Multilingual/Multicultural Education
Introduction
The MEd in Multilingual/Multicultural Education (CIMM) prepares professionals to work with a diverse population of students. It provides training for licensed teachers and an add-on endorsement in English as a Second Language (ESL) PK-12. The program is also appropriate for educators who are not licensed and do not want a VA state license.
For sequence of courses, refer to CIMM Advising Sheet.
Prerequisite
Six university credits (graduate or undergraduate) of a modern foreign language required for admission.
Course Work (Recommended Course Sequence)
- LING 520: Descriptive Linguistics (3 credit hours) (*)
- EDCI 516: Bilingualism and Language Acquisition Research (3 credit hours) (*)
- EDUC 537: Foundations of Multicultural Education (3 credit hours) (*)
- EDCI 519: Methods of Teaching Multilingual Students (3 credit hours) (*Prerequisite: EDCI 516)
- EDCI 520: Assessment of Language Learners (3 credit hours) (*Prerequisites: EDCI 516 & EDCI 519)
- EDRD 610: Content Literacy for English Language Learners, PK-12 (3 credit hours) (*Prerequisite: EDRD 525)
- EDCI 521: Curriculum Development for Language Learners (3 credit hours) (*Prerequisites: EDCI 516, EDCI519 & EDCI 520)
- EDRD 525: Emergent Literacy for English Language Learners, PK-12 (3 credit hours)
- Elective pre-approved by advisor (3 credits). Select from course listed below
- EDRD 630: Advanced Literacy Foundations and Instruction, Birth to Middle Childhood (3 credit hours)
- EDRD 631: Advanced Literacy Foundations and Instruction, Adolescence through Adulthood (3 credit hours)
- EDSE 502: Classroom Management and Applied Behavior Analysis (3 credit hours)
- EDSE 503: Language Development and Reading (3 credit hours)
- EDSE 540: Characteristics of Students with Disabilities who Access the General Curriculum (3 credit hours)
- EDSE 627: Assessment (3 credit hours)
- EDSE 665: Families of Children with Special Needs (3 credit hours)
- EDIT 563: Teaching with Graphics (1 credit hour)
- EDIT 564: Teaching with Web 2.0 (2 credit hours)
- EDIT 565: Teaching with Educational Software (1 credit hour)
- EDIT 567: Teaching with Desktop Publishing (2 credit hours)
- EDIT 571: Tools for Visual/Graphic Design (1-3 credit hours)
- EDRS 590: Education Research (3 credit hours)
- EDCI 777: Research to Practice (3 credit hours)
*Courses marked with an asterisk applicable to ESL Add-On Endorsement for candidates already holding a Virginia State Teaching license.
Field Experience
Field experiences in public schools are required throughout the program: a maximum of 15 clock hours per course or 30 clock hours per semester. Arrangements can be made with each course instructor.