San Antonio,
TX,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA in Literacy Education - Instruction in San Antonio United States | University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Texas at San Antonio
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San Antonio United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
16,802
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
18 months
The Master of Arts in Literacy Education program equips students with theoretical foundations, research methodologies, and practical experiences for teaching reading and writing. This program approaches reading as an integrated linguistic, cognitive, and socio-cultural activity, closely connected to other language skills like listening and speaking, while placing special focus on writing and its developmental process. Participants can specialize in either instructional methods or research approaches.
This graduate program offers multiple concentration areas, such as Writing Pedagogy, Reading Education, Academic Research, and Literacy Administration. Our distinguished faculty researchers provide exceptional mentorship, helping students advance their professional goals. The program maintains a perfect success rate on the Reading Specialist certification exam and maintains a partnership with the San Antonio Writing Project.
The instructional track specifically serves classroom educators and fulfills the qualifications needed for reading specialist certification.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Required Degree - Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in the United States or have proof of equivalent training at a foreign institution.
Minimum GPA - 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) Departments may consider GPA of last 60 semester credit hours
Coursework - 18 credit hours in an area related to this graduate degree and at least 12 hours must be at the upper-division level.
Transcripts - Required from all institutions attended, international transcripts must be recorded/translated to English
Credential Evaluation - Required if you have earned university-level credit from foreign institutions. Submit an evaluation of your transcripts from Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) directly from the graduate admission application platform
English Language Proficiency - 550 TOEFL Paper / 79 TOEFL Internet / 6.5 IELTS
Minimum GPA - 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) Departments may consider GPA of last 60 semester credit hours
Coursework - 18 credit hours in an area related to this graduate degree and at least 12 hours must be at the upper-division level.
Transcripts - Required from all institutions attended, international transcripts must be recorded/translated to English
Credential Evaluation - Required if you have earned university-level credit from foreign institutions. Submit an evaluation of your transcripts from Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) directly from the graduate admission application platform
English Language Proficiency - 550 TOEFL Paper / 79 TOEFL Internet / 6.5 IELTS
Tuition
USD
16,802