"I really wanted to attend an institution that was somewhat of a community -- something small -- and to connect with professors and with the administration and have them know my name. And, because of MCLA's internship program, I was able to get my foot in the door at a very prominent company which jump-started my career."
Christina Barrett '03 Director of Marketing & Communications, Berkshire Chamber of Commerce
News & Press Releases
June 19, 2008
NORTH ADAMS, MA – Beginning this fall, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will offer a master’s in education (M.Ed.) degree program, to be held at the Intermodal Education Center in Pittsfield, with content areas in English, history, math and science.
Designed for Berkshire County educators who teach full time, courses will take place in the fall, spring and summer, with program completion in less than two years.
Classes will be offered with multiple delivery methods – one evening per week, over three weekends, or as hybrids – a combination of online and conventional classes which meet fact-to-face.
This graduate program will provide a strong background in foundations of education, curriculum development, instructional theory and educational research, according to Ellen Barber, chair of the education department at MCLA.
Students will create an individualized plan of study within the first course. If a content area is not available, education department advisors will assist students in finding appropriate courses that can be transferred into the MCLA M.Ed. program.
The 33-credit-hour program operates on a semester calendar, and includes an abbreviated summer session with one-week courses, and can be completed in 21 months.
Two courses will be offered during each academic term, meeting either one night a week from 4:15 to 6:45, on three Saturdays and Sundays from 8-5 and 10-4, or as a hybrid class. Summer courses will be held either all day for one full week or as hybrids.
Candidates for admission to the M.Ed. program are required to hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education. Admission decisions will be based on a combination of a student’s undergraduate and/or graduate academic performance, professional and/or teaching experience, and three letters of recommendation. A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 is required for immediate matriculation.
MCLA also will offer graduate mathematics content area courses in August; to include “Math Concepts and Technology,” “The Psychology of Mathematics Learning” and “Foundations of Math from Arithmetic to Algebra.”
