BS in Education & Human Development/EdM in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) & Applied Linguistics
The combined BS/EdM program is designed for academically motivated Wheelock undergraduate students who are interested in teaching English to adults, adolescents, and children in international schools, post-secondary schools, and private schools in the US and abroad. The combined degree helps students pursue their career goals in less time than it would take to pursue both degrees independently. After obtaining a broad foundation in education and human development at the undergraduate level, master’s students will deepen their knowledge of language acquisition, linguistics, and literacy instruction. The program centers on equity, and students who complete the program will understand the importance of culturally sustaining pedagogy, curriculum, and assessment. The program emphasizes evidence-based practices and research and introduces students to policy issues related to the instruction of bilingual and multilingual learners.
Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Programs are linked bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in which the two degrees are conferred sequentially. This Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Program requires a minimum of 156 units. 128 units are required of the baccalaureate degree and an additional 36 units are required to fulfill the master’s portion of the degree. A maximum of 8 units from the undergraduate degree may be counted toward the EdM. The units applied toward the master’s degree must be at the 500 level or above. Students will work with their academic advisors in consultation with the Undergraduate Program Director to determine which courses to take. These courses must be selected from the list of courses required for the EdM. Since students’ academic profiles differ, these decisions will be made in collaboration with faculty advisors.
Students must apply to Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Programs before the conferral of the bachelor’s degree.
Typically, students apply to this Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Program by the end of their sophomore year. Students who have achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better by the end of their sophomore year or their fourth semester of study will be invited to apply to the combined degree program. Students in this Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Program must complete at least 28 units while enrolled as a graduate student.
Students should consult with the Financial Assistance office to learn how entrance into the Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Program might impact their financial aid.
Learning Outcomes
Students will:
- Develop disciplinary knowledge of historical and contemporary theories, research, and practices in education and applied developmental psychology.
- Apply an ecological model of development to children and families by considering their psychological, social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and cultural needs.
- Develop policy recommendations for complicated, real-world problems facing youth and families in Boston, in neighboring communities, and beyond.
- Design and implement a community-based research project within the city of Boston that has a positive impact on a school, health organization, neighborhood, museum, or community-based organization.
- Build knowledge and develop anti-oppressive practices to disrupt unequal systems of power, privilege, and access for children and families through coursework focused on self (positionality, intersectionality).
- Use design-based thinking and learning principles to help create effective solutions to social problems that affect children and families.
- Represent BU Wheelock’s equity and access mission when working with or on behalf of children and families in field-based learning experiences and research-related internships.
- Study the history, language, education, and culture of the Deaf community in the United States.
- Understand how policies are formed, implemented, and evaluated.
- Analyze and discuss the effects of existing educational policies (federal, state, local) on important outcomes of interest (e.g., student achievement, graduation rates, teacher retention, program/school quality).
EdM in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) & Applied Linguistics
- Students will be able to connect knowledge of content, teaching practices, student learning, and curriculum.
- Students will be able to develop lesson and unit plans that provide inclusive and affirming classroom experiences for all language learners.
- Students will be able to interpret research in TESOL & Applied Linguistics and apply it to the design of teaching materials, including addressing issues of access, equity, and diversity when teaching all students second languages.
BU Hub Requirements
All BU undergraduate students, including both entering first-year and transfer students, will pursue coursework in the BU Hub, the University’s general education program that is integrated into the entire undergraduate experience. BU Hub requirements can be satisfied in a number of ways, including coursework in and beyond the major as well as through cocurricular activities. Students majoring in TESOL & Applied Linguistics will ordinarily, through coursework in the major, satisfy BU Hub requirements with a unit in Philosophical, Aesthetic, and Historical Interpretation, most units in Scientific and Social Inquiry, most units in Diversity, Civic Engagement, and Global Citizenship, most units in Communication, and most units in the Intellectual Toolkit.
