Master of Arts in Teaching
Secondary English Language Arts Education

Area 1 Professional Core Required Hours: (10 hours)
EDCI 6796 Introduction to American Education and the Teaching Profession (3)
EDCI 6226 Instructional Applications (2)
EDCI 6227 Human Development, Motivation, and Learning (2)
EDCI 6228 Special Education (3)

Area 2 Teaching Field Studies Required Hours: (16 hours)
EDSE 3117 Literature for Adolescents (3)
ENGL 5166G Composition Theory or EDCI 6118 Teaching Composition in Grades 4-12 (3)
EDSE 5115G Teaching English Lang Arts Grades 6-12 (3)
EDCI 6355 Middle Grades and Secondary Practicum (2) - middle school placement
EDCI 6355 Middle Grades and Secondary Practicum (2) - high school placement
EDUT 6105 Technology Infusion (3)

Area 3 Professional Practice Required Hours: (8-12 hours)
EDCI 6698 Teaching Internship (2 semesters - 6 hrs.)
OR
EDCI 6485 Student Teaching (one semester - 10 hrs.)

EDUF 6125 Classroom Management (2)

Area 4 Advanced Studies Required Hrs: (7 hours)
EDUF 6116 Research Methods (3)
EDCI 6158 Trends and Issues in Middle and Sec Education (2)
EDCI 6255 Teacher Inquiry and Investigation (2)

Total Hours Required: 41-45

Note: A minimum of 25 semester hours of approved English coursework is required for admission to the MAT program. As part of their undergraduate studies, candidates will have completed studies of British and American literature, non-western or multicultural literature, and linguistics, and they will have completed upper-division studies of writing. In some cases additional hours of English may be required depending on content background. When a candidate does not already meet content requirements, his or her program plan will include appropriate pre-requisites in addition to the requirements listed above.