Earn Your Master’s Degree or C.A.G.S. in Education Online!

UMass Lowell offers several online graduate degree programs designed specifically for educators. The courses are highly interactive and are taught by the University's Graduate School of Education faculty. Courses involve a mix of web, email, online chat and other Internet-based resources. Many courses also involve students in site-based projects and build professional learning communities through peer collaboration on line.

Students may take up to four graduate-level courses on a non-matriculated basis after consultation with the program director, Dr. Vera Ossen, who may be contacted at Vera_Ossen@uml.edu.

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For additional information or an admissions packet, email edoffice@uml.edu.

Online Master's Degree Programs in Education (M.Ed.) Educational Administration, M.Ed. A thirty credit program designed to meet the needs of experienced practitioners who wish to broaden and deepen their professional knowledge.   Non-Licensure Concentration: For Out-of-State Candidates   Licensure Concentration: Principal/Assistant Principal For Massachusetts Teachers ONLY   Licensure Concentration: Supervisor/Director For Massachusetts Teachers ONLY

Reading and Language, M.Ed. For educators who seek to gain the knowledge base required for teachers of reading.  Non-Licensure Concentration: For Out-of-State Candidates   Licensure Concentration: For Massachusetts Teachers ONLY

Curriculum and Instruction, M.Ed. For experienced educators who are interested in using their knowledge to improve teaching and enhance the curriculum development process within their school system. Students have the option of pursing a general plan of study, or they can pursue a Science Education option for this program. M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction

New! Certificates of Advanced Graduate Studies (C.A.G.S.) UMass Lowell is pleased to announce that it now has three Certificates of Advanced Graduate Study available online.*   Curriculum and Instruction: Education of Diverse Populations, C.A.G.S. A practitioner-oriented degree program for experienced educators who hold a master's degree and teacher licensure. The focus is on knowledge, skills, and dispositions required to work effectively with students from diverse backgrounds.   Administration, Planning and Policy with Principal Licensure, C.A.G.S.* Only open to teachers working in Massachusetts schools and who hold a Massachusetts initial or professional teaching license.   Reading and Language with Teacher of Reading Licensure, C.A.G.S.* Only open to teachers working in Massachusetts schools and who hold a Massachusetts initial or professional teaching license. *Note: Programs marked with an asterisk have some courses with   on-campus components.

About UMass Lowell's Graduate School of Education

The University of Massachusetts Lowell Graduate School of Education (GSE) is committed to playing a pivotal role in the intellectual, ethical, social and economic development of communities by educating leaders who can transform educational institutions in the diverse communities of Massachusetts and around the world. Schools have a critical need for leaders with an informed multi-disciplinary perspective on organizational life, who demonstrate excellent knowledge, judgment and skills in their professional fields, promote equity of educational opportunity for all learners, use inquiry and research to address educational challenges and possess the collaborative capabilities to transform relationships among people in school.

The Graduate School of Education (GSE) is a leading provider of graduate-level programs in education. The GSE offers a wide array of teacher licensure programs, Certificates of Advanced Graduate Study, Master's Degrees and Doctorates in Education. The programs can be categorized into four areas: Curriculum and Instruction, Language Arts and Literacy, Leadership in Schooling, and Mathematics and Science Education.

The GSE partners regularly with schools and colleges in Massachusetts, offering extensive professional development opportunities for educators as well as programs for high school students to enhance their college preparation. Graduates of the teacher licensure programs have consistently scored at the top of the state’s rankings (see Teacher Test Results)
 

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