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

Basic Courses

EDUC 551	ACTION RESEARCH	4
RELT 566	Contemporary Issues in Christian Thought	3
SPED 510	INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION AND INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS	4

Instructional Core

EDAD 539	SUPERVISION OF INSTRUCTION, K-12	4
EDAD 547	EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS	3
EDCI 540	21ST CENTURY TEACHING AND LEARNING	3
EDUC 505	CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT	4
EDUC 556	CURRICULUM PLANNING	3

Approved Electives

	Approved Electives*	21
Total Credit Hours:		48

*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.