Northern Arizona University

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.A.T.-Spanish Education

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The MAT in Spanish: Spanish Education program provides you with a pathway for earning a masters in teaching Spanish with post-degree certification. Interested applicants would be the following: Students whose major is Spanish or Spanish education (or a related field), whether they have graduated or not. Current and future community college faculty and adjuncts. Students planning to earn a Ph.D. in Spanish or an Ed. D. degree. This Master of Arts in Teaching Spanish: Spanish Education sub plan provides students with a pathway for secondary education certification in Arizona while allowing them to improve their linguistic and analytic abilities in Spanish at the graduate level. This program allows students to use graduate-level, teacher-education courses form the College of Education to comprise a third of the total required credit hours for the program. In doing so, the candidate will -- in approximately three years (which would include summer study) -- attain secondary certification in the state of Arizona. The program offers a professional foundation in the academic areas of Teaching and Pedagogy, Literature and Culture, and Linguistics to prepare teachers to excel in a rapidly changing classroom with an increasing number of bilingual and heritage language speakers. Students (both native and non-native Spanish speakers) will be enrolled in graduate-level courses conducted entirely in Spanish. This will allow you to attain a high level of proficiency in the language. Students who wish to practice the theories and strategies they learn have the opportunity to receive graduate assistantships to teach lower-division Spanish classes (SPA 101 and SPA 102) in the Department of Modern Languages.

Accreditation:

Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).

# of Credits Required:

37

International Student Requirements:

TOEFL of 80 (on the Internet-based test, 213 (on the computer-based test) or 550 (on the paper-based test) IELTS score of 7.0

Tuition & Financial Aid

Tuition In-State Full Time:

7398 USD

Tuition Out of State Full Time:

18172 USD

Financial Aid Offered: Yes

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Intensive

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Small City

Size & Settings: 20,000 and above