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EDUCATION AND
TEACHING PROGRAMS
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Start your career off right with a flexible teaching program
that prepares you for certification and classroom success.
In the Master of Arts in Teaching program, you’ll learn the latest
teaching strategies and gain the experience you need to enter
the field of secondary education with confidence. Develop skills
in teaching to diverse student bodies, integrating technology in
the classroom, and responding to varying learning styles in a
wide range of secondary school environments.
This program is designed for students with a bachelor’s degree
who want to earn teaching certification in a specific subject area.
Whether you’re new to teaching, retiring from a previous profession,
relocating, returning to the workforce, teaching overseas,
or simply seeking a second career that builds on previous study,
we’ll help you prepare for a rewarding career as an educator.
What You’ll Learn
Through your coursework, you will learn how to
Design and deliver instructional plans
Manage a middle or high school classroom
Assess student learning
Use technology to maximize student learning
Differentiate teaching methods
Teach secondary students in a variety of settings, including
conventional and distance-learning classrooms; urban,
suburban, and rural schools; and learning communities that
have cultural, ethnic, language, and socioeconomic diversity
Careers
Middle school teachers
Secondary school teachers
Your Coursework
MAT courses, developed in conjunction with school districts,
feature the latest theory in pedagogy and praxis and help you
apply what you’re learning right away on the job.
Every course in the MAT program includes field experience
components in which you’ll develop and practice your knowledge,
skills, and dispositions for working effectively with diverse
learners. This experience culminates in a full-time, on-site
teaching internship.
You will be responsible for following procedures for arranging
field experiences and classroom observations within the school
district of your choice. While UMUC is able to provide support
and assistance in securing field placements, we cannot guarantee
that all school districts will grant MAT students permission to
enter the classroom. Also, states and local school districts have
varying regulations and policies regarding field experiences and
student teaching. We recommend you familiarize yourself with
the student teaching requirements for your state and locality.
Coursework Examples
In past projects, students have had the opportunity to
Collaborate with a mentor teacher in the field to determine
a target outcome for a group of students, then develop a
strategy for achieving the target, carry out the initiative, and
measure the results
Conduct an observation in an inclusion classroom (grades
K–12) to identify and describe developmentally appropriate
practices that work effectively with adolescent learners and
identify and describe classroom management procedures
that are effective with adolescent students
Complete an on-site internship of 80 in-school days
(approximately 17 calendar weeks) under the supervision
of a mentor teacher who is certified in a content area
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Required Core Courses 24
Required Professional Internship 6
Total Credits 30
Admission Requirements
All students—including those entering the program from an
articulated undergraduate program at UMUC—must have
Course descriptions are found on pp. 92–128. Before enrolling, check www.umuc.edu/catalogs for possible updates to program offerings.
More information about certificates, including gainful employment disclosures, is available at
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GRADUATE CATALOG | 2016–2017