Students with a baccalaureate degree and interest in teaching may pursue the Post-BA program for certification only or the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) which simultaneously leads to certification and Master's Degree. The content area program is open to students who wish to teach one of the following content areas in K-12 schools:
Montclair State University’s Teacher Education Program is one of the most highly-regarded teacher preparation programs in the country. It has been consistently recognized both nationally and regionally for its unique features, including its structure, partnerships, and curricular emphases. The program is considered a model for other colleges and universities and has continuously been accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) since 1954.
The Teacher Education Program’s professional course sequence and field experiences emphasize teaching for critical thinking and culturally responsive teaching. The professional component for both graduate students addresses four broad areas:
- Student development and learning
- The classroom and the school
- The curriculum
- Effective teaching skills
Program Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement | 3 |
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| EDFD 582 | Learning Theories | 3 |
| or PSYC 560 | Advanced Educational Psychology |
| SASE 505 | Teaching, Democracy, and Schooling | 3 |
| SASE 518 | Technology Integration in the Classroom | 1 |
| SASE 509 | Sociocultural Perspectives on Curriculum and Assessment | 3 |
| SASE 516 | Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners | 1 |
| SASE 517 | Inclusive Classrooms in Middle and Secondary Schools | 1 |
| SASE 519 | Assessment for Authentic Learning | 3 |
| READ 501 | Techniques of Reading Improvement in the Secondary School | 3 |
| 3-6 |
| SASE 526 | Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| SASE 527 | Clinical Practice I | 3 |
| SASE 529 | Clinical Practice II | 6 |
| SASE 543 | Advanced Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
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| Comprehensive Examination | |
| Total Credits | 39-42 |
Teaching Methods
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
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| Foundations of Methods and Curriculum in Art Education I: P-12 | |
| Foundations of Methods and Curriculum in Art Education II: P-12 | |
| Teaching Science in Secondary Schools | |
| 3 |
| Teaching Chemistry in the Secondary School | |
| Teaching Methods (Secondary English) | |
| Methodology of Teaching ESL | |
| Theories and Approaches to Teaching French as a Second Language | |
| Teaching French in P-12: Practice | |
| Teaching Mathematics | |
| Teaching Methods for the Elementary Music Class | |
| Teaching Methods for Music in the Secondary Schools | |
| Graduate Methods of Teaching Social Studies | |
| Teaching Spanish in K-12 | |
Subject Matter Preparation
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 3 |
| Critical Approaches to English | |
| Seminar in Comparative Literature | |
| Literary Criticism from 1800 to the Present | |
| Theoretical Approaches to Literature | |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 3 |
| 9 |
| 6 |
| 3 |
| The English Language | |
| The Grammars of English | |
| Structure of American English | |
| History of the English Language | |
| Total Credits | 36 |
British Literature
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| English Literature I: Beginnings to 1660 | |
| English Literature II: 1660 to Present | |
| Special Topics in English or American Literature | |
| English Novel to 1900 | |
| Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century | |
| From Sensibility to Romanticism | |
| Milton | |
| Chaucer | |
| Medieval English Literature | |
| 19th Century English Romantic Literature | |
| Victorian Poetry | |
| Renaissance Literature | |
| English Drama: Beginnings to 1642 | |
| Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories | |
| Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances | |
| Modern British Fiction 1900-1945 | |
| Postwar British Fiction 1946-1990 | |
| Recent British Fiction 1990-Present | |
| Old English Language and Literature | |
| 17th Century English Poetry | |
| Restoration and 18th Century Drama | |
| 20th Century English Novel | |
| Seminar in English Literature | |
| Seminar in British Literature | |
| Chaucer | |
| Shakespeare Studies: Tragedies | |
| Shakespeare Studies: Comedies | |
