Degree Program
The degree program consists of 44 credits, distributed among the areas listed below.
Unless otherwise noted, each course is three credits. All degree requirements must
be completed within five (5) years from the semester date of admission as a matriculated
student.
HISTORY - 15 credits
CEG 523/HIS 500 Historiography
Plus 12 credits selected from the following courses:
CEG 516 Early Modern Europe Seminar
CEG 517 Modern Latin America
CEG 522 US History since the Civil War
CEG 524 Late Modern Europe Seminar
CEG 532 US History and Civil War Seminar (formerly US History to Civil War)
CEG 534 Modern African/Asian History Seminar (formerly Topics Seminar: Africa or Topics
Seminar: Asia)
CEJ 501 Traditional China: Culture & Society
CEJ 502 Modern China: Culture & Society
CEG 538 - United States History since 1945
CEG 555 - Gender in Modern Global History
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES IN EDUCATION - 23 credits
CEE 505 Education: Theory and Practice
CEE 565 Human Development (formerly PSY 595)
CEE 594 Language Acquisition and Literacy Development (formerly LIN 544)
CEE 577 Teaching Social Studies (corequisite CEF 548)
CEE 578 Social Studies Strategies (prerequisite CEE 577; corequisite CEF 549)
CEE 580 Student Teaching Seminar (prerequisites CEE 577, CEE 578, CEF 548 & CEF 549;
corequisites CEQ 581 & 582)
CEF 547 Principles and Practices of Special Education
CEF 548 Field Experience I — Grades 7-9 (one-credit; corequisite CEE 577)
CEF 549 Field Experience II — Grades 10-12 (one-credit; corequisite CEE 578)
SUPERVISED STUDENT TEACHING - 6 credits
CEQ 581 Supervised Student Teaching High School Grades 10-12: Social Studies (prerequisites
CEE 577, CEE 578, CEF 548 & CEF 549; corequisites CEE 580 & CEQ 582)
CEQ 582 Supervised Student Teaching Middle School Grades 7-9: Social Studies (prerequisites
CEE 577, CEE 578, CEF 548 & CEF 549; corequisites CEE 580 & CEQ 581 )
WRITTEN PROJECT
Students will be required to complete a four-week social studies teaching module specifically
designed for the Supervised Student Teaching project.
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION>
Students in the MAT program must also satisfy the following required areas of study.
These requirements may be met by either the graduate courses taken towards the MAT degree or by undergraduate coursework taken prior to or after commencement of graduate study.
Equivalent undergraduate courses will normally be accepted. In addition, a cluster
of undergraduate courses may be accepted as evidence of satisfaction of individual
standards. Undergraduate transcripts will be evaluated on an individual basis. However,
the student will bear the burden of proof of showing that such coursework does provide
a broad introductory knowledge of each of the individual areas of study below.
- US History to Civil War
- US History since Civil War
- Western Civilization or European history survey
- Latin America – survey of the history or politics of the region or one of the major
countries of the region
- Asia - survey of the history or politics of the region or one of the major countries
of the region
- Africa - survey of the history or politics of the region or one of the major countries
of the region
- Principles of Economics
- Human Geography
- The Culture Concept in Theory or History. May be satisfied by courses in cultural
anthropology or by courses dealing with cultural differences and cultural conflicts
in the contemporary world.
- American Government and Politics
- Science, Technology and Society (required of undergraduate BA/MAT students only)
Important Note: The History Department does not offer graduate courses that satisfy
requirements in areas 7-11. These requirements will have to be satisfied through undergraduate
courses.
In addition, all students must achieve a minimum grade of B in all pedagogy courses.
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