Secondary Education M.A.T.
Secondary Education Major
The Master of Arts in Teaching is a 31-35 credit hour graduate program offered to Bachelor's degree or higher graduates who desire to enter the field of education and become teachers. The program features graduate coursework in methods, educator essentials, and professional experiences from the core UNI Teacher Education program.
This program leads to secondary licensure requirements for the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners. Beyond the requirements listed below, students may be required to take additional coursework in their specified content area, dependent on their BA coursework and content licensure requirements. Individual program areas may require program-specific methods courses linked to internships. Contact the graduate coordinator in your program area.
Students interested in this program must submit a completed Application for Admission to Graduate Study and should refer to their MyUNIverse Student Center To-Do list or contact the Department of Curriculum & Instruction for any other application requirements. Graduate information and application for graduate admission can be found at https://admissions.uni.edu/application.
The Graduate Record Examination is not required for admission to the program.
Only graduate courses (course number 5000 or above) will apply to a graduate degree, even if the undergraduate course number (4999 or less) is listed. No exceptions will be made.
This major is available on the non-thesis option. A minimum of 31 semester hours is required with a minimum of 12 hours of 6000-level course work.
Students are required to complete student teaching successfully as the culminating project program experience.
| Educator Essentials: | ||
| EE1. The Learner: Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Foundations of Instructional Psychology | ||
| Advances in Educational Psychology: The Psychology of Literacy | ||
| EE2. Social Contexts: Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Social Psychology in Educational Contexts | ||
| Learning and Behavioral Problems in Education | ||
| Risk and Resilience: Child, Family, School and Community Factors | ||
| EE3. Education for All: | 3 | |
| The Interdisciplinary and Intersectional Study of Education for All | ||
| Professional Experiences: EE4 Classroom Environment & EE 5 Effective Pedagogy | ||
| 4-6 credit hours from the following: | 4-6 | |
| Teaching Methods l: (Topic) (2-3) | ||
| Teaching Methods ll: (Topic) (2-3) | ||
| 4-6 credit hours from the following: | 4-6 | |
| Teaching Internship l: (Topic) (2-3) | ||
| Teaching Internship ll: (Topic) (2-3) | ||
| EE6. Professional Educator | ||
| EDUC 6130 | Student Teaching Seminar | 4 |
| Student Teaching: | ||
| EDUC 6250 | Advanced Internship in Teaching | 10 |
| Total Hours | 31-35 | |
Learning Outcomes
Secondary Education, M.A.T.
- Use knowledge of adolescent development in content development and experiences with secondary students.
- Demonstrate knowledge, use, and evaluation of high-leverage pedagogical practices appropriate to teaching and learning at the secondary level. (UNI SLO - Content Knowledge and Skills
- Engage in and reflect on instructional experiences in teaching secondary students, focusing on continuous improvement of teaching skills and increasing student success. (UNI-SLO - Critical Thinking)
- Communicate professionally with students, colleagues, administrators, and community stakeholders. (UNI SLO - Communication)