Teaching with Middle Grades Social Studies Education Specialization, M.A.T.

Master of Arts in Teaching with Middle Grades Social Studies Education Specialization

Graduate Social Studies Education Director: Serina Cinnamon

MAT Core: 9 Sem. Hrs.

• EDN 5040. Basics Tenets of Education (3 credits)
• EDN 5120. Advanced Studies of Exceptional Children (3 credits)
• EDN 5450. Introduction to Curriculum Design and Best Practices (3 credits)
• EDN 5460. Field Experience (0 credit)

Social Studies Pedagogy: 6 Sem. Hrs.

• SSE 5100. Principles of Social Studies Education (3 credits)
• SSE 5500. Advanced Social Studies Curriculum and Instructional Methods (3 credits)

Social Studies Content: 9 Sem. Hrs.

9 hours of graduate coursework in History, Political Science, Geography, Sociology, Social Studies Education, or American Indian Studies

Middle Grades Content: 3 Sem. Hrs.

• EDN 5260. Advanced Instructional Approaches to Middle School Grades (3 credits)

Social Studies Internship: 3 Sem. Hrs.

• SSE 5810. Internship in Social Studies Education (3 credits)

Total: 30 Sem. Hrs.