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[bardolf]

Hello all, B.Ed Secondary - English Major here, is it possible to do a Master's degree (suitable for this ESL field) in one year anywhere? I know myself too well to believe that I could do an online degree; I have to study full-time on campus, so the online route is not for me. Any other possibilities?

(This is an edited version, I should have mentioned I'm a Canadian.)

[Yu_Bum_suk]

You can in England and at some Canadian universities - a word of warning about Canadian universities, though - some of them have MAs that are theoretically possible to do in one year, but very, very few people can actually manage it.

[adventureman]

Ummm that MAT program that is being advertised on the banner at the bottom of this page only takes one calender year to complete and supposedly has a stellar reputation in and out of Korea (i've looked into it) but you will pay out the ying-yang for it

[Tiger Beer]

[flotsam]

The MA's at Teachers College, Columbia University are one year long: Fall, Spring and two Summer semesters. They have TESOL and Applied Linguistics.

[rothkowitz]

How long would it take to get it marked though?

[matthews_world]

Many MAT's are fast track 1-year programs to alure potential teachers into classrooms. I'm working on one myself but it's not online.

Suppose I were want to teach at a Korean uni after completion, would Korean unis look at these as favorable?

[ThePoet]

I believe there is a Linguistics degree from university of New England in Australia that can be completed in one year, via distance, so you can do it while working here. I believe the university of Southern Queensland also has a distance program

Check out the many accredited distance programs that have been researched here:

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/2386/distance.html

and here:

http://bain4weeks.com/mastermenu.html

[Son Deureo!]

I have only researched schools in the Buffalo, NY area, but I can tell you that Canisius College, Niagara University, and D'Youville College all have M.Ed. programs that will leave you with a Masters degree and teaching certificates for both New York State (good in 48 states) plus Ontario.

These programs ain't cheap though, at about $20K USD.

[bardolf]

Thank you all for your informative and prompt replies! I will be coming to Korea for a second year soon (was in Goyang City a few years back).

[guangho]

I'm doing an M.Ed. here: http://www.mastersinpoland.com
It takes 2 years (if you choose to do the practicum) but is partially distance so you can work between semesters. Classes go for 2 weeks eac h in January and June.

[susmin]

The program at Nova Southeastern University can be done in one year if you are only a student. I finished it in a year and a half while working, but it was difficult.

[bardolf]

[bardolf]

[itchy]