If you have the call to be a teacher, give yourself a solid, comprehensive foundation for a thriving career with Monmouth University’s 36-credit Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree.
Monmouth’s M.A.T. degree program puts you at the front of the class, immersed in clinical learning to reinforce your classroom instruction. From kindergarten students starting their education to high school students getting ready to make their way in the world, you’ll emerge from the M.A.T. program with at least 225 hours of essential hands-on experience you will need to run your own classroom. You will:
- Visit schools and classrooms to observe various teachers at work.
- Spend a year working with students under the close supervision of an experienced teacher.
- Work with students one-on-one, as well as in large or small groups.
- Emerge from the program with valuable, first-hand teaching experience.
Monmouth’s extensive network of schools gives you access to a wide range of opportunities to put your classroom instruction into practice. Our M.A.T. program employs the latest in education theory, technology, and teaching strategies to prepare you for your own classroom. Visit our FAQ page to learn more.
The MAT program is a summer or fall start only program. Application deadlines are May 1 for Summer and July 15 for Fall. View Program Application Requirements.
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With our Accelerated Program, finish your M.A.T. degree in as little as twelve months. Or, add a teacher of students with disabilities (TSD) specialization or an English as a second language (ESL) endorsement, and complete the program in 16 months.
Two Tracks
Monmouth’s M.A.T. program has two tracks that allow you to pursue your degree on your terms whether you’re interested in attending a full-time traditional master’s program or an accelerated program that allows you to earn your degree in as little as a year.
- Traditional Program: Full-time students typically finish their degrees in two and a half years while part-time students may take three. Students can begin the program in the summer or fall only.
- Accelerated Program: Our summer start time lets you hit the ground running between school years. Finish your degree in as little as 12 months—or add a teacher of students with disabilities (TSD) specialization or English as a second language (ESL) endorsement and complete the program in 16 months.
Small classes taught by highly qualified faculty with a wide range of awards are supported with a full year of clinical experience with school visits, observing, and teaching under a master teacher.
Contact Information
If you would like to move into the classroom as quickly as possible and devote yourself full time to the experience of learning and teaching, please contact Sarah Moore, smoore@monmouth.edu, 732-263-5689.
Faculty Make the Difference
Our renowned educators have won major awards, written books, and conducted research that contributes to the understanding of how we teach today. Best of all, they’re accessible to you. Monmouth has relationships with more than 30 area schools, giving you ample options to earn valuable hands-on clinical experience under the close supervision of highly skilled educators.
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Experiential Opportunity Through Area Schools
Caitlin Moran, ’16, teaching at Long Branch Public School as part of the experiential nature of the MAT program at Monmouth University. This school is one of more than thirty area schools with which Monmouth has a long-standing relationship.
Specialist Professor Mary Brennan is interested in international approaches to education that have been heightened by her recent participation in conferences in Oxford, England and Florence, Italy. Fields of interest also include assessment and the role of the Child Study Team in the special education process in New Jersey.
