Degree Plan
The Master of Arts in Teaching degree with a major in Mathematics is available in both a thesis (recommended) and a non-thesis option. The thesis option requires 24 hours of coursework plus the completion of a six-semester-hour thesis in Mathematics Education, while the non-thesis option requires 36 hours of coursework. A maximum of nine (9) of these hours can be taken from the 3300- and 4300-level courses listed below. Each student must have his or her courses approved by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Advisor in order to ensure adequate breadth of courses in the Mathematical Sciences. Any student in the nonthesis option is expected to conduct research, and graduate with a research paper approved by the faculty with whom MATH 5396 is taken.
Math Education Component
Required courses (6 credits hours)
- MATM 5360 Introduction to Research in Mathematics Education
- MATM 5365 Technology in Mathematics Classroom
Math Content Component
Suggested courses (18 credit hours)
- MATH 5370 Seminar: Algebra & