Master's Program (M.Ed.)

If you are an experienced practitioner seeking professional development, you will find the master of education (M.Ed.) programs designed to provide advanced study in your field or an opportunity to develop skills in related fields.

The major fields of study for the master of education degree are:

• Elementary Education (Licensure only)
• English Language Learners
• Learning and Instruction (Effective Fall 2009)
• Learning, Diversity, and Urban Studies (Effective Fall 2009)
• Reading Education
• Secondary Education (Licensure only)

Note:
Effective Fall 2009, the Department of Teaching and Learning has incorporated the following majors into a single major, Learning and Instruction

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education
• Elementary Education (Non-Licensure)
• English Education
• Mathematics Education
• Science Education
• Secondary Education (Non-Licensure)

Students who seek a career in education after obtaining a four-year liberal arts degree that did not include teacher licensure should visit the Master's Degree + Teacher Licensure option.

Note:
In all M.Ed. programs, students take courses from a common professional core, a major, and electives for a minimum of 30 semester hours of post-baccalaureate credit. Programs of study are planned in consultation with the student's faculty advisor. M.Ed. students have the option of completing a capstone experience or writing a thesis. At least 15 hours of courses must be courses intended exclusively for graduate and professional students (3000-level courses). Post-baccalaureate credit is defined as that coursework listed in the Peabody College bulletin and the Graduate School bulletin.

Master of Education (M.Ed.) Applications
Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
Office of Graduate Admissions
Peabody #327
230 Appleton Place
Nashville, Tennessee 37203-5721
(615) 322-8410

Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Applications
Graduate School Admissions
Vanderbilt University
411 Kirkland Hall
Nashville, TN 37240
(615) 343-2727

For additional information about Department of Teaching and Learning programs, contact:
Cliff Hofwolt, Director of Graduate Studies
Angela Saylor, Graduate Studies Assistant

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