Fairfield offers programs in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and bilingual education to prepare prospective and practicing teachers to educate k-12 students who are learning English as a second or additional language.
Fairfield University’s Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree offers counseling courses under the guidance of faculty members who are nationally recognized in the field.
Fairfield University invites certified educators looking to further develop their leadership skills to apply to the Doctorate of Education (EdD) in Educational Leadership for Teacher Leaders. The program is designed for experienced teachers, such as classroom teachers, school psychologists, math coaches, or reading interventionists, who have a desire to lead from within and across classrooms to transform education.
The Educational Studies and Teacher Preparation Department of the School of Education and Human Development offers graduate programs for new and experienced teachers in Elementary Education organized around reflective inquiry and socially responsible professional practice.
The Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) educates candidates for careers as marriage and family therapists and is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). The curriculum and clinical training focus on preparing you to work with diverse populations who have experienced a broad range of problems.
Designed for working educators, Fairfield's Reading and Language Development graduate program offers a flexible, rigorous, and practice-based path forward. Through hybrid and fully online formats, students will collaborate with like-minded peers while gaining the knowledge, credentials, and real-world experience to lead literacy change.
Fairfield University’s Master of Arts in School Counseling degree offers counseling courses under the guidance of faculty members who are nationally recognized in the field. The program develops knowledge and skills areas such as human growth and development, the helping relationship, and group counseling.
Fairfield University's Master of Arts degree and Sixth Year Certificate of Advanced Study (SYC) in School Psychology develop competencies in the areas of assessment, consultation, and direct intervention. Your education also reflects the conceptual framework of the School of Education and Human Development, emphasizing the scientist-practitioner tradition, reflective practice, primary prevention, developmental and systems theory, and becoming agents of change.
The Educational Studies and Teacher Preparation Department of the School of Education and Human Development offers graduate programs for new and experienced teachers in Secondary Education organized around reflective inquiry and socially responsible professional practice.
The Master of Social Work (MSW) at Fairfield University focuses on the promotion of social justice and social change on behalf of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
The Master of Arts in Special Education teaches professional instructors to apply specialized support to students with challenges through educational, social, cognitive, rehabilitative, and behavioral management approaches.
Fairfield offers programs in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) to prepare prospective and practicing teachers to educate K-12 students who are learning English as a second or additional language.
Fairfield’s bilingual education Sixth-Year Certificate prepares in-service educators to teach grade-level academic curriculum in a language other than English.
Fairfield’s Sixth-Year Certificate in Clinical Mental Health Counseling provides students already holding an MA degree with the opportunity to obtain additional specialized qualifications within the counseling profession.
Fairfield’s flexible and customizable Sixth-Year Certificate in Remedial Reading and Remedial Language Arts offers students ample time to receive their Master of Arts degree in Reading, Language and Development, as well as one or both of the following certifications: CT #102: Remedial Reading and Remedial Language Arts Consultant Certification, Grades 1-12 and/or Wilson Reading Level I Certification.
Fairfield’s Sixth-Year Certificate in school counseling provides an opportunity for students to obtain additional specialized qualifications within the counseling profession.
Fairfield's Sixth-Year Certificate in School Psychology develop competencies in the areas of assessment, consultation, and direct intervention.
Fairfield’s Sixth-Year Certificate in Special Education is an advanced professional degree for experienced Special Educators who hold a Master’s degree and wish to deepen and expand their knowledge of teaching and learning.
