MA in Bilingual/Bicultural Childhood Education (Stream A)
M.A. in Bilingual/Bicultural Childhood Education (Stream A) Minimum 40 Points
- Leading to Initial Certification in Childhood Education (1-6) and the Bilingual Extension Certification
- Optional Middle Childhood Education Extension Certification (5-9)
Notes
- We do not recommend getting an Internship Certificate after completion of 50% of the program. However, if these are your plans, please see your advisor during the first Fall semester.
- In the first year of coursework students are responsible for contacting, in the Spring semester, the Pre-Service Program in Curriculum and Teaching regarding initial teaching placement for the coming Fall.
- C&T 4123 must be taken jointly with C&T 4132 and C&T 4729. This is an integrated student teaching experience.
Required Courses
Fall I- Childhood, Culture, Language and Education
| A&HB 4021 | Foundations of Bilingual/Bicultural Education | 3 |
| A&HB 4121 A&HT 4076 | Bilingual/Bicultural Curriculum Design: Social Studies Focus TESOL Methodologies for K-6 | 3 3 |
| A&HB 4801-04 | Language Workshops in Bilingual/Bicultural Education | 0-1 |
Spring I- Curriculum for Teaching Bilingual/Bicultural Children
| A&HB 4024 | Linguistic Foundations of Bilingual/Bicultural Education | 3 |
| A&HB 4028 | Teaching Literacy in Bilingual Settings | 3 |
| A&HB 4133 | Curriculum & Methods for Bilingual Ed: Science | 1-3 |
| A&HB 4134 | Curriculum & Methods for Bilingual Ed: Math | 1-3 |
Fall II - Teaching Children
| C&T 4123 C&T 4132 C&T 4729 A&HB 4150 | Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Education Learning & Teaching Reading/Writing Classroom Prof Lab: Student Teaching in Elementary Education Teacher Inquiry: Bilingual Education | 3 3 4 1-3 |
Spring II- Teaching Bilingual Children
| A&HB 4020 A&HB 4075 A&HB 4720 | Bilingualism and Disability Cross-Cultural Communication and Classroom Ecology Student Teaching in Bilingual/Bicultural Settings | 3 3 4 |
Additional Requirement for NY State certification
| HUDK 4022 | Developmental Psychology: Childhood (or equivalent) | 0-3 |