This program is awaiting NYSED and MSCHE approval.
Welcome to a New Chapter: Starting June 1*, Siena College is honored to carry forward the legacy of Clarkson University's Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program, promising a future of continued excellence and innovative education.
Siena’s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program prepares you to meet the challenges of the rapidly changing education field. Districts and schools all over seek out creative and dynamic instructors ready to take charge, encourage change and deliver results, and Siena’s MAT program teaches you to do just that.
Hands-on experience is a key part of our program — immediately immersing our students in a year-long residency or internship assignment. During this assignment, you will experience what it is like to be an educator through lesson plan creation and classroom management. Along the way, an experienced mentor-teacher observes and directs your progress.
At the heart of our MAT program lies our faculty — bringing a wealth of experience to the classroom including mentorship and support. Every member of Siena’s MAT faculty has secondary teaching experience. As a result, our teachers are sought-after in urban, suburban and rural school settings.
Our blend of coursework with hands-on classroom experience forms educators who can make a meaningful impact in their communities.
Ready to show why the best teachers are Saints?
Courses include:
Curriculum and Methods of Teaching
Effective Teaching for All Learners (3 credits)
Essential Reading Literacy
Professionalism in Teaching
The Modern Teacher (3 credits)
The Psychology of Teaching
Complete two electives in the subject area in which you intend to obtain certification. Choose from the following options:
Biology
Business and Marketing
Chemistry
Chinese
Computer Science
Earth Science
English
French
German
Greek
Latin
Mathematics
Physics
Russian
Social Studies
Spanish
Technology
CHOOSE THE PATH THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU
MAT, Adolescent Education - includes grades 7-12 certification pathways in Biology, Business and Marketing (K-12), Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics, Computer Science (K-12), Mathematics, English, Social Studies, Technology (K-12), Chinese, French, German, Greek, Latin, Russian, or Spanish.
Advanced Certificates: Certificate of Advanced Study in Curriculum & Instruction; Certificate of Advanced Study in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Extension Programs: Middle Childhood Extension; Coordinator of Work Based Learning Programs Extension; Foreign Language Elementary School (FLES); General Science; Bilingual Education Extension
SUCCEED AS A SAINT
The MAT Program has a 100% placement rate of graduates since 2016.
*Subject to NY State Education Department approval.
