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Program Overview

The Concentration in Teaching is an efficient pathway toward the Master’s degree for individuals who earned a post-baccalaureate teaching credential at SSU. This concentration gives 15 units of SSU credential coursework as credit toward the MA, leaving 18 units of MA core requirements, inclusive of the culminating project, to earn the degree. Credentialed teachers can reach beyond the evidence-based practices they learned in the credential program to connect with current and emerging research. Learning can be easily extended for the graduate students in concrete and meaningful ways.

Students may be admitted to the Teaching Concentration in fall and spring semesters. 

Program Structure

The MA in Education, Concentration in Teaching is a 33 unit degree.

Education Core Courses (18 units)

To acquire a broad perspective on issues related to education and social justice in our communities, students take core courses with students from all concentrations in the Education MA degree.

Teaching Concentration (15 units)

15 units of coursework from any preliminary teaching credential may be used to fulfill the concentration requirements, provided these units were not completed as part of an undergraduate degree. The following courses are recommended for use in the concentration.

• EDMS 463 Teaching Literacy and Language in Elementary School (TK-2) 
• EDMS 464 Teaching Literacy and Language in the Elementary School (3-6)
• EDMS 474 Teaching Math in the Elementary School
• EDSP 430 Introduction to Special Education
• EDSP 421 Foundations of Special Education Pedagogy 
• EDSP 421 Classroom Management & Positive Behavior Supports 
• EDSP 425 Teaching Literacy in Special Education 
• EDSS 442 Equity and Agency in Teaching and Learning
• EDSS 444B Applied Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
• EDSS 444 Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
• EDSS 446 Language and Literacy Development in Secondary Classrooms

Culminating Project

Each candidate synthesizes the learning arising from the coursework by completing a final, culminating project. Candidates may choose to write a thesis or complete an applied project. Please discuss your options with the advisor and your committee chair.

Advising 

Prior to beginning the MA program, students meet with the Teaching Concentration advisor to develop a preliminary plan for enrolling in courses. Each semester thereafter, students meet with their advisor to solidify this plan and to discuss their progress through the MA program. 

You can complete the 18 core units in two semesters, starting in either the fall or spring.