MAT Program Structure

The MAT in Secondary Education is a thirteen-month intensive cohoroted program of study that includes coursework in foundations of education and pedagogy, as well as a year-long clinical experience in local schools. 

SUMMER 1 COURSEWORK  

ED 5310 Educational and Developmental Psychology | Credits: 3 hours 
ES 5200  Education from a Socio-Cultural Perspective | Credits: 3 hours 
ED 5450 Curriculum and Assessment | Credits: 2 hour 

SUMMER 2 COURSEWORK 

LS 6870 Secondary Disciplinary Literacy | Credits: 3 hours 
ED 6010 Introduction to Research in Educational Settings | Credits: 3 hours 

Candidates will begin the clinical component when schools begin, usually mid to late August.

FALL COURSEWORK  

ED 6445 Secondary School Field Experience: Phase 1* | Credits: 3 hours 
ED 6455 Secondary School Internship Seminar | Credits: 1 hour 
ED 6320 Instructional Practice | Credits: 1 hour 
SPED 6290 Secondary Ed Inclusive Practices | Credits: 3 hours 
Content Methods and Seminar |  Credits:  3-4 hours 

*Candidates will spend a minimum of three days/week in the classroom and one day/week on campus.

SPRING COURSEWORK 

ED 6452 Secondary School Field Experience: Phase 2** | Credits: 4 hours 
ED 6455 Secondary School Internship Seminar | Credits: 1 hour 
Content Methods and Seminar | Credits:  1 hour 

**Candidates will spend five days/week in the classroom. The internship follows district calendars and does not conclude at the end of the WMU semester, but when districts close for the summer in June.

SUMMER 1 COURSEWORK  (MONTH 12-14)

ED 6452 Secondary School Field Experience: Phase 2 | Credits: 2 hours 
ED 6455 Secondary School Internship Seminar | Credits: 1 hour 
ED 6790 Approaches to Educational Inquiry | Credits: 1 hour  

Return to secondary education.