| Shakespeare Studies: Histories | |
| Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama | |
| Seventeenth Century Literature: Poetry | |
| Milton | |
| The Augustan Age | |
| British Romanticism I: Wordsworth and Coleridge | |
| British Romanticism II: Byron, Shelley, and Keats | |
| Victorian Studies II: Novel | |
| Victorian Studies III: Poetry | |
| Turn-of-the-Century British Writers | |
| The Modern British Novel | |
| The Irish Renaissance | |
| Independent Study in British Literature | |
American Literature
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| American Drama | |
| Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | |
| Social Protest Literature in America | |
| Special Topics in English or American Literature | |
| Vietnam War and American Culture | |
| The Novels of Toni Morrison | |
| American Poetry to 1940 | |
| American Poetry: World War II to Present | |
| Early American Literature | |
| Literature of American Renaissance | |
| American Literary Realism | |
| Modern American Fiction | |
| Recent American Fiction 1990 to Present | |
| Seminar in American Literature | |
| Seminar in American Literature | |
| Studies in Early American Literature | |
| American Romanticism | |
| Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville | |
| American Realism | |
| Modern American Fiction | |
| Modern American Poetry | |
| Recent American Fiction | |
| American Drama | |
| Black American Women Writers | |
| Independent Study in American Literature | |
Writing
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| Creative Nonfiction | |
| Teaching Writing in the Public Schools | |
| Graduate Writing Seminar | |
| Seminar in Teaching Literature | |
Genre Study
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| American Drama | |
| English Novel to 1900 | |
| Art of Poetry | |
| Art of Fiction | |
| Art of Drama | |
| Women Poets | |
| American Poetry to 1940 | |
| American Poetry: World War II to Present | |
| English Drama: Beginnings to 1642 | |
| Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories | |
| Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances | |
| Modern British Fiction 1900-1945 | |
| Postwar British Fiction 1946-1990 | |
| Recent British Fiction 1990-Present | |
| Contemporary Poetry | |
| 17th Century English Poetry | |
| Restoration and 18th Century Drama | |
| 20th Century English Novel | |
| Shakespeare Studies: Tragedies | |
| Shakespeare Studies: Comedies | |
| Shakespeare Studies: Histories | |
| Seventeenth Century Literature: Poetry | |
| The English Novel from Defoe to Austen | |
| Victorian Studies II: Novel | |
| Victorian Studies III: Poetry | |
| The Modern British Novel | |
| Modern American Fiction | |
| Modern American Poetry | |
| Recent American Fiction | |
| Modern Poetry to T.S. Eliot | |
| American Drama | |
| Contemporary European Drama | |
| Modern Drama: Ibsen to O'Neill | |
| Modern European Novel | |
| Speculative Fiction: Fantasy | |
| Science Fiction | |
| Ancient Tragedy | |
| Ancient Comedy | |
| Ancient Epic | |
| Ibsen, Strindberg, and Shaw | |
| The Modern Novel | |
| Trends in the Contemporary Novel | |
| Special Topics in Film Studies | |
Sociocultural Lenses
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| World Literature: The Coming of Age Theme | |
| World Literature: Voices of Tradition and Challenge | |
| Myth and Literature | |
| Images of Muslim Women in Twentieth Century Literature and Culture | |
| Contemporary Chinese Women's Literature | |
| Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | |
| Social Protest Literature in America | |
| Special Topics in English or American Literature | |
| Special Topics in Comparative Literature | |
| Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration | |
| Vietnam War and American Culture | |
| Women Poets | |
| The Novels of Toni Morrison | |
| American Indian Themes | |
| African, Asian and Caribbean Literature in English | |
| Contemporary Irish Literature | |
| Irish Literary Revival: 1890-1939 | |
| African Myth and Literature | |
| Contemporary African Literature | |
| Women Prose Writers | |
| Contemporary European Drama | |
| The Irish Renaissance | |
| Black American Women Writers | |
| Modern European Novel | |
| Seminar in Comparative Literature | |
| Seminar in International Literature | |
| Ancient Tragedy | |
| Ancient Comedy | |
| Ancient Epic | |
| The Enlightenment in Europe | |
| The Modern Novel | |
| Trends in the Contemporary Novel | |
| Independent Study: International Literature | |