M.A.T. Schedule

Suggested Schedule for the M.A.T. degree in Adolescence Education-English 7-12 (AEN) over two years

First Year
Fall courses Credits Spring courses  Credits
AED 541 Teaching Literature and Critical Literacy 3 cr. AED 668 Language Development in Adolescents 3 cr.
ENG 504 Seminar in the Composing Process  3 cr. AED 669 Participant-ObserverExperience: Language Development(50 hrs. field experience)    3 cr.
ENG 505 Participant-Observer Experience: Composing Process (50 hrs. field experience)  3 cr. AED 663 Research in the Teaching of English  3 cr.
SPE 520 Teaching in Inclusive Classrooms 3 cr. ENG 619 Literature for Adolescents 3 cr.
    Complete:  Child Abuse Recognition Workshop  
Total credits fall
12 cr. Total credits spring
12 cr.
Second Year
Fall courses Credits Spring courses  Credits
ENG 618 (Global Multicultural Literature or 678 (World Drama - when offered) 3 cr. AED 576 Practicum I Student Teaching in the Middle School  6 cr.
HLH 110, 199, or 510 3 cr. AED 577 Practicum II Student Teaching in the Secondary School 6 cr.
ENG 506 Computers and the Study of English 3 cr. AED 578: Master’s Project and Teaching Colloquia 1 cr.
EDU 671 Issues in Foundations of Education 3 cr.    
Complete: School Violence Prevention Workshop      
Total fall credits
12 cr. Total spring credits
13 cr.

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The following required courses are offered only in the fall semester:

  • ENG 504 Seminar in the Composing Process: Rhetoric and Analysis
  • ENG 505 Participant-Observer Experience: Composing Process(50 hrs. of fieldwork)
  • ENG 506 Computers and the Study of English
  • AED 541 Teaching Literature and Critical Literacy

The following required courses are offered only in the spring semester:

  • AED 668 Language Development in Adolescents
  • AED 669 Participant-Observer Experience: Language Development(50 hrs. of fieldwork)
  • ENG 619 Literature for Adolescents
  • AED 663 Seminar in Research in the Teaching of English