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Department of Urban Education

   

MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Bilingual Education with EC-4 Bilingual Generalist Certification

Prerequisites:

  • Admission to the Graduate Program
  • Admission to the Alternative Certification Program
  • Pre-admission requirements

Pre-Admission (6 Hours)

READ 3305 Foundations of Literacy
PED 3304 Aesthetic and Physical Development of Children

Core Courses (15 Hours)

MAT 6315 Introduction to Educational Research
MAT 6316 Environment and Instructional Methods for the Culturally Diverse Classroom
MAT 6317 Classroom-Based Research
MAT 6318 Technology Application for Curriculum Development and Instruction
MAT 6390 Directed Study in Urban Teaching

Required Courses (18 Hours)

MAT 5324 Understanding the Second Language Learner
MAT 5319 Language Arts Instruction for the Bilingual/ESL Learner
MAT 5322 Foundations of Bilingual Education
MAT 5323 Linguistic and Conceptual Bi-literacy Development in the Bilingual Classroom
ETC 3301 Educational Technology
MAT 6381 Internship in Urban Classrooms

Concentrations (9 Hours from one of the content strands offered)
Please note that the content area strands will be offered based upon student need and faculty availability. Not all strands will be offered at all times.

EC-4 Bilingual Generalist Flowchart


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University of Houston Downtown is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award masters and baccalaureate degrees.

 


For additional information contact
College of Public Service Advising Office
Phone: (713) 221-2759   
Fax: (713) 226-5234
Graduate Advisor: Mr. Louis Evans
Phone: (713) 221-2766
evansl@uhd.edu