Overview
The Interdisciplinary Studies program from Cambridge College enables you to customize your own course of study in consultation with a faculty advisor. You will be expected to articulate a rationale for each course selected, and your faculty advisor will meet with you to assess your progress in meeting your program goals as part of a formative evaluation process. While the interdisciplinary studies degree will prepare you for a wide range of careers, please note that this program is not an option for attaining licensure.
Careers
Graduates pursue a wide variety of jobs that involve a significant element of educating. They work in schools and colleges, nonprofit organizations and human services, the criminal justice system, corporations, and religious organizations. Examples of specific interdisciplinary studies jobs include:
- Tutors and teachers
- Personal, academic, and athletic coaches
- Actors
- Family advocates and mediators
- Clergy
- College faculty and administrators
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Motivation and Teaching: Theories and Practices
- 3/Strategies for Teaching Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum
- Rereading Global Oppression: The Last 500 Years
- Human Brain, Human Learning
- Multi Cultural Diversity Issues in the Workplace and Classroom
- America Through Its Literatures
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
- StartingApply anytime.
A completed application must be received within enough time for students to receive the i20 and arrive in the U.S. prior to the term start-date.
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Education General Studies & Classics Teaching View 4318 other Masters in Education in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Official transcript
- Earned bachelor’s degree with 3.0 GPA required.
- International transcripts must be translated and evaluated by an approved agency.
- Current Résumé
- Personal Statement - Write a two-page, typed, double-spaced essay (500 words) describing your professional experience, your goals and objectives for graduate study and for educator licensure.
- Two Professional Recommendations
- MA Educator Documentation from the Massachusetts Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) website.
- Required for entry:
- Initial or professional license in Massachusetts. See also program-specific requirements.
- Massachusetts Educator Personnel ID (MEPID number).
- MTEL Communication & Literacy Test, successfully completed.
- Fingerprinting and Criminal Offender Record Information
- Official demonstration of English language proficiency
- Supplemental documentation for issuance of I-20
Tuition Fee
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International
18912 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 591 USD per credit during 12 months. -
National
18912 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 591 USD per credit during 12 months.
Living costs for Boston
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.