Teaching Arts, Interdisciplinary Option, M.T.A.

Master of Teaching Arts

The Graduate School, through the School of Urban Education and collaborations with the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences and the Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences offers an interdisciplinary program leading to a Master of Teaching Arts (M.T.A.). The MTA provides graduate students the opportunity to jointly study professional education in combination with a specific academic discipline. The MTA is a cooperative program between a student’s chosen academic discipline and professional education and will have a graduate advisor from each area. The M.T.A. program reflects the School of Urban Education’s commitment to excellence in professional education. This program is designed to encourage and develop the passion and potential of the individual graduate student. Applicants to this program should be driven by a reasoned, justified and articulated philosophy of education while taking seriously their role as citizens, servants and leaders in society. The M.T.A. degree program does not lead to teacher certification.

The M.T.A. students are required to complete a final research or capstone project as the core research component of this program.

All M.T.A. students must complete a total of 36 credit hours for the degree. No more than 12 credit hours may be taken at the 6000 level.

Course Requirements: 36 hour program with the following requirements:

M.T.A. Research Core Courses (9 credit hours - Students must take the following)

M.T.A. Professional Education Core Courses (6 credit hours - Students must choose 2 of the following)

M.T.A. Education Elective Course (3 credit hours - Students will choose 1 additional course from the following)

Professional Education courses (listed above)
EDUC 7003 Philosophy of Education
EDUC 7083 Educational Policy
EDUC 7123 Advanced Child and Adolescent Development
EDUC 7333 Classroom Discourse

M.T.A. Subject Area Courses (18 hours)

Coursework will occur in either: art, English, history, biology, or mathematics (depending upon the undergraduate major of the student).

These courses will be determined by a graduate advisor in the related subject area.

M.T.A. Interdisciplinary Option

(This option is not available with the History Department)

36 hour program with the following requirements:

M.T.A. Research Core Courses (9 credit hours - same as above)

M.T.A. Professional Education Core Courses (6 credit hours - same as above)

M.T.A. Education Electives Courses (3 credit hours)

Students can take any approved graduate course from any discipline.

M.T.A. Subject Area Courses (15 credit hours)

Coursework will occur in either: art, English, biology, or mathematics (depending upon the undergraduate major of the student).

M.T.A. Subject Area Elective Courses (3 credit hours)