
Overview
Graduates from the Teaching program of University of Michigan - Dearborn are prepared to be competent, caring and reflective educators who are certified to teach grades 6-12 in chosen content areas. The MAT degree is a unique Master’s program, where students will take 32 credits of graduate level coursework, along with the required undergraduate coursework to meet the requirements of a content major and minor (if chosen). Ideally, an applicant will have earned a degree in a content area that is taught in the secondary classroom or will have completed a substantial portion of the coursework required for one or more of the teaching majors offered at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
With successful completion of the program, students earn both their master’s degree and the faculty’s recommendation to the Michigan State Board of Education leading to a Michigan Secondary Standard Teaching Certificate.
What will I learn?
- Candidates for certification will be capable in their content specialty areas (teaching major(s) and/or minor(s))
- Candidates for certification will be capable users of pedagogical knowledge
- Candidates for certification will be reflective about their practice
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Courses include:- Theoretical Foundations of Education
- Adolescent Development & Management
- Learning & Classroom Assessment
- Reading in the Content Area
- Design of Technology-Based Learning
- Directed Teaching
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Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended
- 3.0 GPA or higher on submitted transcripts
- Three professional letters of recommendation
- Personal statement
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49472 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1546 USD per credit during 12 months. -
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27840 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 870 USD per credit during 12 months.
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Funding
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