美国教育学院学位大解析 速来围观！

在帝都的第二场雪过后，2015悄悄接近尾声。不知不觉中2016在向我们走来，而此时也是每年的学校申请高峰期，奋斗在申请一线的同学们并没有时间欣赏雪景，也无暇关注北京的雾霾，各种申请工作在如火如荼的进行。

此时，对于申请教育学院专业的小伙伴有时会心生迷茫，心生困惑。不同学校的教育学院怎么会有不同的学位开设？教育学院的不同学位到底有什么区别？我到底适合申请哪个学位？不管是申请2016年秋的童鞋，还是未来某一年的孩纸，今天的文章都是非常有帮助的哦！

伊利诺伊厄本那香槟分校MA/MS

The Master of Arts and Master of Science degree programs are for the student who has research interests in education. The candidate often enters these programs with the intent of eventually pursuing a doctoral program leading to the Ed.D. or Ph.D. degree. The major difference between these degrees and the Ed.M. is the requirement that a master's thesis be completed and dended as part of the M.A. or M.S. degree.(伊利诺伊厄本那香槟分校)

对教育研究感兴趣的同学可以申请MA和MS的学位，大部分申请这两个学位的学生的目标是进入博士学位的学习。MA/MS 学位和Ed.M.学位的区别在于，Ed.M.的申请需要一篇硕士论文，而该论文可以在MA和MS学位完成。

宾夕法尼亚大学M.S.

The M.S. degree, requiring a minimum of 8 course units is designed for those who are preparing for advanced graduate study.(宾夕法尼亚大学)

宾夕法尼亚大学对MS学位的解释是为想要进入高级研究生学习的学生设置的。

伊利诺伊厄本那香槟分校MED

The Master of Education degree program is designed to meet the academic and professional interests of a person working in the educational field (e.g., a teacher, counselor, administrator, or curriculum specialist). (伊利诺伊厄本那香槟分校)MED学位是要满足个人在教育领域(教师、咨询师、管理者等)的学术和职业需求。

宾夕法尼亚大学M.S.Ed.

The M.S.Ed., requiring a minimum of 10 course units, is appropriate for advancing your career in education and many other fields. (宾夕法尼亚大学)M.S.Ed.学位适合于想要在教育和其他领域职业生涯进行高级学习的人士。

MAT

Master of Arts in Teaching Degrees provide individuals with great opportunities working with toddlers, children, young adults, and adults in daycare centers, schools, and colleges everywhere. It is through these degrees that professionals acquire the advanced skills in leadership, teaching strategies, student management, math, science, languages, history, and other areas that enable them to help others enhance their educations.()

MAT学位为个人提供如下的工作机会：在托儿所、中小学以及学校等地方工作。通过MAT 学位的学习，学生获得领导力、教学策略、学生管理、数学、科学、语言、历史等知识提升自己的教学能力。

伊利诺伊厄本那香槟分校教育学博士学位

The Doctor of Education degree program is designed to provide students with advanced professional training and to further develop their abilities in the scholarly study of professional problems. (伊利诺伊厄本那香槟分校)教育学博士学位的目的是提升学生的职业素养以及进一步开发其解决职业学术问题的能力。

伊利诺伊厄本那香槟分校哲学博士学位

The Doctor of Philosophy Degree program is planned by the student with the advisor to develop the student's ability to conduct research in a specialized field of education. (伊利诺伊厄本那香槟分校)哲学博士学位是让学生在指导老师带领下对教育学某一领域进行专业的研究。

其实，从美国教育学院的学位设置来看，MA和MS的学位相对更偏理论一些，MED和MAT的学位会相对更实践一些，EDM的申请需要MA或者MS的学位，是一个介于硕士和博士之间的学位，个别学校有开设。教育学博士相较于哲学博士更实践一些。但因不同学校的学位设置会略有不同，建议小伙伴们在申请时查看一下学校的专业解析，找到明确的自我定位。