It focuses on teacher education, curriculum frameworks, organizational improvement, and issues of equity facing students, teachers, and schools today. It is committed to providing instruction, conducting research, and offering service that supports the development of educators who, through their leadership, contribute to equity and excellence in education in the Commonwealth and through out the nation. The Major The Education major has two tracks, in Early Childhood Education and Development and in Elementary Education. The major is open only to students who are completing Education as a second major.
Admission is by application only.
For further information on applying, contact Michael Schwartz, tel. Both tracks require completion of 27 credits of Arts and Sciences courses in addition to courses taken to fulfill General Education requirements. These may include courses taken to complete the requirements of the student's primary major. However, certification can be earned only if the student also completes an academic major in the liberal arts and sciences. Copyright 2000 University of Massachusetts, Amherst .