, and Literacy (4 cr)
Students complete two required pedagogically based courses and one curriculum course. In addition, students take one course on research.
- SED CT 721 Analysis of Curriculum (4 cr)
- SED SO 525 Workshop: Intercultural Understanding (4 cr) or
- SED RE 741 Current Issues in Reading and Language (4 cr) or
- SED ME 555 Mathematics Curriculum Development (4 cr)
- SED RS 600 Perspectives on Inquiry (4 cr)
Students participate in a mentored field practice of 60 hours. Boston University enjoys longstanding relationships with many urban and suburban school systems in Greater Boston that offer our students rewarding field experiences under the guidance of expert teachers and faculty.
- SED CT 703 Mentored Field Practice with Independent Study (4 cr)
