The M.Ed. — TESOL concentration develops your critical knowledge, skills, and dispositions in action research, professional development, and leadership to work effectively with multilingual learners in both local and global contexts. With additional learning options for teaching in community-based instructional settings, the M.Ed. — TESOL opens pathways to advanced career opportunities in the classroom and beyond.
Advantages of the M.Ed. — TESOL
- Available online or on-campus, full or part-time.
- 36 credit hours.
- Qualifies you for advanced M licensure.
- Potentially qualify for higher pay grades for advanced degrees and licensure.
- Connect and collaborate with fellow in-service teachers across the state.
Program Curriculum Highlights
- Total Credits: 36
- Core Courses (9 credits): Build a strong foundation in essential teaching practices for all concentrations.
- Pedagogical Expertise (15 credits): Deepen your understanding of instruction through courses designed to transform classroom learning:
- Legal, Historical, and Cultural Issues in ESL
- Literacy Instruction for Multilingual Learners
- Applied Linguistics for Teachers
- Word Study
- Teaching English as a Second Language
- Electives (6 credits): Supplemental coursework based on your areas of interest to deepen knowledge in reading, language arts, math, science, social studies, instructional technology, or special education.
- Professional Development & Leadership (6 credits): Become a teacher-leader and researcher:
- Teacher as Researcher and Leader I & II
Take Your Career Beyond the Classroom
With an M.Ed. in Teacher Education, you’ll be prepared to lead in your content area and beyond. Graduates often advance into roles such as curriculum specialists, instructional facilitators, and academic coaches—and may also qualify to teach at the collegiate level.
Why UNCG?
At UNC Greensboro, students come first. We are a public, nonprofit, regionally accredited university with more than 130 years of academic excellence. Founded in 1891, UNCG is one of the three original institutions in the UNC System. Today, we are nationally ranked and globally recognized—recently named #1 Top Online College in North Carolina by Newsweek—and offer more than 75 online degree programs at every level.