If you wish to pursue a Master’s Degree in Education, Avila has several options.
Most of our Master’s courses are offered in an innovative format of five or seven week courses which meet one night per week. Students are able to design a Master’s Degree that suits their own needs. Students can choose among three different concentrations. After fulfilling the requirements of the concentration, the students can choose electives that meet their own interests. Most courses have no prerequisites, so you are able to start and stop as needed. The three concentrations are as follows:


Literacy Concentration: (29 hours)

Fall Semester
ED 561 Language Acquisition and Development (3)
ED 670 Advanced Assessment and Remediation (3)
ED 566 Parent Conferencing for Secondary* (1)
ED 674 Supervision of Literacy Programs(3)

Spring Semester
ED 672 Research on Literacy Seminar (3)
ED 673 Evaluation of Abilities and Assessment (3)
ED 671 Advanced Techniques of Secondary Literacy (3)
ED 565 Parent Conferencing for Elementary* (3)
ED 564 Parent Conferencing for Special Education* (1)

Summer Semester
ED 656 Advanced Literature for Youth (3)
ED 697 Practicum in Elementary Remedial Reading (3)
ED 698 Practicum in Secondary Literacy (3)

*Students must take Parent Conferencing for Special Education and one other parent conferencing course.

Note: This concentration in the Master’s Program also adds an Advanced Certificate in Special Reading

Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) Concentration : (21 hours)  

Fall Semester
ED 650 Language and Culture (3)
ED 651 Modern Grammar and Linguistics (3)
ED 561 Language Acquisition and Development (3)
ED 657 Teaching Adult Language Learners (3)
ED 696 TESL Practicum(3)

Spring Semester
ED 652 Methods of Teaching ESL (3)
ED 654 Materials, Design and Assessment for ESL (3)

Summer Semester
ED 656 Advanced Literature for Youth (3)
ED 695 ESOL Practicum (3)

Note: This concentration in the Master’s Program also adds an Advanced Certificate in ESOL.

Teaching and Learning Concentration

Fall Semester
ED 612 Measurement & Assessment (3)
ED 617 Advanced Behavior Management (3)
ED 680 Weekend Intensive (1)

Spring Semester
ED 630 Advanced Curriculum Development (3)
ED 615 Learning & Motivation (3)
*ED 680 Weekend Intensive (1)

Summer Semester
ED 684 Effective Instruction
*ED 680 Weekend Intensive (1)

* Classes meet one weekend on Friday, 6-10 p.m., and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.