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Department of Urban Education

   

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

Prerequisites:

  • Admission to the Graduate Program
  • Admission to the Alternative Certification Program
  • Completion of pre-admission requirements

Pre-Admission (6 Hours)

READ 3305 Foundations of Literacy EC-12
PED 3304 Aesthetic and Physical Development of Children

Core (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 5310 Understanding the EC-4 Learner and the Learning Environment
MAT 5311 Mathematics Methods for EC-4
MAT 5313 Literacy, Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment EC-2
MAT 5314 Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment in EC-4 Reading, Science, and Social Studies
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 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