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Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Dr. Robert Smith
smithrw@uncw.edu
(910) 962-4076 Phone
(910) 962-3609
Fax
Graduate Program Coordinator
Dr. David Gill
gilld@uncw.edu
(910) 962-4293 Phone
(910) 962-3609
Fax
Secondary Education
Program
Department of Instructional Technology, Foundations
and Secondary Education
Watson School of Education
University of North Carolina
Wilmington
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-5980
Programs leading to teacher licensure are offered in the secondary (9-12) fields of biology, chemistry, geology, English, history, mathematics and physics, and in the special subject (K-12) fields of health, physical education, music, French and Spanish. Students who concentrate in anthropology, history, political science or sociology may fulfill subject matter requirements for social studies licensure by completing a minimum of 21-23 semester hours in three social studies areas other than the discipline of major concentration. History 101, 102, 103, 201, 202 and PLS 101 must be completed, as well as at least one course in each of the following areas: sociology/anthropology, economics and geography.
Students who concentrate in biology, chemistry, earth science or physics may fulfill requirements for science licensure by completing 21-23 semester hours in three science areas other than the discipline of major concentration. A minimum of two courses from each discipline is required. Physics 260 also is required. Students wishing to prepare themselves as secondary or special subject teachers must fulfill degree requirements in an appropriate academic discipline, be admitted to the Watson School of Education and complete the following sequence of professional courses.
The program leading to the Master of Arts in Teaching degree (M.A.T.) in secondary education provides professional training for "licensure-only” students who already have a degree and wish to gain secondary teacher licensure and lateral-entry teachers. The 39-semester hour 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).
The M.Ed. in Secondary Education addresses the North Carolina Masters/Advanced Competencies which include standards in Instructional Expertise, Knowledge of Learners, Research Expertise, Connecting Subject Matter and Learners, and Professional Development and Leadership. The graduate program incorporates the conceptual framework which is common to all teacher education programs at UNCW: The Watson School of Education develops highly competent professionals to serve in educational leadership roles.