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2015-2016 Graduate Catalog

Nov 26, 2024

2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

MAT, Middle Childhood Education

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I. General Education Requirements (20 hrs)

All MAT candidates in the Middle Childhood program are required to have 20 semester hours of general education coursework in the following areas. Some of the courses listed below also appear on the list of required professional education courses.

A. English (4 hrs required)

ENGL 1000 - 4999 4 hrs
INST 1500 - 1599 4 hrs

B. Mathematics (4 hrs required)

MATH 1000 - 4999 4 hrs

C. Arts/Humanities (4 hrs required)

INST 2200 - 2299 4 hrs
INST 2600 - 2699 4 hrs
Approved course in art, dance, music, philosophy or theatre. Have MAT program director notify Registrar of approved course. 4 hrs

D. Science (4 hrs required)

BIO 1000 - 4999 4 hrs
CHEM 1000 - 4999 4 hrs
ESCI 1000 - 4999 4 hrs
INST 2400 - 2499 4 hrs

E. Social Studies (4 hrs required)

HIST 1000 - 4999 4 hrs
INST 2000 - 2099 4 hrs
POLS 1000 - 4999 4 hrs
PSYC 1000 - 4999 4 hrs

II. Graduate Professional Education Requirements (34 hrs)

Note: A minimum grade of C must be achieved in all EDUC courses.
All MAT candidates in the Middle Childhood program are required to take the following professional education coursework. The course descriptions contain information about required field hours and course sequence.

EDUC 5000 - School and Society: A Reflective Inquiry 3 hrs
EDUC 5100 - Educational Psychology 3 hrs
EDUC 5200 - Issues in Equity and Multicultural Education 3 hrs
EDUC 5300 - Exceptional Children 3 hrs
EDUC 5380 - Literacies for Young Adolescents 4 hrs
EDUC 5400 - MAT: Responsive Schools and Methods Internship 3 hrs
EDUC 5970 - MAT: Student Teaching 9 hrs
2 courses from:
EDUC 5430 - Middle Grades Language Arts Methods 3 hrs
EDUC 5440 - Middle Grades Math Methods 3 hrs
EDUC 5450 - Middle Grades Science Methods 3 hrs
EDUC 5460 - Middle Grades Social Studies Methods 3 hrs

III. Other Professional Education Requirements (13-14 hrs)

A. Technology

EDUC 2100 - Educational Technology: Adolescence 2 hrs

B. Reading

EDUC 1710 - Phonics and Language Study: Middle Childhood 4 hrs
EDUC 5380 - Literacies for Young Adolescents
(see Graduate Professional Education Requirements)
1 course from:
EDUC 3630 - Adolescent Literature in a Comprehensive Reading Program 4 hrs
EDUC 3800 - Literacies in the Content Area 4 hrs

IV. Concentration Areas (two are required; 51-58 hrs)

Coursework in two approved teaching concentration areas are required. Specific course requirements are outlined below. Students may receive credit for some of these courses through previous undergraduate work to be determined by a transcript evaluation.

Language Arts Concentration (all courses required)

EDUC 1710 - Phonics and Language Study: Middle Childhood (see Other Professional Education Requirements)
EDUC 3630- Adolescent Literature in a Comprehensive Reading Program (see Other Professional Education Requirements)
EDUC 5380 - Literacies for Young Adolescents
(see Graduate Professional Education Requirements)
EDUC 5430 - Middle Grades Language Arts Methods
(see Graduate Professional Education Requirements)
ENGL 1155 - Special Topics: Writing and the Literary Imagination 4 hrs
ENGL 3380 - Studies in Adolescent Literatures 4 hrs
INST 1501 - Self Discoveries (see General Education Requirements)
1 course from:
ENGL 2230 - Studies in African American Literatures 4 hrs
ENGL 2231 - Studies in Women’s Literatures 4 hrs
ENGL 2232 - Studies in Diverse Literary Cultures 4 hrs
ENGL 2233 - Studies in World Literatures 4 hrs
ENGL 2234 - Studies in GLBTQ Literatures 4 hrs
1 course from:
ENGL 2250 - Studies in American Literatures Before 1900 4 hrs
ENGL 2255 - Studies in American Literature After 1900 4 hrs

Mathematics Concentration (all courses required)

EDUC 5440 - Middle Grades Math Methods
(see Graduate Professional Education Requirements)
MATH 1210 - Nature of Mathematics 4 hrs
MATH 1250 - Elementary Functions 4 hrs
MATH 1700 - Calculus I 4 hrs
MATH 2150 - Math for Middle Childhood: Numbers and Variables 4 hrs
MATH 2170 - Math for Middle Childhood: Measurement and Geometry 4 hrs
Note: Candidates who do not transfer in credit for MATH 1700 must take a math placement test in order to determine whether additional prerequisite coursework is needed.

Science Concentration (all courses required)

BIO 1000 - Principles of Biology 4 hrs
BMB 1910 - Got Science: Biochemisty in the MiddleChildhood Classroom 4 hrs
EDUC 5450 - Middle Grades Science Methods
(see Graduate Professional Education Requirements)
ESCI 1001 - Introduction to Environmental Science 4 hrs
ESCI 1010 - Physical Geology 4 hrs
INST 2403 - The Expanding Universe 4 hrs
PHYS 2100 - Introduction to Physical Science 4 hrs

Social Studies Concentration (all courses required)

EDUC 5460 - Middle Grades Social Studies Methods
(see Graduate Professional Education Requirements)
GEOG 1000 - Geography 4 hrs
INST 2001 - The Making of Global Society 4 hrs
POLS 1000 - American National Government 4 hrs
1 course from:
HIST 1100 - The American Experience to 1865 4 hrs
HIST 1200 - The American Experience Since 1865 4 hrs
1 course from:
HIST 2100 - History Seminar 4 hrs
POLS 2300 - Methods of Research and Inquiry in Political Science 4 hrs
1 course from:
ECON 2100 - Principles of Microeconomics 4 hrs
HIST 3200 - The Industrial Revolution in a Global Perspective 4 hrs
HIST 4210 - Global Capitalism 4 hrs

V. Minimum GPA

An overall GPA of 3.0 must be achieved.

VI. Application for Degree

A prospective graduate must complete an Application for Degree at the Registrar’s Office two terms prior to the term in which the degree is to be completed.

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