Overview

The Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA TESOL) programme at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) provides students with strong theoretical and practical foundations in applied linguistics, language acquisition, TESOL methodology, assessment, cross-cultural studies, and curriculum development.

Key Facts

The programme prepares students to work with learners of English in a wide variety of settings including English as a second language (ESL) in P-12 for public schools, adult education, and college-level language programmes as well as English as a foreign or international language (EFL/EIL) for all ages internationally.

The programme offers an MA in TESOL and an TESOL Post Baccalaureate Certificate. Both the master’s degree and the certificate can be taken completely on campus in face-to-face classes, completely online from anywhere in the world, or as a combination of face-to-face and online classes.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Learning and Cognition

Instructional Systems Development

Teaching Reading and Writing to ESOL Students

ESOL Testing and Evaluation

Linguistics for ESOL Educators

Qualitative Research Methods

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Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-12-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

115

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Baltimore Highlands, United States

Disciplines

Teaching English as a Foreign Language View 219 other Masters in Teaching English as a Foreign Language in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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153 _(verbal)

English requirements

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115

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA

Three letters of recommendations

Statement of purpose explaining your interest in the field

Second language speakers of English must submit one of the following scores:
- 213+ on the computer-based TOEFL
- 80+ on the internet-based test TOEFL
- 6.5+ on IELTS
- 53+ on PTE Academic

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Tuition Fees

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26838 USD / year

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Funding

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