Required Coursework
BS in Education & Human Development (80, 82, or 84 units)
Core Courses
Courses |
Hub
Requirements |
Hub Areas |
Units |
WED CE 342 Anti-Oppressive Practice: Education & Applied Psychology |
1 requirement each in: |
- Ethical Reasoning
- Teamwork/Collaboration
|
4 units |
WED ED 120 Exploring Professions That Impact Lives I |
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|
4 units |
WED ED 121 Exploring Professions Field Seminar I |
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|
2 units |
WED ED 130 Exploring Professions That Impact Lives II |
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|
4 units |
WED ED 131 Exploring Professions Field Seminar II |
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|
2 units |
WED ED 220 Theme-Based Approaches to Studying Complex Issues of Language in Education and Human Development |
1 requirement each in: |
- Writing Intensive
- Ethical Reasoning
- Critical Thinking
|
4 units |
WED ED 230 Introduction to Design as Educational Inquiry |
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|
4 units |
WED ED 431 Child Policy |
1 requirement each in: |
- Writing Intensive
- Social Inquiry II
- Critical Thinking
|
4 units |
WED HD 120 Life Design 1: Developing Your Personal Brand |
1 requirement in: |
|
2 units |
WED HD 121 Life Design 2: Launching Your Personal Brand |
1 requirement in: |
- Digital/Multimedia Expression
|
2 units |
WED HD 265 Social Science Research for Community Impact |
1 requirement each in: |
- Oral and/or Signed Communication
- Social Inquiry II
- Teamwork/Collaboration
|
4 units |
WED HD 306 Introduction to Human
Development |
1 requirement each in: |
- Social Inquiry I
- Research & Informational Literacy
|
4 units |
Core Unit Total: |
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40 units |
Signature Courses
Courses |
Hub
Requirements |
Hub Areas |
Units |
WED DE 300 Introduction to the Deaf World |
1 requirement each in: |
- Global Citizenship & Intercultural Literacy
- The Individual in Community
- Teamwork/Collaboration
|
4 units |
WED ED 200 Introduction to Justice Based Education |
1 requirement each in: |
- Writing Intensive
- The Individual in Community
- Philosophical Inquiry & Life’s Meanings
|
4 units |
WED ED 300 Learning as a Cultural Process |
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|
4 units |
WED YJ 360 Positive Youth Development |
1 requirement each in: |
- Oral and/or Signed Communication
- Social Inquiry I
|
4 units |
Signature Unit Total: |
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16 units |
Specialization Courses
Students select one of five specializations:
1. Youth Development and Justice (YDJ) Specialization
Courses |
Hub Requirements |
Hub Areas |
Units |
WED YJ 201 Intro to Youth Justice & Delinquency |
1 requirement each in: |
- Oral and/or Signed Communication
- Ethical Reasoning
|
4 units |
Students select two of three options: |
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WED HD 384 Restorative Justice in Youth-Serving Settings |
1 requirement in: |
- Global Citizenship & Intercultural Literacy
|
4 units |
WED YJ 301 Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Law |
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|
4 units |
WED YJ 380 Youthwork & Advocacy |
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|
4 units |
Field-Based Practicum Experience: WED YJ 401 200-Hour Practicum |
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|
4 units |
WED YJ 403 Senior Integrative Capstone in YJA |
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|
4 units |
WED YJ 404 Practice Seminar for Youth Justice & Advocacy |
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4 units |
Total |
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|
24 units |
2. Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Specialization
Courses |
Hub Requirements |
Hub Areas |
Units |
WED CE 500 Introduction to Counseling |
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|
4 units |
WED CF 510 Child & Adolescent Mental Health |
1 requirement in: |
- Global Citizenship & Intercultural Literacy
|
4 units |
WED CL 210 Child & Family Health Systems |
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|
4 units |
WED HD 224 Emotional Development |
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|
4 units |
WED HD 385 Psychological Trauma |
1 requirement each in: |
- Social Inquiry I
- Teamwork/Collaboration
|
4 units |
Field-Based Practicum Experience: WED HD 410 200-Hour Practicum |
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|
4 units |
WED HD 415 Practicum/Capstone Seminar |
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|
2 units |
Total |
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|
26 units |
3. Deaf Studies & Deaf Education (DSDE) Specialization
Courses |
Hub Requirements |
Hub Areas |
Units |
Students select a total of 4 units from the following options: |
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WED DE 384 ASL IV |
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4 units |
WED DE 385 Academic ASL |
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|
2 units |
WED DE 386 Applied ASL |
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|
2 units |
Students select a total of 12 units from the following options: |
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WED DE 340 Dynamics of Diversity & Oppression, and Social Justice within Deaf Communities |
1 requirement each in: |
- Social Inquiry I
- Ethical Reasoning
- Critical Thinking
|
4 units |
WED DE 350 History and Culture of the Deaf |
1 requirement each in: |
- Global Citizenship & Intercultural Literacy
- The Individual in Community
- Teamwork/Collaboration
|
