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MAT Program Requirements

The program leading to the Master of Arts degree (M.A.T.) in secondary education provides professional training for a) “licensure-only” students who already have a degree and wish to gain teacher licensure and b) lateral-entry teachers. The 39-semester hours program is comprised of 21 semester hours in professional education competency areas and 18 hours in the academic specialization. The M.A.T. in Secondary Education is offered in the following specialties: English, history, mathematics, science (licensure is grades 9-12) and Spanish (licensure is grades K-12).

1. Core (9 hours)
   EDN 528 Secondary School Organization (3) (includes 20 hours of field experience)
   EDN 523 Research in Education (3)
   EDN 520 Instructional Development (3)
   


2. Pedagogical Expertise (21 hours)
   LIC 503-06 Methods Courses (3) (includes 30 hours of field experience)
   Plus 18 hours in the Academic Specialization
   


3. Professional Development (9 hours)
   LIC 509 Internship in Secondary (6 )
   LIC 521 Seminar on Secondary Learners with emphasis on Special Needs and Classroom Management (3)
   

View the MAT Secondary Education Program Sheet >

Academic Specialization

Courses must be approved by advisor

A. ENGLISH—(18 hours)

Choose literature or critical literacy focus

Literature Focus
ENG 501 Introduction to Research Methods (3)
ENG 502 Introduction to Literary Theory (3)
Two literature courses (6)
Additional English courses (6)

Critical Literacy Focus
ENG 552 Introduction to Composition and Rhetorical Theory (3)
ENG 554 Theories and Practices of Critical Literacy (3)
Additional English courses (12)

B. HISTORY —(18 hours)

HST 500 Historiography (3)
Course in US history (3)
Course in European (3)
Course in Global history (3)
Additional social studies courses (6)

C. MATHEMATICS —(18 hours)

MAT 511-512 Real Analysis (3-3)
MAT 541 Modern Algebra I (3)
MAT 542 Modern Algebra II (3)
Additional mathematics courses (6)

D. SCIENCE —(18 hours)

Eighteen hours of science coursework (18)

E. Spanish —(18 hours)

Students select 18 semester hours including 9 credit hours from the following courses:

• SPN 500: Advanced Writing Techniques (3)
• SPN 511: Topics in Spanish Civilization or SPN 512: Topics in Spanish American Civilization (3)
• SPN 521: Studies in Spanish Literature or SPN 522: Studies in Spanish American Literature (3)

Additional Spanish courses to be chosen from the following: (9 credit hours total)

• SPN 501 Translation Techniques & Practices (3)
• SPN 505 Conversation & Composition (3)
• SPN 507 Topics in Spanish Phonetics and Phonology (3)
• SPN 508 Topics in Hispanic Linguistics (3)
• SPN 511 Topics in Spanish Civilization (3)
• SPN 512 Topics in Spanish American Civilization (3)
• SPN 521 Studies in Spanish Literature (3)
• SPN 522 Studies in Spanish American Literature (3)
• SPN 595 Seminar in Hispanic Studies (May be repeated for up to 6 credit hrs.)
• SPN 598 Internship (limited to 3 hrs.)
• SPN 591 Directed Individual Studies (limited to 3 credit hrs. and offered on a limited basis)

Students must choose at least one Spanish-related and one Spanish American-related course from SPN 511, 512, 521, and 522. Only a total of 3 hrs. of credit may be accepted from SPN 591 and SPN 598 combined.