Total units: 36

Practicing educators and educators who already hold an initial teaching license often select this program to develop a course of study that includes coursework in both advanced liberal arts and advanced professional education study. This program also serves faculty, fellows, and corps members affiliated with a number of Wheelock College of Education & Human Development’s partner organizations. With their advisors, students select courses that will either deepen one aspect of their professional expertise or provide an opportunity to expand their teaching into a new area. Many students select this program because they want the opportunity to study schools, the profession of teaching, or a particular field within teaching.

Core Coursework (16 units)

• WED RS 600 Introduction to Research (4 units)
• Any WED courses with the prefix BI, CE, CH, CT, DE, EC, EN, HE, LR, LS, LW, ME, PE, SC, SE, SO, or TL (12 units)

Elective Coursework (20 units)

Students select elective courses for a total of 20 units. Elective coursework is chosen in consultation with the academic advisor.

Massachusetts Teach for America (TFA) corps members follow courses of study that vary by specialization, corresponding to their teaching roles. These courses of study lead to a master’s degree and coursework contributes endorsement for licensure by TFA Massachusetts.

The areas of specialization are listed below.

Elementary Education (Total units: 36–38)

• WED BI 515 Methods in Bilingual Education and English as a Second Language (ESL) (4 units)
• WED CT 556 Classroom Assessment (4 units) or WED LW 736 Teaching Writing in Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Schools (4 units)
• WED CT 799 Master’s Thesis in Curriculum and Teaching (4 units) or elective (4 units)
• WED LR 551 Introduction to Reading Development, Assessment, and Instruction (4 units)
• WED ME 503 Mathematical Reasoning in the Elementary Grades: Number Systems (4 units)
• WED RS 600 Introduction to Research (online; 4 units)
• WED SE 510 Special Education: Curriculum and Instruction (2 units) or WED SE 706 Disability, Education & Society (4 units)
• Electives (10 units)

English and Language Arts (Total units: 36–38)

• WED CT 575 General Methods of Instruction, 5–12 (4 units)
• WED CT 799 Master’s Thesis in Curriculum and Teaching (2 units) or elective (2 units)
• WED EN 701 Teaching Classic and Contemporary Texts (4 units)
• WED EN 712 Methods of Teaching Writing in Secondary English Language Arts (4 units)
• WED LW 736 Teaching Writing in Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Schools (4 units) or WED LS 690 Classroom Discourse (4 units)
• WED RS 600 Introduction to Research (online; 4 units)
• WED SE 510 Special Education: Curriculum and Instruction (2 units) or WED SE 706 Disability, Education & Society (4 units)
• Electives (12 units)

English as a Second Language (Total units: 36–38)

• WED BI 515 Methods in Bilingual Education and English as a Second Language (ESL) (4 units) or WED TL 508 Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL), 5–12 (4 units)
• WED BI 620 Educational Issues in Bilingualism (4 units)
• WED BI 652 Reading and Writing in a Second Language: Development, Assessment, and Instruction (K–6) (4 units)
• WED CT 799 Master’s Thesis in Curriculum and Teaching (2 units) or elective (2 units)
• WED LR 551 Introduction to Reading Development, Assessment, and Instruction (4 units)
• WED LS 560 Introduction to Language and Language Acquisition (4 units)
• WED RS 600 Introduction to Research (online; 4 units)
• WED SE 510 Special Education: Curriculum and Instruction (2 units) or WED SE 706 Disability, Education & Society (4 units)
• Electives (8 units)

History and Social Studies (Total units: 36–38)

• WED CT 575 General Methods of Instruction, 5–12 (4 units)
• WED CT 799 Master’s Thesis in Curriculum and Teaching (2 units) or elective (2 units)
• WED RS 600 Introduction to Research (4 units)
• WED SE 510 Special Education: Curriculum and Instruction (2 units) or WED SE 706 Disability, Education & Society (4 units)
• WED SO 520 Project Citizen: Promoting Civic Engagement (2 units)
• WED SO 566 Teaching Critical Historical Inquiry (4 units)
• WED SO 567 History Laboratory (2 units)
• WED SO 572 Curriculum and Special Methods for History and Social Science, 5–12 (4 units)
• Electives (12 units)

Mathematics (Total units: 36–38)

• WED CT 575 General Methods of Instruction, 5–12 (4 units)
• WED CT 799 Master’s Thesis in Curriculum and Teaching (2 units) or elective (2 units)
• WED ME 503 Mathematical Reasoning in the Elementary Grades: Number Systems (4 units) or WED ME 560 Mathematics for Teaching: Algebra (4 units)
• WED ME 504 Mathematical Reasoning in the Elementary Grades: Algebra, Geometry & Statistics (4 units) or WED ME 559 Mathematics for Teaching: Geometry (4 units)
• WED RS 600 Introduction to Research (4 units)
• WED SE 510 Special Education: Curriculum and Instruction (2 units) or WED SE 706 Disability, Education & Society (4 units)
• Mathematics Education elective (4 units)
• Electives (12 units)

Science (Total units: 36–38)

• WED CT 575 General Methods of Instruction, 5–12 (4 units)
• WED CT 799 Master’s Thesis in Curriculum and Teaching (2 units) or elective (2 units)
• WED RS 600 Introduction to Research (online; 4 units)
• WED SC 539 Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Science for Science Educators (4 units)
• WED SC 570 Science Teaching Methods I (4 units)
• WED SE 510 Special Education: Curriculum and Instruction (2 units) or WED SE 706 Disability, Education & Society (4 units)
• WED SO 572 Curriculum and Special Methods for History and Social Science, 5–12 (4 units)
• Electives (12 units)

Special Education (Total units: 36)

• WED LR 551 Introduction to Reading Development, Assessment, and Instruction (4 units)
• WED ME 503 Mathematical Reasoning in the Elementary Grades: Number Systems (4 units)
• WED RS 600 Introduction to Research (4 units)
• WED SE 502 Behavioral and Emotional Problems: Characteristics and Methods (4 units)
• WED SE 512 Special Education: Students with Disabilities and the Law (4 units)
• WED SE 580 Instructional Methods for Teaching Foundational Literacy Skills (4 units) or WED SE 584 Inclusive Pedagogy: Foundations (4 units)
• WED SE 706 Disability, Education & Society (4 units)
• WED SE 751 Assessment in Special Education: Procedures (4 units)
• Electives (4 units)

Total units: 36

Students in the EdM in Curriculum & Teaching Cohort Program in International Schools engage in coursework tailored to meet the needs of their cohort and educational context. Students complete one required research course and a sequence of courses designed for each partner program. The courses are face-to-face and/or online, depending on negotiations with each school.

Required Course (4 units)

• WED RS 600 Introduction to Research or any other RS-designated course (4 units)

Elective Coursework (32 units)

• Any WED courses selected in consultation with the academic advisor.