Degree Requirements
Each student will complete 36 semester hours of MAT course work with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. At least 27 of these credits must be taken at Clayton State University. The curriculum will be delivered over four semesters beginning with summer I, following with fall semester and spring semester, and ending with summer II. The M.A.T. program is designed to provide courses and field experiences to support candidates’ educational foundation theory and knowledge during the first summer, and content and pedagogical knowledge, skills, and dispositions with practica and internship experiences during fall and spring semesters. The last summer session will consist of completing an action research project and finishing content courses. Faculty in the Departments of Language and Literature and Mathematics will teach content courses. All professional education courses and clinical and internship experiences will be taught and supervised by education faculty and public school mentor teachers. Content specialists in mathematics and English will teach the curriculum and methods for the respective disciplines. Our partnership school districts will serve as collaborative sites for field experiences and internships.
Summary Degree Requirements:
- 36 graduate credits, including:
- 18 credits in Education
- 18 credits in content area of concentration, English or Math
| Four-Semester Schedule of Coursework | |||
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SUMMER I Foundational Studies |
FALL Pedagogical & Content Studies & Practicum |
SPRING Content Studies & Clinical Experiences |
SUMMER II Content Studies and Applied Research |
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EDUC 5100 Social and Cultural Awareness in Am Ed (3 hrs) EDUC 5101 Except & Cog Dev of Learners (3 hrs) |
EDUC 5200 Curr & Inst for Teaching Sec Sch Learners (3 hrs) |
EDUC 5300 Internship Sem (1 hr) EDUC 5301 Intern- ship (4 hrs) |
EDUC 5400 Action Research Project Supervision(2 hrs) |
| Practicum I (1 hr) | Practicum II (1 hr) | ENGL 5030 Meth Teach Eng II (3 hrs) | |
| Eng Content I (3 hrs) | ENGL 5020 Meth Teach (3 hrs) | Eng Content IV (3 hrs) | |
| Eng Content II (3 hrs) | Eng Content III (3 hrs) | ||
| 10 hours | 10 hours | 11 hrs | 5 hrs |
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Total = 36 hours | ||
Education Courses (18 Semester Hours)
Candidates will take the following 18 hours of courses, practica, seminar and internship:
- Professional Education Foundations Courses (Summer I)
- EDUC 5100 Social and Cultural Awareness in American Education
- EDUC 5101 Exceptionalities and Cognitive Development of Learners
- Pedagogical Studies (Fall Semester)
- EDUC 5200 Curriculum and Instruction for Teaching Secondary School Learners
- Field Experiences Courses (Fall semester)
- EDUC 5102 Practicum I (Summer I)
- EDUC 5201 Practicum II (Fall semester)
- Clinical Experiences & Seminar Courses (Spring semester)
- EDUC 5300 Internship Seminar
- EDUC 5301 Secondary School Internship
- EDUC 5400 Action Research Project (Summer II)
English Courses (18 semester hours)
Required English Methods Courses
Candidates will take both of the following:
- ENGL 5020 Methods of Teaching English I: Teaching Literary Genres
- ENGL 5030 Methods of Teaching English II: Principles of Writing Instruction
English Content Courses
Candidates will choose two from the following list of Studies in American Literature and Culture courses:
- ENGL 5114 Adolescent Experience in Literature
- ENGL 5120 19th Century American Literature and Culture
- ENGL 5130 Studies in Southern Literature
- ENGL 5140 20th Century American Literature and Culture
- ENGL 5300 Literature by American Women
- ENGL 5350 Gender and Sexuality in American Literature
- ENGL 5400 African American Literature and Culture
- ENGL 5410 The African American Novel
- ENGL 5450 Race and Ethnicity in American Literature
- ENGL 5710 Contemporary American Poetry
- ENGL 5720 Contemporary American Fiction
- ENGL 5800 Special Topics in Literature
Candidates will choose two from the following list of Studies in British Literature and Culture courses:
- ENGL 5114 Adolescent Experience in Literature
- ENGL 5150 Studies in Shakespeare
- ENGL 5210 Studies in Renaissance Literature
- ENGL 5250 19th Century British Literature
- ENGL 5260 20th / 21st Century British Literature
- ENGL 5620 Postcolonial Theory and Literature
- ENGL 5800 Special Topics in Literature