Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Special Education with Preliminary Education Specialist (Level I) and 2042 Single Subject Credentials

Required Coursework

Please note that the required prerequisites and fieldwork component for the credential are completed outside of the degree program.

prerequisites (11 credits)

 

EDUU 395

Education Field Experience

3

EDUU 413/513

Student Health and Safety

2

EDUU 451/551*

Educational Application of Computers I

3

PSYU 324

 

Adolescence

3

core courses (21 credits)

 

EDMU 520

Literacy and Language in K-8 Classrooms I

3

EDUU 510

Introduction to Teaching

3

EDUU 511

Collaboration for Inclusive Schooling

3

EDUU 512

The Art and Craft of Teaching

3

EDUU 601

Assessment and IEP Development

3

EDUU 602

Positive Behavioral Supports

3

EDUU 603

 

Communication, Language, and Literacy

3

emphasis course (3-6 credits)

 

EDUU 519

Strategies for Teaching People with Mild/Moderate Disabilities

3

and/or

 

 

EDUU 560

Strategies for Teaching People with Moderate/Severe Disabilities

 

3

single subject courses (15 credits)

 

EDSU 530

Theories, Methods and Materials for Teaching English Language Learners

3

EDSU 531

Secondary Instructional Strategies for Language/Culturally Diverse Classrooms

3

EDSU 532

Effective Literacy for Single Subject Candidates

3

EDSU 533

Content Specific Strategies for Single Subjects (Series)

3

EDUU 540

Wisdom Through Practice

2

EDUU 542

 

Evaluating Teaching Performance Expectations II

1

Fieldwork/Student Teaching (9-15 credits)

 

Candidates will take a combination of fieldwork credits from the following:

 

EDTU 590**

Supported Teaching (Special Education)

3

EDTU 592**

Directed Teaching (Mild/Moderate)

3-6

EDTU 593**

Directed Teaching (Moderate/Severe)

3-6

EDSU 590**

Supported Teaching

3

EDSU 592**

Directed Teaching I

3-6

EDSU 593**

Directed Teaching II

3-6

 

Note: traditional candidates will take a minimum of two sessions of student teaching and may choose to take 3 credits in Special Education and 6 credits in Single Subject or 6 credits in Special Education and 3 credits in Single Subject. Candidates with internship credentials must take 6 credits in the field in which they are credentialed and 3 credits in the other field. Candidates who are seeking both a Mild/Moderate and a Moderate/Severe credential will need to add an additional 6 credits (one session) of fieldwork. All candidates may only waive 3 credits of fieldwork/student teaching.

 

advanced core courses (15 credits)

 

EDUU 600***

Research and Evaluation

3

EDUU 606

Seminar in Learning Theory

3

EDUU 609

Seminar in Curriculum Studies

3

EDUU 610

Teacher as Scholarly Practitioner: Action Research

3

EDUU 611

Action Research Development

3

 

total program credits (not including prerequisites)

51-72

 

In the even that a candidate has all or a portion of his/her student teaching waived, those credits are not required to be replaced in the degree.