Master of Education Degree in Montessori Education (42-47 units)
This degree is built upon a Montessori Certificate completed at Saint Mary’s College, School of Education.
Certificate Courses (29-32 units)
AMS Montessori ECE Certificate (29 units) or AMS Montessori Elementary Education Certificate (32 units) required.
Core Courses from the non-major Montessori program
Specialization Courses for Students with Certificates in Montessori Early Childhood Education (11 units)
- MONT 26 - Elementary Mathematics I, 3 units
- MONT 264 - Language, Reading and Writing, 3 units
- MONT 265 - Elementary Foundations, 2 units
- MONT 266 - Study of the Sciences, 3 units
Specialization Courses for Students with Certificates in Montessori Elementary Education (13 units)
- ECE 259 - Practical Life Curriculum. 2 units
- ECE 260 - Conceptual Curriculum, 2 units
- ECE 263 - Mathematics: Conceptual Learning, 3 units
- ECE 264 - Language and Reading Development, 3 units
- ECE 266 - Study of the Sciences, 3 units
Research Courses (7 units)
- EDUC 500 - Intro to Educational Research, 1 unit
- EDUC 593 - Literature Review and Proposal Writing, 2 units
- EDUC 590 - Research Seminar, 3 units
- MONT 599 Montessori Seminar, 1 unit
Note: Passage of EDUC 500 (Introduction to Educational Research) with a B or better and passing the Writing Proficiency Exam (WPE) are required for unconditional acceptance to this graduate degree program and are prerequisites to EDUC 590 (Research Seminar). Therefore, all master's degree students are advised to pass EDUC 500 and the WPE in the first semester of their graduate coursework.
