The Bachelor of Science in Education major with licensure and licensure only programs are designed to prepare outstanding teacher candidates at the Massachusetts initial licensure level. You may choose to major in Education (with licensure) or choose the licensure only program. These programs include Early Childhood Education for Students with or without Disabilities (grades Pre-K-2), an Elementary Education major (grades 1-6), and Special Education: Moderate Disabilities (grades PreK-8) or Moderate Disabilities (grades 5-12).
Elementary Education Degree (B.S.E.) with Licensure (1-6)
Part of the
Education Department in the
College of Professional Studies
Requirements
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of their programs of study, our Education majors will understand:
- Their own history, identity, and position within US society and that of others, and related impact on teaching and learning.
- Human variability, and the value of strength-based perspectives in work with children, families, communities.
- The critical role of the teacher in enacting a humanizing pedagogy that is anchored in the needs, identities, and lived experiences of students, families, and broader community.
- The history, complexity, and power of institutional settings such as schools, and the ethical responsibility of a teacher in working for justice.
- The big ideas of disciplinary content and tools for inquiry, research, and curriculum design and implementation across content areas relevant to P-12 teaching.
- The architecture of the ‘self’ (Sealy-Ruiz), the imperative of critical self-reflection for personal/professional growth.