The Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies Department is committed to the preparation and ongoing professional and intellectual development of teachers, teacher educators, researchers, and educational specialists in PreK-12 and post-secondary school settings. The department focuses on providing instruction, conducting research, and offering service that supports its commitment to preparing educators, examining curricular approaches, school organizational patterns, and developing educators who through their leadership contribute to equity and excellence in education in Massachusetts, the nation, and internationally.

The department offers doctoral and education specialist concentrations that integrate course work, clinical experience, and research in the areas of:

• Children, Families and Schools
• Language, Literacy, and Culture
• Mathematics, Science and Learning Technologies
• Teacher Education and School Improvement

The department also offers Master’s concentrations in:

• Bilingual/E.S.L./Multicultural Education
• Child Study and Early Education
• Elementary Teacher Education
• Learning, Media and Technology
• Reading and Writing
• Secondary Teacher Education

The department offers a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Education and a concentration in Early Childhood Education.

Through the department’s academic programs, graduate students may also pursue state-approved educator licensure in Elementary Education, Reading Specialist, ESL, and in middle/secondary academic subject areas including English as a Second Language (PreK-6, 5-12), English (5-8, 8-12), History (5-8, 8-12), Mathematics (8-12), Biology (8-12), Chemistry (8-12), Earth Science (5-8, 8-12), General Science (5-8), and Physics (8-12). The department, in conjunction with the College of Natural Sciences, also offers a fully online Masters/Ed.S. program in Science Education at the elementary and middle school level. 

Related programs leading to teacher licensure are also offered through the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Foreign Languages (French, Italian, and Spanish) and Classics (Latin). Music and Art students may pursue teacher licensure as an additional concentration within the Master of Music and Master of Arts degree.