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2021-2022 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog 
    
 
  Nov 24, 2024
 
2021-2022 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Social Studies Education, MAT


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The Master of Arts (MAT) program in Social Studies Education offers students a rigorous course of instruction in teaching Social Studies topics in grades 7-12. The MAT satisfies the requirements for earning a Pennsylvania Instructional I Certificate and provides students with a Master’s in Teaching upon graduation.

The program is geared toward students who wish to teach within the field of social studies at the secondary level. This intensive, three-term program combines rigorous coursework with substantial hands-on teaching experience to give graduates both the theoretical grounding and real-world skill they will need to embark upon their teaching careers.

Our program is focused on research-based best practices that support all children to learn and is committed to fostering practices that further social justice.

36 credits are required for this program.

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