The courses identified as core must be taken. Core courses are 7.5 ECTS/3US (with the exception of ESL504, which is 10ECTS). Choose any one 10ECTS/4US elective course, or two 5ECTS/2US elective courses from the list below.
| Course Number | Course Name | Core or Elective? |
| Year 1 | ||
| ESL501 | General Linguistics | Core |
| ESL502 | Second Language Acquisition | Core |
| ESL503 | TESOL Methods and Principles | Core |
| ESL504 | Pedagogical English Grammar | Core |
| ESL505 | Pedagogical English Phonology | Core |
| ESL506 | Vocabulary Teaching and Learning | Core |
| ESL507 | TESOL Assessment | Core |
| ESL508 | Curriculum Development and Course Design | Core |
| ESL509 | Research Methods in TESOL | Core |
| ESL510A (Capstone Option 1) | TESOL Portfolio | Core |
| ESL510B (Capstone Option 2) | Thesis in TESOL/Applied Linguistics | Core |
| ESL511 | English for Specific Purposes | Elective (5ECTS/2US) |
| ESL512 | Computer Assisted Language Learning and Teaching | Elective (5ECTS/2US) |
| MA501 | Psychology of Communication | Elective (10ECTS/4US) |
| CCC502 | Cross-Cultural Communication | Elective (10ECTS/4US) |
| CCC503 | Language Issues in Communication | Elective (10ECTS/4US) |
| MAE501 | Multicultural Education | Elective (10ECTS/4US) |
| MAE507 | Adult Literacy | Elective (10ECTS/4US) |
| MAE507 | Child Development | Elective (10ECTS/4US) |