Education and Human Development

Overview

Pursuing an MA early in your career will allow you to deepen your expertise, advance your career goals and position you for leadership in your field. The Education and Human Development from University of Colorado Denver provides graduates with the skills to teach in a social justice framework, work with diverse learners and engage in high quality instruction and assessment. You will save money by completing graduate credits at the undergraduate tuition rate during your senior year that will double count toward your BA and your MA degree credit hours.

This program is an uninterrupted enrollment plan that leads to both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree. A student follows a prescribed BA to MA program plan of study, from the EDHD BA and choosing from one of eight MA degree options:

• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education
• Literacy Education
• STEM Education
• Learning, Design and Technology
• Learning Developmental and Family Studies
• Early Childhood Education
• Special Education
• Research and Evaluation Methods

What you'll learn

The program starts with our high quality EDHD BA program where students pursue an elementary, early childhood or special education teaching license. It allows students to use up to 9 credits during their final year for both their BA and MA. You will save money by completing graduate credits at the undergraduate tuition rate during your senior year that will count toward your BA and your MA degree credit hours.

Courses

A BA to MA program is an uninterrupted enrollment plan that leads to both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree. A student follows a prescribed BA to MA program plan of study. The typical two to three year time-frame that is required to earn a master’s degree may be decreased to as little as one year from the date a student receives a bachelor’s degree.

During an undergraduate’s senior year, BA to MA students develop a plan with their advisor to take graduate courses within their designated BA degree plan.