Program Overview

Master of Arts in Teaching - Special Education

The Master of Arts in Special Education (M.A.T.X.) is an alternate route licensure program of study that consists of 33 semester hours of graduate-level coursework and is designed for a person seeking a career as a special education teacher.

Program Requirements

• The program requires 33 semester hours of graduate-level coursework.
• The following courses are included in the program:
  • EDX 6173 Introduction to Contingency Management (3 hours)
  • EDX 8173 Special Education in the Regular Classroom (3 hours)
  • EDX 6193 Advanced Planning in Special Education (3 hours)
  • EDX 6813 Introduction to Assessment Issues in Special Education (3 hours)
  • EDX 8013 Fundamentals of Teaching Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disorders (3 hours)
  • EDX 8023 Fundamentals of Teaching Individuals with Learning Disabilities (3 hours)
  • EDX 8053 Fundamentals of Teaching Individuals with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (3 hours)
  • EDX 8233 Special Education Internship I (3 hours)
  • EDX 8243 Special Education Internship II (3 hours)
  • EDE 8163 Teaching Middle Level Mathematics Content (3 hours) or EDS 6633 Mathematics Education Pedagogy
  • RDG 8113, RDG 8123, or RDG 8133 Middle Level Content Area Literacy Instruction, or RDG 8653 Teaching Reading in the Secondary Schools

Admission Criteria

• In addition to the criteria for admission to a Master of Science degree program in CISE (with the exception of a teaching license), M.A.T.X. candidates must:
  • Pass the Praxis CORE and Praxis II Specialty Area Test required for special education licensure by the Mississippi Department of Education
  • Pass a certified background check