Overview

About Teaching World and Heritage Language Education at University of Pittsburgh

Prepare for a rewarding career as a teacher with our Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program in World and Heritage Language Education. Our program pairs intensive coursework with student teaching opportunities to ready the next generation of foreign language education teachers.

The Master of Arts (MAT) program in World and Heritage Language Education offers students a rigorous course of instruction in teaching specific foreign language areas in grades PK-12. The MAT satisfies the requirements for earning a Pennsylvania Instructional I Certificate and provides students with a Master’s in Teaching upon graduation.

Careers

The majority of our graduates go on to become World and Heritage Language Education teachers in elementary and secondary settings (in Pennsylvania, World Language certification is PreK-12).

Some of our graduates obtain Fulbright Grants and teach abroad prior to teaching in a PreK-12 setting in the United States.

Some of our graduates ultimately decide to return to school and obtain either their Ph.D. or Ed.D, focused in various areas of educational research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Conversation and Advanced Conversation

Composition/Writing

Stylistics

Phonetics

Grammar

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 10 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

More details

Late applicants are encouraged to apply and will be considered based on available space in the program.

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pittsburgh, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Online Application

application fee of $50

Goal statement

resume or curriculum vita

contact information for three academic or professional contacts to later be invited to provide letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

47378 USD / year

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Out-of-State

47378 USD / year

≈ 47378 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

26876 USD / year

≈ 26876 USD / year

Living costs

Pittsburgh

United States

1148 - 1944 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

About Teaching World and Heritage Language Education at University of Pittsburgh

Careers

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Pittsburgh

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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