{"id":2997,"date":"2025-05-13T10:17:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/online\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=2997"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:28:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:28:27","slug":"edm-world-language-education","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/online\/degrees-certificates\/education\/edm-world-language-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Master of Education in World Language Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><strong>Give your Students the World<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With a master&#8217;s degree in World Language Education from Boston University Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development, you can begin or advance your career as an effective world language educator. The EdM in World Language Education is open to educators of any modern language and offers the option to seek licensure in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This flexible program offers both full- and part-time options. Students enroll in one of four tracks:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Aspiring World Language Licensed Educator, Grades PreK\u20136<\/li><li>Aspiring World Language Licensed Educator, Grades 5\u201312<\/li><li>Aspiring World Language Educator (non-licensure)<\/li><li>Advancing Professional in World Language Education<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional scholarship opportunities are available for active members of TAPIF and ACTFL members that pursue the EdM in World Language Education at BU Wheelock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boston University Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development is a top-ranked college that focuses on cross-disciplinary research, experiential learning, and community engagement. We seek to empower our students, faculty, and staff to reshape the systems that impact learning and human development, more firmly centering them in justice, diversity, and belonging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Transform Your Passion for World Languages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Students in the EdM develop the skills they need as teachers of modern languages<\/strong><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Specialize in one of four tracks&nbsp;<\/li><li>Option to seek licensure<\/li><li>Licensure-seeking students will engage in a yearlong supervised field placement (licensure students) or student-teaching practicum (non-licensure)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Spring and fall start dates<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group program-block program-block--requirements program-block--type-degrees\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"program-block__title\">Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns 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