Education

Overview

The Education program of University of Michigan-Dearborn is designed for working educators, enabling them to strengthen their knowledge, subject specialization and professional outlook through a University of Michigan-Dearborn degree.

The M.A. in Education is a 30-credit hour program with courses offered in the evening and online. The M.A. in Education offers the opportunity to pursue an additional endorsement in addition to earning a graduate-level degree. Students could earn a master's degree with or without an endorsement. A valid Michigan Teaching Certificate is only required if students are seeking an endorsement as part of their program.

There are two concentrations within the M.A. in Education program that can be completed fully online. The M.A. in Education with Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and the M.A. in Education without an additional endorsement can both be completed online.

This program prepares educators for the renewal of a Standard Certificate or the upgrade to a Professional Education Certificate.

What will I learn?

Graduates of the Master of Arts in Education (M.A. Ed.) degree program will gain:

• Knowledge of established research and best practices in their specific disciplines (early childhood, early childhood inclusion, ESL, reading, technology, mathematics, mathematics leadership, the middle grades and public administration or liberal arts content)

• Strategies to enable them to be effective leaders within their respective disciplines at the classroom, school and/or district level

• Skills to enable them to continue to develop their knowledge of research and best practices that lead to effective instructional strategies for all student achievement