Master's Degrees, page 3
School of Education

Program Requirements for the Master of Science in Teaching English as a Second Language

A minimum of 29 units of approved graduate-level course work is required. Of the 29, the last 14 units, and at least 25 units, must be completed at USC.

The following courses are required (23 units):Units
LING 411Linguistics and Education4
EDHP 521Course Design for Language Learning3
CTSE 409Foundations of Language Education3
CTSE 537Methods in Bilingual Education and in
Teaching English as a Second Language3
CTSE 586Teaching Reading and Writing in a Second
Language for the Literate Student3
CTSE 588Practicum in Second Language Teaching3
CTSE 593abMaster's Seminar, or
CTSE 594abMaster's Thesis2-2

One of the following courses must be taken (3 units):Units
EDPA 622The Role of Education in Cultural Transmission3
CTSE 538Curricula and Cultural Pluralism3

An elective (3 units) approved by a faculty advisor is required.

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