Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary Education

The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) with a concentration in Secondary Education is designed for students who have earned a bachelor’s degree in a field other than education and who are not eligible for teacher licensure. It prepares students for teacher licensure requirements at the graduate level in the State of Mississippi, following the Mississippi Department of Education requirement that unlicensed degree holders enroll in the MAT program or other alternate route programs.

Students study central concepts and tools of inquiry in the discipline they teach, how children learn and develop, instructional strategies for critical thinking and problem solving, and how to plan instruction using subject matter, students, the community, and curriculum goals. The MAT includes pre-teaching courses, required courses during the first year of teaching, core courses for AA licensure, and a secondary track with curriculum and specialized content area coursework, plus educational internships ED 583 and ED 584.

Modules

• ED 521 Management Techniques for the Classroom
• ED 527 Evaluation and Measurement in Schools
• ED 583 Educational Internship I
• ED 584 Educational Internship II
• CS 513 Complication Application in Instructions
• ED 514 Methods of Educational Research
• ED 598 Methods and Materials of Reading in Secondary School
• PH 525 Psychology of Exceptional Children
• ED 533 Curriculum Development
• ED 5.. Modern Methods of Teaching (3 hours in content area)
• ED 5.. Any Specialized content area courses (3 hours)

• Submit an application for admission (Apply Online).
• Core Academic Skills for Educators (C.A.S.E.)
• Praxis II in the Content Area
• Two letters of recommendation
• Official transcript from an accredited school (if a student has attended more than one school, transcripts must be submitted from all schools attended). At least one transcript must document the student has a bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum GPA of 2.75
• Decisions are made only after receipt of all credentials by the Department of Education and Psychology admission committee. The department uses an admission formula to accept students. The entire application packet, including all supporting materials, must be submitted to the Graduate School.