Teachers – Enhance Your Knowledge!

At EMU at Lancaster, you can earn your MA in Education degree, keep up your certification, and make a difference in your classroom. All courses are approved for ACT 48 credits.

• Take evening, weekend, and summer week-long courses
• Gain new confidence as a teacher
• Choose from six specialty areas
• Combine theory and practice
• Enhance your teaching skills
• Transfer your learning to your classroom
• Become a social change agent
• Solve problems on the job

MA in Education concentrations

EMU’s MA in education is a 36-credit hour program specializing in:

• Literacy Agent
• Reading Specialist
• At-Risk Populations
• Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
• Special Education
• Curriculum and Instruction Practitioner

Non-degree graduate studies

Non-degree studies provide an opportunity to enroll in courses for professional development and credits leading towards:

• Permanent certification – Instructional II
• Masters Equivalency
• Masters + course work
• Re-certification
• Certificate in Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation in Educational Settings
• English as a Second Language (ESL) certification
• Reading Specialist certification

Learn more about EMU’s MA in Education

• Program Overview (pdf)
• Curriculum
• Outcomes
• Conceptual Framework (pdf)
• NBPTS 5 Core Propositions
• Action Research Resources
• Contact Information
• MA in Education Student Handbook (pdf)

All courses are approved for Act 48 credit unless indicated otherwise.