Master of Science in Teaching in Subject Matter Education

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The Master of Science in Teaching (MST): Subject Matter Education Program in English, Social Studies, Theatre and World Language offers the unique opportunity for graduate students to simultaneously pursue New Jersey teacher certification in English, Social Studies, a World Language (e.g., Spanish, German, American Sign Language, Chinese, etc.), or Theatre and a Master’s degree in Education (MST).

Students can complete the program in 12 months with 3 courses taken, along with a full year Clinical Practice (student teaching) experience in a NJ school. The MST Program includes all education coursework required for certification. The 30 credits of content-specific coursework (English, Social Studies, Theater, World Language) must be taken prior to admission into the MST Program.

Program Requirements

Required Courses: 33 s.h.

SMED 60550 - Schools & Society: Foundations for Secondary Teaching Credits: 3
SMED 60552 - Teaching Content in Diverse Classrooms Credits: 3
SMED 60553 - Creating Supportive Middle and High School Learning Environments Credits: 3
SMED 60562 - Clinical Practice I Credits: 3
SMED 60560 - Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment I Credits: 3
SELN 60577 - Effective Inclusive Instruction in English, Social Studies, Theatre, and World Language Classrooms Credits: 3
BLED 40512 - Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition for Teaching Languages Credits: 3
or
READ 30520 - Content Area Literacy Credits: 3
SMED 60563 - Clinical Practice II Credits: 9
SMED 60561 - Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment II Credits: 3

Total Required Credits for the Program: 33 s.h.

Foundation Courses

For a list of prerequisite courses for each focus area, please contact the Program Coordinator.

Graduation/Exit, Benchmark, and/or Thesis Requirements
No thesis is required. Contact the Program Coordinator for graduation/exit and benchmark requirements.

Minimum Required Grades and Cumulative GPA
The Master of Science in Teaching is a Category 2 program.

For details regarding satisfactory academic progress and graduation requirements, please visit Academic Program Policy Categories .

Program Coordinator/Advisor Contact Information
Andrea Hawkman, PhD
Herman D. James Hall 2068
856-256-4500 x4831
hawkman@rowan.edu