Posted: Tue, 09/20/2011 - 11:38am Updated: Tue, 05/04/2021 - 2:04pm

The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) is generally a pre-service degree which usually requires a minimum of 30 semester hours beyond a bachelor's degree. The program emphasizes advanced coursework in a specific academic discipline to enhance the candidate's knowledge in that subject area. Furthermore, it focuses on educating the candidate in practical teaching skills for use as a teacher, as opposed to focusing on performing research in the educational field.