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Master’s degree
- Length
- 36 credit hours, 12 courses, including an applied project drawn from your own workplace.
- Entry
- A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, and professional experience related to the program.
- Status
- In preparation
- Levels
- Master's
- Credit hours
- 36
- Delivery
- Fully online
- Experience
- Assessed course by course
- Status
- In preparation
Overview
About the program
For teachers, counsellors and school leaders. You study how children build self-awareness, relationships and decision-making, and how a school can teach and measure them.
The Social and Emotional Learning program is designed for people who already work in the field. It covers foundations of social and emotional learning, child development, classroom climate and behavior, programs and assessment in schools, family and community partnerships, and ends with research methods in education.
Like every Madison program, it is built for working adults. Courses you already master through your work are tested and recorded with a grade; the rest you study online, at your own pace, with tasks carried out in your own workplace.
In preparation. This program is not open for enrollment yet. It opens when its curriculum and courses are in place on the learning platform.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do
- 01Foundations of social and emotional learningExplain the core ideas of foundations of social and emotional learning and use them to read real situations at work.
- 02Child developmentAnalyse a real problem in child development and recommend a course of action backed by evidence.
- 03Classroom climate and behaviorApply the methods of classroom climate and behavior in your own organization and measure the result.
- 04Programs and assessment in schoolsPlan and lead work in programs and assessment in schools, and document your decisions to a professional standard.
- 05Family and community partnershipsEvaluate current practice in family and community partnerships against recognised standards and propose improvements.
- 06Research methods in educationAdvise colleagues and managers on research methods in education in clear, well-structured writing.
Curriculum
What you will study
The main areas of the curriculum. Your personal study plan lists the exact courses, their credit hours and those you may claim through assessment.
- 01Foundations of social and emotional learningThe core competencies of social and emotional learning and the research behind them.Core area
- 02Child developmentPhysical, cognitive, social and emotional development in early childhood.Core area
- 03Classroom climate and behaviorCreating classrooms where students feel safe and behave well.Core area
- 04Programs and assessment in schoolsChoosing, running and measuring SEL programs.Core area
- 05Family and community partnershipsWorking with families and communities to support students.Core area
- 06Research methods in educationDesigning and conducting small research studies in schools.Core area
Levels
Levels, length and entry
Your experience
How your experience counts
- 01
Send your record
Your CV, certificates and evidence of work are mapped to the courses of this program.
- 02
Sit the course tests
Each course you claim is tested on its own. A pass is recorded on your transcript with its grade.
- 03
Study the rest
The remaining courses become your personal plan, with an expected end date in writing.
Professional titles
The field, by title
Beside the degree, this field is planned as a professional credential, with the title written before it. A title is not a degree. How titles work.
- 01Expert in Social and Emotional LearningFor people who have practiced Social and Emotional Learning for years and want their competence assessed and recorded.
- 02Consultant in Social and Emotional LearningFor experienced people who advise organizations on Social and Emotional Learning.
- 03Trainer in Social and Emotional LearningFor experienced people who teach or coach others in Social and Emotional Learning at work.
- 04Diploma in Social and Emotional LearningA focused credential in Social and Emotional Learning, based on assessed knowledge and evidence of practice.
In preparation. No title is open yet; the requirements are published when it opens.
Careers
Where this program is used
- Teacher
- School counsellor
- Student affairs coordinator
- Education program officer
Roles this program relates to. A degree supports a career; it does not guarantee a position, and each employer sets its own requirements.