Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
MAT in Pedagogy
Program Highlights & Benefits
Synchronous online format for flexibility and convenience
16 month completion time, including breaks
Become professionally certified in your district while earning a Master's degree
Any MAT student admitted provisionally must register for EDU 600 during the 1st 8-week semester. This course is only offered on Tuesday evenings from 5:45 pm - 8:45 pm. All other MAT courses in the students' program will be taken on Saturday’s.
For
- People who have demonstrated expertise in a Middle Grades (4-8), Secondary (6-12), or P-12 content area and would now like to become certified to teach that subject.
- People who are looking for a change in careers.
- People who want to positively influence young lives and make the world a better place.
What You Learn
The Master of Arts with a concentration in Pedagogy leads to an advanced degree and initial teacher certification in most Middle Grades (4-8), Secondary (6-12), or P-12 fields. The program is intended for those who have demonstrated content expertise in a Middle Grades, Secondary or P-12 field and would like to become certified to teach that subject in Georgia. Graduates of this program will enter the profession at the master’s degree level (T5). Content expertise coursework submitted for this program must be passed with a “C” or better to be accepted.
How You Learn
Students come to this program having already completed a bachelor’s degree, and may be working full-time, so we understand that our program must be both high-quality as well as flexible. Because highly experienced faculty deliver courses in the MAT-Pedagogy Concentration synchronously and asynchronously online, students will be a part of an educational program tailored to meet their personal and professional needs. We employ a cohort model with Fall and Spring semester courses meeting for 16 weeks every other week on Saturdays, with independent online coursework in the off weeks. In the Summer semester, courses will meet each Saturday for 8 weeks. Field experiences will be offered in localities where students live. The MAT-Pedagogy Concentration can be completed in 4 semesters with 33 credit hours.
*Students must report a minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants with a GPA lower than 2.75 or an identified writing deficiency may be considered for provisional admission. Provisionally admitted students may be required to take one or more writing classes prior to or during the first semester. Decisions about additional admission requirements are determined by the University Graduate Council after a complete review of all materials presented by the applicant.
Career Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students will earn a Master’s degree and initial teacher certification in their field of expertise (a Middle Grades (4-8), Secondary (6-12), or P-12 field).
Degree Requirements
COURSE HOURS
| Course # | Title | Hours |
| EDU 600 | Intro to Graduate Programs | 3 |
| EDU 605 | Foundations of Instruction | 3 |
| EDU 606 | Clinical Practice I | 3 |
| EDU 607 | Culturally Relevant Pedagogical Content Knowledge | 3 |
| EDU 608 | Clinical Practice II | 3 |
| EDU 609 | Leadership, Collaboration, and Advocacy in Education | 3 |
| EDU 620 | Applying Technologies for Effective Instruction | 3 |
| EDU 623 | Educational Assessment and Decision-Making | 3 |
| EDU 624 | Collaborative Classrooms Through Social Emotional Learning | 3 |
| EDU 640 | Education of Exceptional Students | 3 |
| EDU 656 | Patterns of Practice in ELA | 3 |
| Total Hours: | 33 |
Please Note:
This course outline is tentative and is subject to change. Courses may be offered in a different order than outlined above
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