Languages
Master in Bilingual and Multicultural Education
The Master of Bilingual and Multicultural Education prepares students to work as teachers in bilingual schools and to function effectively in a culturally different setting.
The Master´s program includes 60 credits ECTS (European Credit Transfer System). Of those, 32 are course credits, 18 internship credits, and 10 Thesis credits.
Under this Masters´s program, interested students students can pursue the TEFL certification. Certification candidates must complete a guided practicum observation and pay an extra fee at the end of the Master Degree.
The program is structured throughout an academic year from September to June. Students will take 8 different courses.
Participants will have an internship from 18 to 24* hours per week in schools of the Comunidad de Madrid. The number of hours will be decided considering the needs of each school.
Participants will write an MA thesis or will develop a course design for bilingual schools. This will be supervised by a professor of the MA program and will be evaluated by a committee of three experts in the subject.
- The Master in Bilingual and Multicultural Education is accredited by the Estudios PropiosOffice at the Universidad de Alcalá.
- The Universidad de Alcalá is a public university recognized by the Spanish Ministry of Education. Under this program, students will get ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits.
- There will be orientation sessions for new participants before the beginning of the program.
- The internship will be supervised throughout the academic year by the Coordinator of the study program.
- Participants are considered students of the Universidad de Alcalá with the same privileges and rights, access to UAH facilities and services.
*With some exceptions, and according to schools’ needs, some interns may work 25 hours a week.