4 units |
WED DE 351 Deaf Literature and Visual Arts |
1 requirement each in: |
- Digital/Multimedia Expression
- Aesthetic Exploration
- Creativity/Innovation
|
4 units |
WED DE 372 Social Psychology & the Deaf World |
1 requirement each in: |
- Philosophical Inquiry & Life’s Meanings
- Social Inquiry I
|
4 units |
WED DE 472 Sign Language
Structure |
1 requirement each in: |
- Scientific Inquiry I
- Research & Information Literacy
|
4 units |
WED DE 352 Capstone—Deaf Studies |
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|
4 units |
Field-Based Practicum Experience: WED DE 354 Field Experience: Deaf Studies |
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|
4 units |
Total |
|
|
24 units |
4. Educational Design for Transformative Social Futures (EDTSF) Specialization
Courses |
Units |
WED ED 310 Critical Making/Creative Inquiry |
4 units |
WED ED 315 Gamifying Learning |
4 units |
WED ED 320 Critical Media Literacy |
4 units |
Field-Based Practicum Experience: |
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WED ED 413 Practicum I |
2 units |
WED ED 414 Seminar I |
2 units |
WED ED 415 Practicum II |
2 units |
WED ED 416 Seminar II |
2 units |
WED ED 417 Practicum III |
2 units |
WED ED 418 Capstone: Designing in Collaboration with Field-Based Sites |
2 units |
Total |
24 units |
5. Teaching & Learning (T&L) Specialization
Courses |
Hub Requirements |
Hub Areas |
Units |
WED ED 205 Designing Learning Experiences |
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4 units |
WED ED 206 Family and Community Engagement |
1 requirement each in: |
- Ethical Reasoning
- Global Citizenship & Intercultural Literacy
|
4 units |
WED ED 213 Approaches to Learning |
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|
4 units |
WED SE 250 Disability, Education & Public Policy |
1 requirement each in: |
- The Individual in Community
- Ethical Reasoning
|
4 units |
Total (not including specialization track) |
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16 units |
Students additionally select one of three tracks within this specialization:
Track 1: Childhood Education for Diverse & Exceptional Learners (CEDEL) (10 units for specialization/26 total units)
Courses |
Units |
Students select one course from among two options: |
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WED EC 507 Role of Play in Early Childhood Education |
4 units |
WED LR 551 Reading Development, Assessment, and Instruction |
4 units |
Field-Based Experience (students select one field experience from among three options): |
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WED ED 470 Field Experience in Early Childhood Education |
4 units |
WED ED 471 Field Experience in Elementary Education |
4 units |
WED ED 472 Field Experience in Special Education |
4 units |
WED ED 490 Capstone in Childhood Education |
2 units |
Track 2: Global Citizenship & Education (GC&E) (12 units for specialization/28 total units)
Courses |
Hub Requirements |
Hub Areas |
Units |
WED ED 507 Global Citizenship in Education |
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|
4 units |
WED SO 520 Project Citizen: Promoting Civic Engagement |
1 requirement in: |
- The Individual in Community
|
2 units |
Field-Based Experience (students select one field experience from among four options): |
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WED ED 473 Field Experience in Social Studies Education |
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|
4 units |
WED ED 474 Field Experience in World Language Education |
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|
4 units |
WED ED 475 Field Experience in English Education |
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|
4 units |
WED ED 476 Field Experience in English as Second Language |
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4 units |
WED ED 491 Capstone in Global Citizenship in Education |
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|
2 units |
Track 3: STEM: Learning, Action & Impact (SLA&I) (10 units for specialization/26 total units)
Courses |
Units |
WED ED 350 Sense-Making in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
4 units |
Field-Based Experience (students select one field experience from among two options): |
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WED ED 477 Field Experience in Math Education |
4 units |
WED ED 478 Field Experience in Science Education |
4 units |
WED ED 492 Capstone in STEM Education |
2 units |
Hub Courses and Elective Courses (44–48 units)
EdM in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) & Applied Linguistics (36 units)
Courses |
Units |
Content Coursework |
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WED LS 565 Applied Linguistics: Language and Linguistics Survey |
4 units |
WED LS 567 Structure of English |
4 units |
WED LS 658 Second Language Acquisition |
4 units |
WED RS 600 Introduction to Research |
4 units |
WED TL 509 Foundations of TESOL Pedagogy |
4 units |
WED TL 622 Assessment for Language Teaching & Research |
4 units |
Elective Coursework (students select 8 total units from the following options): |
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WED LS 610 Applied Phonology |
4 units |
WED LS 626 Intercultural Communication |
4 units |
WED LS 640 Critical Applied Linguistics |
4 units |
WED TL 512 Computer-Assisted Language Learning |
4 units |
WED TL 635 Language Program Management |
4 units |
A 4-unit graduate-level course offered by Wheelock or the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and approved by the faculty advisor. |
4 units |
Practicum Coursework |
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WED TL 613 Student Teaching Practicum and Seminar |
4 units |