Secondary Education, M.A.T.

The Master of Arts in Teaching is an exciting and innovative graduate program that prepares students to teach in Texas public schools. By exploring the roles of teacher as researcher, scholar-practitioner and educational leader, the master’s program cultivates a learning community of faculty and students through dialogue and critical inquiry. This program is designed for students who have earned an undergraduate degree but are not certified to teach. In addition to courses that explore educational research, curriculum and instructional design, students receive certification through a certification sequence. The learning outcomes of this 30-hour graduate degree program are based on the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education professional standards.

Admission Process

Interested applicants must meet the following criteria in order to be accepted into the M.A.T. program:

undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university
minimum 2.75 GPA overall and/or the last 60 hours of coursework
passing score on TExES Pre-Admission Content Test

Coursework Requirements

Pedagogy:

SED 527 - The 21st Century EC-12 Student Credit(s): 3
SED 522 - Curriculum and Instructional Design for All Learners Credit(s): 3
SED 523 - Assessment for Diverse Contemporary Classrooms Credit(s): 3
SED 525 - Motivating and Managing the Active Learning Environment Credit(s): 3
SED 543 - The Professional Educator Credit(s): 3

Clinical Experience:

Three hours from:

SED 541 - PBIC Internship/First Semester Credit(s): 1-6
and
SED 542 - Field Intern/Second Semester Credit(s): 1-6
or
SED 544 - Clinical Experience in Curriculum & Instruction Credit(s): 3

Specialization:

SED 515 - Current Issues in Secondary Education Credit(s): 3
SED 560 - Technology and Teaching Credit(s): 3
SED 591 - Practical Inquiry and Action Research I Credit(s): 3
SED 592 - Practical Inquiry and Action Research II Credit(s): 3