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Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

Expand your professional teaching knowledge with Rider's new 36-credit Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program.  This professional development degree enables you to tailor an individual program blending training in pedagogy with coursework in content disciplines of your choice.  With one-on-one guidance and support from Rider's faculty, you will develop the skills and perspectives you need to become an agent of change - both in the classroom and in the wider educational community.

Highlights of the MAT degree program

  • A focus on developing teacher leaders 
  • Flexibility to tailor individual courses of study
  • Conduct action research in your own classroom
  • Late afternoon and evening courses to accommodate a teacher's schedule
  • Generous credit transfer for Rider's GLTP graduates

Program Description and Requirements

  • Program description
  • Program requirements
  • Action research project
  • Helpful document

Admissions Information 

  • Admission requirements
  • Admission procedure
  • Transfer of credit

Westminster Choir College:  Combined Bachelor of Music and Master of Arts in Teaching

  • Combined program description
  • Contact information

For more information, contact MAT@rider.edu.