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MAT Course Sequence

M.A.T. Degree Course Requirements - 36 credit hours

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Strand 1  Educational Foundations (9-12 credits)
   Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Courses (3-6 credits, select one or two courses)

CURR 531
CURR 532
CURR 533
CURR 534
CURR 536
CURR 537
CURR 538
CURR 545
CURR 548
ME 694
SPED 514
SPED 525
SPED 535
SPED 539
SPED 540
ME 691
ME 694

Curriculum Development and Design
Strategies for Curriculum Change
Elementary School Curriculum
Secondary School Curriculum
Special Studies in Curriculum, Instruction, and Supervision
Early Childhood Curriculum Models and Methods
Curricular and Instructional Improvement
The Middle School Curriculum
Curriculum and Instruction for Diverse Learners
Curriculum Development and Evaluation
Positive Behavior
Transition to Adult Life 
Instructional Practices for Students with Severe Disabilities
Instructional Practices for Children with Mild Disabilities 
Collaboration, Consultation, and the Inclusive Classroom 
Administration and Supervision of Music
Curriculum Development and Evaluation

   
   Social and Psychological Foundations (3 credits, select one course)
EDPS 503
EDPS 507
EDPS 508
EDPS 512
EDSO 510
EDUC 515
GLTP 500
ME 692
ME 695
READ 501
SPED 523
Human Growth and Development
Advanced Educational Psychology
Cognitive Processes and Learning
Psychology of Exceptionality
Sociological and Cultural Foundations of Education
Issues in American Schools and Society
Conceptual Frameworks for Teaching and Learning
History and Philosophy of Music Education
Psychology for Music Teachers
Psychology and Pedagogy of the Reading/Language Process
Inclusive Educational Practices
   
   Educational Research (3 credits, select one course)
MAT 580
EDUC 500
ME 685
READ 600
Action Research on Teaching and Learning
Introduction to Research
Research in Music Education
Independent Study and Research in Reading/Language Arts
   
 Strand 2 Pedagogical Electives 
   (12-15 credits, select 4 or 5 courses)
BSED 504 
BSED 506  
BSED 508  
BSED 509  
BSED 521  
BSED 530  
CURR 535 
CURR 544 
GLTP 502 
GLTP 503 
GLTP 504 
GLTP 505 
GLTP 506 
GLTP 507 
GLTP 510 
GLTP 515 
GLTP 520 
ME 540 
ME 591 
ME 681 
ME 682 
ME 693 
ME 698 
READ 502 
READ 503 
READ 508 
READ 510 
READ 511 
READ 512 
Curriculum Strategies and Evaluative Concepts in Business Education
Administration and Supervision of Business and Vocational Education
Organizing and Administering Cooperative Work Experience Programs
Principles and Strategies of Vocational and Cooperative Education
Issues and Trends in Information Processing
Emerging Instructional Strategies in Business Education
Theory and Practice of Bilingual Education
Modern Developments in the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Curriculum  & Instruction in Reading/LA: Early Literacy
Curriculum  & Instruction in Reading/LA: Literature. & Learning in Content Areas
Teaching English Language & Arts in Secondary Schools
Teaching Social Studies in Secondary Schools
Teaching Science in Secondary Schools
Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools
Curriculum /Teaching Elementary School: Mathematics
Curriculum /Teaching Elementary School: Science, Social Studies & the Arts
Curriculum and Teaching in Secondary Schools
Choir training for Young Singers
Choral music: Grades 5-12
Music in Elementary Education
Music in Secondary Education
Seminar in Music Education
Teaching College
Curriculum, Instruction, and Supervision in Reading/LA
Content Reading in High School, College, & Contin. Education
Reading and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
Foundations of Linguistics and Psycholinguistics
Children’s Literature
Adolescent Literature
   
 Strand 3 Electives and Practicum 
 Electives Minimum 9 credits - select three graduate courses from Liberal Arts & Sciences or WCC
   
 Practicum  (3 credits, select one course)
MAT 585 
ME 680 
READ 505
Practicum in Conducting Action Research
Internship in Music Teaching
Supervised Practicum/Clinical Work in Reading/Language Arts