Master of Arts in Education - Learning, Teaching, and Teacher Education

Faculty in LTTE focus on issues related to learning, teaching, and teacher education. There are four sub-areas of focus within LTTE. (1) Faculty in the STEM Education area examine mathematics, science, engineering, and technology teaching and learning in both formal and informal contexts, ranging from preschool through college to teacher education, with a focus on diversity and equity issues. (2) Faculty in Special Education investigate autism, learning (including reading) disabilities, developmental risks, instruction and behavioral supports for students with mild, moderate, and severe disabilities, family support for families of children with disabilities, teacher education and professional development, and cross-cultural comparative study on inclusive education. (3) Faculty in the Teacher Education and Professional Development area examine the development of, influences on, and consequences of teaching practices in and out of school. Research interests include preservice teacher education, the professional development of practicing teachers, the development of subject matter and pedagogical knowledge, curriculum formation and implementation, teacher thinking, problem-finding, and decision-making, educational relations among teachers, students, and their communities, and the relationship between what teachers do and what students learn. (4) Faculty in the Literacy area examine issues in composition and rhetoric, including history and theory of composition and writing instruction, writing in the disciplines and writing across the curriculum, assessment of writing, sociolinguistics of literacy, including classroom discourse and the construction of knowledge, and the impact of digital technologies on writing and communication.

All requirements must be uploaded to your online application. Letters of recommendation are submitted online by letter writers.
Statement of Purpose, Personal History and Diversity Statement, and Resume or CV (submitted online)
Three letters of recommendation (submitted online)
Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended (submitted online)
English Language Exam Scores (if applicable): TOEFL Internet-Based Test (IBT) total score of 80, or TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT) total score of 550, or IELTS Overall Band score of 7
Writing sample (submitted online)
Final/Official transcripts will be required for all applicants who are admitted and have indicated their intent to enroll at UC Santa Barbara by submitting a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR). UC Santa Barbara reserves the right to require official transcripts at any time during the admissions process, and rescind any offer of admission made if discrepancies between uploaded and official transcript(s) are found.
Applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or the Duolingo English Test (DET). TOEFL paper-based test (PBT) 550, TOEFL internet-based test (iBT) and TOEFL iBT Home Edition 80, IELTS Academic and IELTS Indicator - Overall Band Score of 7.