MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING IN HUMANITIES

The program leading to the M.A.T. in Humanities is specifically designed for practicing teachers who wish to enhance their knowledge and skills in their particular humanistic field. It is possible for students who are particularly interested in English and History to design their degree program so that their work in these areas can be focused and set in an interdisciplinary context.

While most courses are the same as those for other students in the Graduate Program in Humanities, some courses are concerned specifically with pedagogy and the school classroom. These are generally offered under the rubric Humanities Education (HUED).

Student pursuing the M.A.T. in Humanities must complete a total of thirty-six semester hours of course work and successfully complete and defend a casebook. The casebook consists of two parts, a critical essay on an interdisciplinary topic as well as a curriculum plan that adopts that topic to the candidate’s teaching level in twenty to thirty lesson plans. The M.A.T. degree does not require demonstration of reading proficiency in a foreign language.

Normally, students applying for admission to the M.A.T. program should have a teaching certificate. Students may be teaching full-time while they are pursuing the degree. The M.A.T. is a terminal degree.

M.A.T. in HUMANITIES DEGREE PLAN

To be a full-time student, 9 hours of courses per semester is required; 3 hours of courses per semester is required to be enrolled in the program.

To have courses taken outside the School of Arts and Humanities applied to one of its degrees, students must seek prior approval from the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies. They may also petition to have appropriate transfer courses applied to their degree plan.

More information on the M.A.T. CASEBOOK

More information on the M.A.T. CASEBOOK PROCEDURE