EdM in Curriculum & Teaching

Administration

Stephan Ellenwood, PhD
Program Director, Associate Professor
617-353-3238
ellenwoo@bu.edu

Changes to this program will take effect in the 2015–2016 academic year.

This program is designed for students who seek advanced interdisciplinary study in education. Teachers who already hold an initial teaching license often select this program to develop an EdM program that includes both advanced liberal arts and advanced professional education study. With their advisors, courses are selected either to deepen one aspect of the student’s profession or to provide a way of expanding his or her teaching into a new area. Some students select this program because they want to study schools and the profession of teaching without pursuing a license for teaching.

Students in the Master of Education (EdM) in Curriculum & Teaching program have the opportunity to handcraft a course of study that will allow them to pursue the education issues that interest them most as they prepare to be outstanding leaders in teaching, supervisory, and research positions. Students in the Curriculum & Teaching EdM program will work with their academic advisor to select courses that suit their interests and needs.

This 36-credit, non-licensure program is most often chosen by educators who are:

  • Teachers with an initial license who wish to develop a course of study that includes advanced liberal arts and professional education content.
  • Students who want to study schools and the profession of teaching without pursuing a teaching license.

Core Coursework (16 Credits)

  • SED RS 600 Introduction to Research (4 credits)
  • Courses in Curriculum and Teaching (Any SED courses with the prefix CT, SO, SC, ME, EN, CH, EC, SE, HE, PE, EM, CL, LS, LR, LW, BI, TL, or DE) (12 credits)

Elective Coursework (20 Credits)

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