Degree Completion Requirements

Course Requirements - 36 credit hours
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Strand 1 - Educational Foundations (9-12 credits)

Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment (3-6 credits, choose 1 or 2 courses)

CURR 531:  Curriculum Development and Design CURR 532:  Strategies for Curriculum Change CURR 533:  Elementary School Curriculum CURR 534:  Secondary School Curriculum CURR 536:  Special Studies in Curriculum, Instruction, and Supervision CURR 537:  Early Childhood Curriculum Models and Methods CURR 538:  Curricular and Instructional Improvement CURR 545:  The Middle School Curriculum

CURR 548:  Curriculum and Instruction for Diverse Learners ME 694:  Curriculum Development and Evaluation SPED 514 Positive Behavior Support SPED 525:  Transition to Adult Life SPED 539:  Instructional Practices for Children with Mild Disabilities SPED 540:  Instructional Practices for Students with Severe Disabilities

School and Psychological Foundations (3 credits, choose 1 course)

EDPS 503:  Human Growth and Development EDPS 507:  Advanced Educational Psychology EDPS 508:  Cognitive Processes and Learning EDPS 512:  Psychology of Exceptionality EDSO 510:  Sociological and Cultural Foundations of Education EDUC 515:  Issues in American Schools and Society

GLTP 5000:  Conceptual Frameworks for Teaching and Learning ME 692:  History and Philosophy of Music Education ME 695:  Psychology for Music Teachers READ 501:  Psychology and Pedagogy of the Reading/Language Process SPED 523:  Inclusive Educational Practices

Educational Research (3 credits, choose 1 course)

MAT 580:  Action Research on Teaching and Learning EDUC 500:  Introduction to Research

ME 685:  Research in Music Education READ 600:  Independent Study and Research in Reading/Language Arts

 
Strand 2 - Pedagogical Electives (12-15 credits)

BSED 504:  Curriculum Strategies and Evaluative Concepts in Business Education BSED 506:  Administration and Supervision of Business and Vocational Education BSED 508:  Organizing and Administering Cooperative Work Experience Programs BSED 509:  Principles and Strategies of Vocational and Cooperative Education BSED 521:  Issues and Trends in Information Processing BSED 530:  Emerging Instructional Strategies in Business Education CURR 525:  Theory and Practice of Bilingual Education CURR 544:  Modern Developments in the Teaching of Foreign Languages GLTP 502:  Curriculum and Instruction in Reading/Language Arts: Early Literacy GLTP 503:  Curriculum and Instruction in Reading/Language Arts:  Literature and Learning in Content Areas GLTP 504:  Teaching English Language and Arts in Secondary Schools GLTP 505:  Teaching Social Studies in Secondary Schools

GLTP 506:  Teaching Science in Secondary Schools GLTP 507:  Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools GLTP 510:  Curriculum and Teaching in Elementary Schools: Mathematics GLTP 515:  Curriculum and Teaching in Elementary Schools: Science, Social Studies, and the Arts GLTP 520:  Curriculum and Teaching in Secondary Schools ME 540:  Choir Training for Young Singers ME 591:  Choral Music: Grades 5-12 ME 681:  Music in Elementary Education ME 682:  Music in Secondary Education ME 693:  Seminar in Music Education ME 698:  Teaching College READ 502:  Curriculum, Instruction, and Supervision in Reading/Language Arts READ 503:  Content Reading in High School, College, and Continuing Education READ 508:  Reading and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child READ 510:  Foundations of Linguistics and Psycholinguistics READ 511:  Children's Literature READ 512:  Adolescent Literature

Strand 3 - Electives and Practicum (12 credits)
Electives - Select at least 3 graduate-level courses (9 credits) from Liberal Arts, Sciences, or Westminster

Practicum - 3 credits, select one course

• MAT 585:  Practicum in Conducting Action Research
• ME 680:  Internship in Music Teaching
• READ 505:  Supervised Practicum/Clinical Work in Reading/Language Arts

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Degree Requirements

To qualify for the degree of Master of Arts in Teaching, the candidate must:

1. Comply with the general requirements concerning graduate study;
2. Satisfy matriculation requirements for the MAT program;
3. Enroll in graduate study at Rider for no fewer than two academic semesters or the equivalent thereof;
4. Complete at least 36 semester hours of graduate credit satisfying program requirements;
5. Successfully complete the exit requirement(s);
6. Maintain a grade point average of B (3.0) or better for work submitted for the Master degree;
7. Complete the program within six years of the date the student enrolled in his/her first course unless an extension is approved by the Department of Graduate Education and Human Services.