| Graduate
Catalog
COLLEGE
OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Donna L. Dickerson, Dean
The College of Arts
and Sciences offers discipline specific masters degrees in Biology, Criminal
Justice, English, History, Mathematics, Political Science, Public Administration,
and Sociology. The College also participates in the Master of Arts and
Master of Science degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies and the Master
of Arts in Teaching (MAT). The College also offers courses leading to
an endorsement in English as a second language.
MASTER
OF ARTS AND MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREES
IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
The Master of Arts and the Master of Science degrees in interdisciplinary
studies emphasize study in a wider range of fields than is normally possible
in a program with a traditional major. The students background and goals
are considered in the design of the individual degree plan.
Disciplines within the College that may be chosen as one of the three
required disciplines are art, biology, chemistry, criminal justice, economics,
English, teaching English as a second language, history, journalism, math,
music, philosophy, political science, public administration, sociology,
speech communication and theatre. The Interdisciplinary Studies degree
program is in the general graduate section of this catalog.
MASTER
OF ARTS IN TEACHING
The College of Arts and Sciences, in conjunction with the Department of
Curriculum and Instruction, offers the Master of Arts in Teaching degree
for individuals who are seeking secondary certification and who have a
baccalaureate or graduate degree in the academic area in which they are
seeking certification. This graduate degree provides all the necessary
academic course work leading to secondary certification in Texas.
The MAT degree is a 36-hour program and requires 18 semester credit hours
in professional development course work and 18 semester credit hours in
the academic area of certification. Some prerequisite course work may
also be required. Within the College, the degree is available in the disciplines
of art, biology, chemistry, English, history, journalism, math, music,
political science, sociology, speech, and theatre. Each student in the
program will have an assigned adviser both in the Department of Curriculum
and Instruction and in the academic area. Students are referred to the
graduate section of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction for a
description of the professional development requirements of the MAT degree.
Admission
Requirements
Students must meet the following admission requirements for the MAT:
| A.
|
An
undergraduate or graduate degree in the academic area in which the
student is seeking certification. |
| B. |
A GRE
score of 1000 on the combination of Verbal Ability and the higher
of the Quantitative Ability or Analytical Ability sections. Students
who do not have satisfactory scores on the GRE may still be admitted
upon the condition that they obtain a grade of B or higher on a set
of courses prescribed by the department. |
| C.
|
A minimum
3.0 GPA on the last 60 hours of upper-level bachelors work and a 3.0
GPA on all graduate work. |
| D. |
Consideration
is also given to one or more of the following: the applicant's demonstrated
commitment to his or her chosen field of study, socioeconomic background,
first generation college graduate, multilingual proficiency, geographic
region of residence, and level of responsibility in other matters
including extracurricular activities, employment, community service,
and family responsibilities. |
Degree Requirements
Each candidate for the MAT degree must complete 18 hours of course work
in the academic area, as follows:
| ART |
18
hours |
 Art
History |
6 |
| Studio
Art (Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Ceramics, Printmaking) |
9 |
| Art
elective (approved by advisor) |
3 |
| BIOLOGY |
18
hours |
| BIOL
5192: Experimental Methods in Biology |
|
| BIOL
5193: Graduate Seminar in Biology |
|
| BIOL
5384: Evolutionary Genetics |
|
| BIOL
5304: Beogeography |
|
| BIOL
5191: Ethology Lab |
|
| Electives:
|
7 |
| ENGLISH |
18
hours |
| ENGL
5300: Bibliography and Methods of Research |
3 |
One
Course from:
ENGL 5379:
History of English Language
ENGL 5380:
Advanced Grammar and Linguistics
ENGL 5390:
Studies in Composition
English electives
(approved by advisor) |
3
12 |
| HISTORY |
18
hours |
One
course in each of the following areas:
A. Europe
to 1715 (HIST 5352, 5353, or 5356)
B. Europe
since 1715 (HIST 5357, 5358, or 5359)
C. U.S. to
1877 (HIST 5384, 5385, or 5386)
D. U.S. since
1877 (HIST 5387, 5388, or 5389) |
12 |
| HIST
5394 Historiography |
3 |
| History
elective (approved by advisor) |
3 |
| JOURNALISM |
18
hours |
JOUR
4335 Business and Industrial Publications
(taken
for graduate credit) |
3 |
| Journalism
electives (approved by advisor) |
15 |
| MATHEMATICS
|
18
hours |
| Select
3 of the following: |
|
| MATH
5331--Algebraic Structures I |
3 |
| MATH
5341--Real Analysis I |
3 |
| MATH
5351--Mathematical Probability |
3 |
|
MATH 5381--Applied
Mathematics |
3 |
| Electives
(approved by adviser) |
9 |
| MUSIC |
18
hours |
| MUSE
5140: Band or MUEN 5145: Choir |
2 |
| MUAP
(appropriate course number for instrument or voice) |
4 |
| MUSI
5330: Studies in Music History, Literature or Theory |
3 |
| Music
electives (three courses from): |
9 |
MUSI
5325: History of Choral Music
MUSI 5335:
Studies in Keyboard Pedagogy
MUSI 5199.
5299, or 5399: Independent Study (Maximum of 3 sch)
MUED 5311:
Problems in Music Education
MUED 5313:
Concepts in Music Education
MUED 5315:
Curriculum Construction and Studies in Music Education |
|
| POLITICAL
SCIENCE |
18
hours |
| POLS
5300: Seminar in Scope and Methods |
3 |
| POLS
5311: Seminar in American Government |
3 |
| POLS
5321: Seminar in Political Theory |
3 |
| POLS
5331: Seminar in Comparative Politics |
3 |
| POLS
5341: Seminar in International Relations |
3 |
| Political
Science elective (approved by advisor) |
3 |
| SOCIOLOGY |
18
hours |
| SOCI
5321: Intercultural Studies |
3 |
| SOCI
5380: Seminar in Sociological Theory |
3 |
| SOCI
5385: Studies in Demography |
3 |
| Sociological
electives (approved by advisor) |
9 |
| SPEECH
|
18
hours |
| SPCM
5325: Public Communication |
3 |
| SPCM
5351: Freedom & Responsibility of Speech Communication |
3 |
SPCM
5330: Gender and Communication
or
SPCM 5340:
Seminar in Intercultural Communication |
3 |
| Speech
Communication electives (approved by advisor) |
9 |
| THEATRE |
18
hours |
| THTR
4360: Directing the Theatre I (graduate credit) |
3 |
THTR
5310: Theatre History: Greeks to Ibsen
or
THTR 5311:
Theatre History: Ibsen to Becket |
3 |
| THTR
5321: Creative Dramatics |
3 |
| Theatre
electives (three courses from ) |
9 |
THTR
3351: Theatre activities (graduate credit)
THTR 4361:
Directing the Theatre II (graduate credit)
THTR 5329:
Topics in Drama (Repeatable) |
|
Graduation
Requirements
All candidates for the MAT degree must meet the following requirements:
| A.
|
A
cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 basis) on all work taken
for graduate credit. No course with a grade below C may be applied
toward this degree. |
| B.
|
Satisfactory
performance on a comprehensive written examination, to be taken during
the students last semester of enrollment, over the academic course
work covered in the degree program. Any student who fails the comprehensive
examination may, upon recommendation of the Graduate Coordinator,
be granted permission to take a second examination. Upon failing the
second examination, the student will be dropped from the program. |
Link
to Departments:
Department
of Biology
Department
of Communication
Department
of History
Department
of Literature and Languages
Department
of Mathmatics
Department
of Social Sciences
School
of Visual and Performing Arts
Course Descriptions
Faculty
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