School of Education
Master’s & Specialist Programs
Master’s and Specialist Programs
School psychology training brings together the knowledge base of several disciplines, including child psychology and development and education. Our small, selective program is characterized not only by outstanding students, but also by a highly productive and caring faculty of excellent teachers and researchers.
The M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) prepares students to teach in classrooms with English Language Learners and to teach English as a second language in colleges and language institutes in the U.S. and abroad.
This program provides the master’s degree candidate with both a theoretical and a practical grounding in educational technology methods and techniques, emphasizing theories of teaching and learning that support these methods.
This program is designed to develop professional educators committed to careers that involve children, youth, and adults with disabilities. This program is appropriate for teachers with a teaching certificate in either general or special education who wish to develop advanced knowledge and skills.
Online Master’s Programs
This program will prepare current teachers and educators for certification as a Reading/Literacy specialist. You will develop knowledge of the theoretical and evidenced foundations of reading and writing development, plan culturally and linguistically relevant literacy instruction for all students, and support students and teachers in the use of digital literacy tools.
This program is designed for teachers who would like to assume additional leadership roles within their schools, such as department chair, curriculum coordinator and more. You will develop the insights needed to better manage your classroom, improve student outcomes, and take the initiative to lead your peers to do the same.
This program provides the master’s degree candidate with both a theoretical and a practical grounding in educational technology methods and techniques, emphasizing theories of teaching and learning that support these methods.
4 + 1 Tracks (Bachelor’s and Master’s in 5 years)
The Autism/Severe Disabilities concentration in the 4+1 track of the M.Ed in Exceptional Children and Youth program is for current UD early childhood education majors and K-8 teacher education majors in the special education concentration.
The Elementary Special Education concentration in the 4+1 track of the M.Ed in Exceptional Children and Youth program is for current UD undergraduate secondary education majors and K-8 teacher education majors in the multilingual learner education, middle school English, middle school math, middle school science, middle school social studies, and special education concentrations.
The Secondary Special Education concentration in the 4+1 track of the M.Ed in Exceptional Children and Youth program is for current UD undergraduate secondary education majors or K-8 teacher education majors in a middle school concentration.
Qualified undergraduate English majors at the University of Delaware may choose to apply to the 4+1 in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) program, which results in a B.A. in English at the end of the fourth year and an M.A. in TESL at the end of the fifth year.
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources offers a 4+1 track for K-8 Teacher Education majors. Through the Environmental Education 4+1 program Middle School Science or Single Certification Focus Area students can earn an M.S. in Insect and Wildlife Environmental Education.