The Doctoral program in Language and Literacy Education is highly individualized since our doctoral students have a great variety of academic and professional backgrounds and career goals.

The specialist in education program is a self-contained degree program between the master’s and doctoral degrees. It provides an opportunity for advanced study for those preparing for positions which call for a higher level of competence and specialization than that of the master’s degree but without the heavy emphasis on research of the PhD degree.

Master of Education in English Education, Reading Education (Reading, Writing, Children’s Literature and Digital Literacies focus area), and TESOL and World Language Education: For experienced teachers already holding T-4 certification
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in English Education and World Language Education: For students with a background in the language arts or closely related fields but not yet holding T-4 teacher certification, coursework leading to certification in a secondary education field
Online M.Ed in Reading Education: The University of Georgia’s Online M.Ed. in Reading Education with an emphasis on new and digital literacies is specifically designed to meet the needs of certified teachers who are unable to pursue face-to-face coursework in Athens.

BSED in English Education: This program prepares students to teach English language and literature in middle and high school (grades 6-12).
BSED in World Language Education: This program prepares students to teach Foreign Language in middle and high school (grades 6-12).

ESOL Endorsement: This program provides “add-on” certification to teach English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) grades P-12 in Georgia public schools.
Reading Endorsement: This graduate program provides “add-on” certification to work as a reading specialist in Georgia public schools.