Master of Arts in Teaching with Dual Certification in Elementary and Special Education

This study option is designed for those individuals seeking initial Maryland teaching certificates in elementary education (grades 1-6, middle) and generic special education (grades 1-8) as well as the Master of Arts in Teaching degree. This study option serves those who did not earn a baccalaureate degree in education and who seek to become elementary school or special education teachers.

The program of study includes the graduate courses listed below as well as undergraduate liberal arts credits as mandated by the MSDE. The director of graduate studies reviews each applicant’s undergraduate transcript and determines the number of credits required.

Required Courses

MSPED 500    Assessment in Special Education*         3 cr.    

MEDUC 501   Current Trends in Education      3 cr.

MEDUC 502   Learning Theory and Human Development        3 cr.

MEDUC 504   Technology for Learning           3 cr.

MEDUC 506   Mathematics in the Integrated Curriculum          3 cr.

MEDUC 507   Science in the Integrated Curriculum      3 cr.

MSPED 508    Students with Special Needs and Diverse Learning Styles          3 cr.

MSPED 509    Curriculum Design/Adaptation*             3 cr.

MSPED 510    Reading Assessment and Intervention    3 cr.

MSPED 511    Management for Inclusive Settings         3 cr.

MEDUC 512   Instruction of Reading   3 cr.

MEDUC 513   Social Studies in the Integrated Curriculum        3 cr.

MEDUC 523   Teacher Research Seminar (to be taken concurrently with MSPED 519)           3 cr.

MEDUC 528   Processes and Acquisition of Reading   3 cr.

MEDUC 532   Materials for Teaching Reading 3 cr.

MSPED 519    Dual Internship**         10 cr.

Total Credits                55 cr.

* Some of the courses require a field experience component in which students observe or teach in a classroom setting several times during the semester. Students are advised to refer to the Education Courses section of this catalog as they plan their course sequence.

** Completion of this program’s requirements involves two summer courses requiring daytime field experiences and a fall semester teacher internship during the academic year.

** An “Application for Teacher Internship” (MSPED 519) must be submitted to the director of teacher education no later than February 15 for the fall semester.