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Department: Middle and High School Education

For advisement about teacher certification in these and other areas, check with the School Certification Officer (Carman Hall, Room B33).

The Department of Middle and High School Education offers the following programs described below:

  • Art Teacher Grades PK-12 (MA)   

  • Computer Science PK-12 (ADV CERT)

  • Computer Science PK-12 (MSED)

  • English Teacher Grades 7-12 (MSED) 

  • English Teacher Grades 7-12 (ADV CERT) 

  • English and Special Education Teacher Grades 7-12 (MSED) 

  • Health Teacher PK-12 (MSED) 

  • Health Teacher PK-12 (ADV CERT) 

  • Human Rights Education and Transformative Justice (ADV CERT) 

  • Mathematics Teacher Grades 5-9 (MSED) 

  • Mathematics Teacher Grades 7-12 (MSED) 

  • Mathematics Teacher Grades 7-12 (ADV CERT) 

  • Mathematics and Special Education Teacher Grades 7-12 (MSED) 

  • Middle Childhood Extension Grades 5-6 (ADV CERT) 

  • Mindfulness and Contemplative Studies (ADV CERT)

  • Music Teacher Grades K-12 (MAT) 

  • Science Teacher Grades 7-12 (MSED) 

  • Science Teacher Grades 7-12 (ADV CERT) 

  • Science and Special Education Teacher Grades 7-12 (MSED) 

  • Social Studies Teacher Grades 7-12 (MA) 

  • Social Studies Teacher Grades 7-12 (ADV CERT) 

  • Social Studies and Special Education Teacher Grades 7-12 (MA) 

  • Spanish Teacher Grades 7-12 (MA) 

  • TESOL Teacher PK-12 (MSED) 

  • TESOL Teacher PK-12 (ADV CERT) 

Students interested in obtaining a master's degree in other secondary-school certification areas should also consult information contained within this Bulletin under the relevant department(s) and meet with an adviser in the Department of Middle and High School Education.

In addition, individual programs may require the fulfillment of undergraduate-level prerequisites. These prerequisites cannot be used to fulfill degree requirements in graduate programs and must be taken in addition to degree requirements. See individual program advisers for information and guidance.

Middle and High School Education programs engage students in work that relates to their experiences as classroom teachers and expands their horizons to new opportunities in their schools and districts. The programs provide both theory and hands-on techniques for instruction and classroom management. An experiential, problem-solving approach to instruction combines time-honored methods with the latest technologies for building broad, transferable personal and occupational skills. Programs provide a background in theories of learning, the social and philosophical foundations of education, curriculum design, methods of teaching, and research techniques critical for all teachers.