Programs
& Courses

M.A.T. Middle and High School: Course Requirements

10-12 Course Credits in Education

1 Introductory Course:
  • ED 101 Introduction to Teaching in Middle and Secondary School
    (includes a pre-practicum experience)

1 Course in Human Development and Learning:

  • ED 130 Human Development and Learning
  • ED 230 Seminar in Psychological Studies in Education

1 Course in the Social, Cultural and Historical Foundations of Education:

  • ED 160 Comparative Education
  • ED 161 Sociology of the School
  • ED 162 Class, Race, and Gender in the History of U.S. Education
  • ED 163 Philosophies of Education
  • ED 167 Critical Race Theory Seminar: Issues in Urban Education

1 Course in Exceptionalities in Learning:

  • ED 142 Education of the Exceptional Child
  • ED 144 Learning Disabilities in the Classroom (ED 142 a prerequisite)

1 Course in Curriculum or a Related Guided Elective:

  • ED 110 History and Political Science/Political Philosophy Curricula
  • ED 111 Development of Knowledge and Reasoning in the Science Curriculum
  • ED 112 Mathematics Learning Environments
  • ED 113 Language Arts Curricula in the Middle and Secondary School
  • ED 114 Linguistic Approaches to Second Language Acquisition
  • ED 119 Development of Knowledge and Reasoning in Engineering
  • ED 181 Curriculum Development

1 Course in the Practices in Teaching taken during the Semester of Student Teaching:

  • ED 120 Practice of Teaching: History and Political Science/Political Philosophy
  • ED 121 Practice of Teaching: Science
  • ED 122 Practice of Teaching: Mathematics
  • ED 123 Practice of Teaching: English
  • ED 124 Practice of Teaching: Languages
  • ED 125 Practice of Teaching: Latin and Classical Humanities
  • ED 129 Practice of Teaching Engineering and Design

1 Student Teaching: (2 course credits)

  • ED 102 Supervised Teaching in Middle and Secondary School and Seminar
2-4 Courses in the Academic Field* (in which licensure is sought or education related courses)

* Course policy
-Course requirements for MAT middle and high school Mathematics
-Course requirements in the sciences for students in the MAT Middle School General Science program

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