Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Curriculum and Instruction

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION (M.A.T.)
This program is designed for professional educators who seek to enhance their competence in curriculum design and implementation in the classroom. The requirements are sufficiently flexible to permit elementary teachers and teachers with subject-area concentrations to improve their skills in curriculum development and instruction.

Prerequisites: State teacher certification and a minimum of 18 months of verified satisfactory full-time experience in education prior to awarding of degree.

Curriculum and Instruction

Specialization Requirements:

Basic Courses

EDUC 551	ACTION RESEARCH	4
SPED 521	PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS I	4

Instructional Core

EDAD 539	SUPERVISION OF INSTRUCTION, K-12	4
EDAD 547	EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS	3
EDUC 506	PERSPECTIVES ON SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY	3
EDUC 540	21st CENTURY TEACHING AND LEARNING	3
EDUC 556	CURRICULUM PLANNING	3

Approved Electives*

*Electives must be chosen in consultation with the student's advisor.

Professional Education Electives 11-21
Courses from any department will satisfy the intent of the term "professional education" if the emphasis is on instructional learning principles, pupil characteristics, teaching methodology, curriculum materials or the roles of various school personnel.

Academic Content Electives 0-10
Academic content courses are found in departments other than Education and Psychology and must be in approved subjects clearly related to the teaching areas chosen by then student.

	Approved Electives*	21
Total Credit Hours:		45