Teaching and Foundations

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Teaching and Foundations

Format & Location

On-Campus (�Ӱ�ԭ��, CT)

School/College

School of Education & Human Development

Start Dates

Spring (January), Summer (May), Fall (September)

Application Deadline

Rolling Admission

Completion

24 months

Schedule

Full-Time or Part-Time

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Organized around reflective inquiry and socially responsible professional practices, this program is committed to educating instructors who have the knowledge, skills, and initiative to enact meaningful connections between theory and practice and advocate for quality education for all students.

Benefit from career and professional opportunities.

�Ӱ�ԭ�� graduates of our MA and Sixth-Year Certificate programs in Teaching and Foundations are highly regarded and well-received throughout the state and the region. Most of our MA graduates begin or continue careers as K-12 public or private school classroom teachers in Connecticut and the surrounding region.

Empower future educators.

Whether you pursue a Master of Arts in Teaching and Foundations or a Sixth-Year Certificate you'll learn within an inclusive environment of faculty, community leaders, and experienced, aspiring classroom teachers - providing you with a strong, nurturing education to empower K-12 students to reach their full potential.

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Course Requirements

30-36 credits

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Graduate Admission
gradadmis@fairfield.edu
(203) 254-4184

Pierre Orelus

Associate Professor in Educational Studies and Teacher Preparation

porelus@fairfield.edu

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Our programs are designed to meet the learning needs of full and part-time students.

Most of our courses are offered from Monday-Thursday in the late afternoon and evening. A few are offered on the weekends. Weekday courses generally meet once a week for two hours. Weekend courses tend to be full-day courses that meet for four or five weekends or weekend days over the semester. We also offer summer courses from late May through early August.

We keep our classes small. The typical maximum class size is 20, but class sizes range from 6 to 20.

Our students come from a variety of undergraduate backgrounds and have majored in a wide variety of disciplines. Most have teaching certifications.

Students who attend full-time take 9 credits each Fall and Spring semester and up to 6 credits in the summer sessions. For full-time students who start in the Fall semester, the programs can be completed in about 2 years. For students who attend part-time, the time will vary based on how many courses are taken at a time.

Students are required, however, to complete their degree within six years after they begin their first course.

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