Interdisciplinary Studies: Education, Curriculum, and Instruction
Interdisciplinary Studies: Education, Curriculum, and Instruction at Lasell
The B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies: Education, Curriculum, and Instruction degree program prepares students for careers in higher education, nonprofits, private schools, education technology, museums, libraries, and preschools.
This education major offers a non-licensure option to students whose career plans do not require Massachusetts teacher licensure. Students gain knowledge and skills in appropriate pedagogy and content, with the opportunity to design a concentration that fits their particular career focus.
The Education degree program has a Fifth Year option, which allows students to graduate with a Master of Education.
Program Features
- Students put the strategies and methodologies they have gained into practice through innovative technology, such as TeachLivE which simulates a real classroom.
- Two on-campus Holway Child Study Centers present students with opportunities to work with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in various capacities starting in their first days at Lasell.
What You'll Learn
From your first day, you’ll take courses in your major and advance towards graduation with a yearly plan. Not sure what classes to take? We’ll help you create the perfect plan.
Lasell University's education program has been recognized by Colleges of Distinction for its excellent programming. Lasell actively prepares students to thrive outside the classroom in professional settings.
Learning Outcomes
- Be an effective and engaging teacher who can create lesson plans for a variety of environments both inside and outside classrooms.
- Create learning environments to support:
- learners’ diverse needs (e.g., hearing or vision needs, learning styles, multiple intelligences)
- students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
- opportunities for all students to demonstrate academic ability
- Be understanding of own learning style and be able to to evaluate and modify your own teaching methods. plan and implement their own professional development based on their critical reflections.
For a complete list of courses and Learrning outcomes, view the Academic Catalog >>
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Career Success with an Education, Curriculum, and Instruction Degree
Lasell’s degree prepares students for careers in higher education, nonprofits, private schools, education technology, museums, libraries, and preschools.
Our students have interned with:
- Newton Public Schools
- Boston Public Schools
- Dedham Public Schools
- Watertown Public Schools
- Waltham Public Schools
- Wright-Locke Farm
- Price Center Organization
- Habitat for the Homeless
- Boys and Girls Club of America
- Perkins International
- Newton Public Schools Employment and Community Relations Transition Program
- Public Consulting Group, Inc.