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Northwestern now offers prospective and current students an amazing opportunity!
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Bachelor's Degree Master’s Degree
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The Accelerated Master of Science in Education program combines rigorous training in teaching and learning. Select from four concentrations: K-12 Teaching, Educational Studies, or Learning Sciences.
Reduce length of master's degree to as few as 9 units!
The Accelerated program allows Northwestern undergraduates to take courses toward the MSEd degree, which normally requires either 12 or 15 units to complete, depending on the concentration chosen. With a little planning, Northwestern undergraduates can reduce the length of the program to as few as 9 units. Select from four concentrations: Elementary Teaching, Secondary Teaching, Educational Studies, or Learning Sciences.
Northwestern undergraduates must apply for the Accelerated Master’s Program; admission to the MSEd Program is not guaranteed. However, the application fee will be waived. All other regular admission requirements apply.
Please note that in addition to the core degree curriculum, if you are seeking teacher licensure, specific content area certification requirements apply, depending on the subject you wish to teach. You are strongly advised to review these licensure requirements carefully — they are similar to, but not the same as, undergraduate major requirements. Content area courses required for licensure may be taken either as an undergraduate or as a graduate student. Content area courses taken as a graduate student are in addition to the core degree curriculum.
Possible undergraduate substitutions for MSEd courses
This Undergraduate Course |
Fulfills This MS_ED Requirement |
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TEACH_ED 302-0 Social, Cultural, and Linguistic Contexts of Education | MS_ED 402-0 Social, Cultural, and Linguistic Contexts of Education |
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MS_ED 405-0 Child and Adolescent Development |
TEACH_ED 310-0 Foundations of Learning in a New Language | MS_ED 410-0 Foundations of Learning in a New Language |
TEACH_ED 311-0 Elementary Methods for Teaching Science & Social Studies I | MS_ED 411-0 Elementary Methods for Teaching Science & Social Studies I |
TEACH_ED 322-0 Linguistics Informed Approaches to Literacy | MS_ED 422-0 Linguistics Informed Approaches to Literacy |
TEACH_ED 323-0 Elementary Literacy Methods and Content | MS_ED 423-0 Elementary Literacy Methods and Content |
TEACH_ED 327-0 Educating Exceptional Children | MS_ED 427-0 Educating Exceptional Children |
TEACH_ED 328-0 Dynamics of Middle School Curriculum | MS_ED 428-0 Dynamics of Middle School Curriculum |
TEACH_ED 366-369 Middle Grades Methods and Techniques | MS_ED 466-469 Middle Grades Methods and Techniques |
HDSP, LOC, LRN_SCI, SESP, or SOC_POL coursework addressing issues of identity, cognition, and education | 1 graduate-level elective |
By petition, you may count a 300-level (or higher) class that appears in The Graduate School course catalog if it is appropriate to the field of education or the subject area you wish to teach. No matter how many of the courses above are taken as an undergraduate, the absolute minimum number of units required to complete the MSEd degree is 9. Please consult with the MSEd Program to make sure that you are choosing the best courses for your preferred concentration!
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