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10 Master's degrees offered by the university
Teaching
The Teaching MAT program offered at San José State University prepares students to engage in social justice teaching practices, contribute to the development of cultural literacy, provide education that promotes democracy, and develop content knowledge expertise to teach in urban and suburban schools.
Child and Adolescent Development
The Child and Adolescent Development program at San José State University is designed for students who are passionate about early childhood through emerging adulthood, social/emotional development, cognitive/language development, and more, and prepares our graduates for a wide range of career paths.
Higher Education Leadership
The Higher Education Leadership program at San José State University prepares higher education leaders through an equity-minded praxis approach to engage in transformative thinking and practice with the goal of disrupting how power, in the form of racism, classism, sexism, and related oppressions intersect to (re)produce and sustain disparate higher educational opportunities in higher education.
Special Education
The Special Education program at San José State University is designed to prepare students for leadership roles in Special Education through a core curriculum and elective coursework in areas of specialization.
Psychology - Research and Experimental Psychology
The emphasis of the Psychology - Research and Experimental Psychology MA program from San José State University is on psychological theory and research skill development.
Counseling and Guidance
The Counseling and Guidance program at San José State University prepares individuals to apply the theory and principles of guidance and counseling to the provision of support for the personal, social, educational, and vocational development of students, and the organizing of guidance services within elementary, middle and secondary educational institutions.
Science Education
The Science Education MA program from San José State University is a flexible program designed for prospective and practicing science teachers in K-12 instruction, science teaching assistants, community college instructors, as well as for people with interests in informal and outdoor education.
History - History Education
The History - History Education MA program at San José State University is designed for middle and secondary school social science teachers.
Educational Leadership - Emancipatory School Leadership
The Educational Leadership - Emancipatory School Leadership MA program offered at San José State University is designed for emerging K-12 school leaders who wish to engage with emancipatory leadership practices to improve educational opportunities for historically marginalized students.
Nursing - Nurse Educator
The Valley Foundation School of Nursing at San José State University offers a Master's degree program in Nursing - Nurse Educator.