Mathematics Education
Specialist in Education
The Specialist in Education (Ed. S.) degree program in mathematics education shall consist of at least 9 courses, an applied project, and two units of seminar at the graduate level beyond the master's degree and the T-5 Certificate in mathematics. The program for each student should be planned as a logically organized whole, in the light of previous study, with all courses included in it being ones that hold promise of improving qualifications for mathematics teaching. No courses are to be included in a student's specialist degree program that are designed chiefly to give professional preparation for positions other than teaching and/or supervising mathematics.
Each student's program should be planned in such a way that the master's program AND the specialist program together will satisfy the following minimum requirements.
- Educational Foundations: 3 courses
- Curriculum and Instruction: 4 courses hours plus seminars including:
- *EMAT 7050 Teaching Secondary School Mathematics
- *EMAT 7080 Curriculum in Mathematics Education
- Seminar. All graduate students in Mathematics Education are required to attend four semesters of appropriate seminar: one hour per semester. EMAT 6990 emphasizes instruction and curriculum. EMAT 8990 emphasizes research.
- Teaching Field - Mathematics: 10 courses. Each student who undertakes a specialist degree program must have completed a master's degree in mathematics or mathematics education. Two requirements in mathematics must be met for the completion of the specialist degree program:
- The student must have completed at least 11 courses of graduate level teaching field courses (MATH, STAT, EMAT)
- At least 5 of graduate level teaching field courses must be taken at The University of Georgia.
- Research or research methods: 2 courses. The program must include either a research project or an applied project, such as EMAT 7650.
The Specialist in Education Degree program in mathematics education can be adapted for an option to coordinate study for the degree and preparation for the National Board Certification.
* Normally included in the Master's degree
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