K-12 Certification Preparation MA

Students wishing to be certified in K-12 education must select one of the following content areas in which to specialize: art, instrumental music, vocal music, dance, physical education, health, Spanish, French, or Chinese.

The Master of Arts in Teaching with K-12 certification preparation includes 45 credit hours of graduate course work:

Requirements

Core MAT Curriculum

EDU 50500Analysis of Teaching and Learning Behavior

3

EDU 57000Educational Research

3

One of the following:

EDU 52000Curriculum Analysis and Design

3

EDU 60000Master's Project

3

Core K-12 Certification Curriculum

EDU 50000Foundations of K-12 Education

3

EDU 50200Psychology of Teaching and Learning

3

EDU 50700Teaching Reading in the Content Areas

3

EDU 51500-51503Teacher Education Seminar I

0- 3

EDU 52100Classroom Teaching/Management

3

EDU 53500-53599Secondary Methods of Teaching

3

EDU 54100Education of the Exceptional Child

3

EDU 58404Advanced Measurement and Evaluation to Enhance Learning

3

EDU 60599Field Experience (Student Teaching)

12

EDU 60599: This student teaching course will only count toward hours in the MAT program.

One of the following:

EDU 51000Conceptualization of Education

3

EDU 51010Conceptualization of Education for Beginning Teachers

3