Master of Education in Education Studies

University at Buffalo - SUNY

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution is required.

Who should apply to this program:

• Option 1 — Non-Teacher Certification — Apply to this program if you have substantial academic content background (30 hours of content area minimum) and are not interested in obtaining a recommendation for New York State teaching certification. Completing this program without certification allows you to teach outside of New York State, internationally and within schools that do not require certification.
   
• Option 2 — Teacher Certification — Apply to this program if you have initial teacher certification in a content area (e.g., English, math, music, social studies, sciences, early childhood/childhood education) and you are interested in getting the masters degree towards professional certification in your content area. GSE will work with you to create a plan of study so your coursework prepares you for institutional recommendation for professional teacher certification in New York State.
• Option 3 — You have broad interests in a range of issues related to education, curriculum, instructional technology, learning sciences or other issues related to what happens in classrooms. This program is flexible enough for you to take a range of courses that will give you the background to work in a range of education-related professions.