Welcome to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Academic Programs
Graduate Programs
- Critical and Creative Thinking MA
- Early Childhood MEd
- Elementary Education MEd
- Instructional Design MEd
- Learning, Teaching & Educational Transformation MEd
- Middle/Secondary Education MEd
- Special Education MEd
- Early Childhood Education and Care PhD
- Teach Next Year Elementary MEd
- Teach Next Year Middle/Secondary MEd
Undergraduate Programs
About Our Department
The department includes undergraduate programs in Elementary and Middle/Secondary Education and Early Education and Care in Inclusive Settings. The experienced faculty have relationships with urban schools, child care programs, and early intervention agencies and have deep knowledge of best practices as well as developmentally appropriate practices, research and grant experience in a variety of methodologies and applied research activities, and teaching experience across the spectrum of higher education.
Our educator preparation programs fulfill the requirements for initial educator licensure and are approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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Resources
UMass Boston receives $3.5 million in funding from OSEP
Project CIRCLE: Cultivating Interdisciplinary and Responsive Cultural Research, Practice, and Policy Leaders in Early Childhood Professions is an interdisciplinary partnership between UMass Boston, Kent State University, & University of Texas at Austin. Project CIRCLE will train 9 highly-qualified doctoral-level scholars with a focus on scientifically based research and experience in culturally and linguistically sustainable practices in early childhood intervention and school psychology.
Advising
Advising helps you to find the right program and courses, stay on track to graduate, and get ready for a successful career. The Office of Advising Excellence coordinates academic advising across UMass Boston.