University of Michigan - Flint

The University of Michigan-Flint’s School of Education and Human Services offers the Master of Arts degree in Education with concentrations in Literacy K-12, Early Childhood Education, Special Education, and Technology in Education. Certificate endorsements in Early Childhood Education, Cognitive Impairments, Learning Disabilities, and Educational Technology are also available.

These programs provide advanced study for persons who wish to enhance their knowledge base and professional background in educational fields that have an urban focus. All courses are offered at times convenient for in-service teachers.

The Master of Arts in Education Degree Program is designed to offer students:

• an awareness of the unique characteristics and needs of diverse student populations in an urban setting
• an understanding of principles of motivation and learning and how these translate into the classroom
• an awareness of the historical, sociological, political, and philosophical factors that promote equal educational opportunity
• an opportunity to examine school and classroom environments and develop strategies that will both improve instruction in elementary and secondary school settings and enhance University/school partnership opportunities
• enhanced skills as instructional decision makers
• theoretical and practical information on both integrated and discipline based curriculum models
• pedagogical-content knowledge necessary to make appropriate instructional decisions
• exposure to current research and theory in education
• knowledge and experience with a variety of educational research techniques
• an opportunity to enhance multi-disciplinary understandings through integrated and cross-discipline study

Teachers with secondary special education certification can add early childhood (ZA) endorsement to certificate at UM-Flint
The Universityof Michigan-Flint Department of Education has announced that teachers can add the early childhood (ZA) endorsement to their secondary teaching certificates if they concurrently hold a special education endorsement for grades K-12. This means that when a student completes the LD or CI endorsement in the Special Education program at UM-Flint (or a comparable program at another institution), he or she may add the ZA endorsement to his or her teaching certificate. UM-Flint offers a 21 credit hour ZA endorsement program at the graduate level.

If you hold a secondary special education endorsement and are interested in adding the ZA endorsement, please contact Rachel Biocchi in the Department of Education at (810) 424-5215.