3 Online Graduate Programs That Can Transform Your Career
In the coronavirus era, online learning has become the norm. Schools across the world are ramping up their capacity to deliver rich learning experiences in online formats.
At the University of San Diego School of Education and Leadership Sciences (USD SOLES), we have long offered high-quality online delivery options for our graduate programs in education and leadership.
Let’s take a look at our online programs that prepare graduates for a wide variety of counseling, teaching, research, and leadership positions.
*PLEASE NOTE: Due to regulations from the Department of Education, the University of San Diego is unable to enroll students in its online degree programs who reside in Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin. This restriction does not apply to applicants interested in a campus-based program.
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Master’s in TESOL Online
The MEd in TESOL, Literacy, and Culture prepares students to work in adult education settings, such as community colleges, universities, adult education centers, and language academies in the United States and abroad. This online master’s in TESOL with optional certificate focuses on culture, linguistics, second language acquisition and methodology of teaching English to adult learners, including alignment with required standards and a sound understanding of the complexities of working with linguistically and culturally diverse populations.
Graduates from USD’s Master’s in TESOL, Literacy, & Culture Online find meaningful work in their community and around the world, in places ranging from California community colleges to the International School of Panama to the University of Macau. You can explore your ability to make an impact as a teacher of English—while you explore the world.
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Program Highlights:
- 150+ hours of observation, experience, and research
- Earn a TESOL Certificate to teach ESL domestically and internationally
- International experience requirement (Ex. United Kingdom, South Africa, Japan)
- Prepares students for leadership and administrative positions
- WASC Approved
Program Format:
- 30 Units
- 2 Year Completion Time for Online Program
Coursework:
- Research Design Methodology 2 (3 units)
- Cognition and Learning (3 units)
- Human Development (3 units)
- Language, Literacy and Culture 1 (3 units)
- Introduction to the Nature of Language and Linguistic 1 (3 units)
- Second Language Acquisition and Development 1 (3 units)
- Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages 1 (3 units)
- Special Topics in ESL (3 units)
- Practicum in TESOL (3 units)
- Master's Capstone Seminar (3 units)
PhD in Education for Social Justice
The Doctor of Philosophy in Education for Social Justice was established to build critical scholars capable of impacting the complex world of Education. Scholars graduate with rich understandings and experiences of how they might use education to build more equitable, tolerant, and socially just societies and institutions.
Students enrolled in the Education for Social Justice Doctoral Program will emerge poised to take on a variety of roles in the educational realm including: change-agents in institutes, districts and
schools; educational researchers and teacher leaders.
Program Highlights:
- Use theory to address pressing educational questions and challenges
- Engage in critical conversations of social justice, culture, and opportunity
- Analyze and critique existing educational research using qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method research techniques
- Apply the knowledge gained to their personal and professional lives
Program Format:
- 4 Years Online
- 48 Units/8 Terms
- 1 Global Studies Requirement
- Dissertation
- Required Doctoral Seminars I, II, III and IV
Certificate in International School Counseling
The Certificate in International School Counseling is designed to provide candidates with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to effectively provide counseling and develop school counseling programs in International Schools. Certificate candidates will acquire a working knowledge of career, academic, and social-emotional counseling specifically focused for counselors wanting to and working in international schools. Students must complete the four courses over the span of one year.
This program is ideal for those who wish to work or are employed as school counselors in international schools, recent graduates, career changers, aspiring counselors, and educators who wish to develop their competencies in the field of school counseling.
Program Highlights:
- A professional certificate from USD
- Highly-qualified professional faculty with advanced degrees and years of counseling experience
- Affordable cost
Program Format:
- 10 Units
- 1 Year Average Completion Time
- $340 per unit, 10 units = $3,400
Coursework:
Courses are offered in an online, self-paced environment, with Applied Theories and Techniques in International School Counseling offered onsite, depending on student location.
- Cross Cultural Counseling Skills for International School Counselors (3 units)
- Crisis and Trauma Prevention and Intervention in International School Counseling (3 units)
- International College and Career Readiness (3 units)
- Applied Theories and Techniques in International School Counseling (1 unit)
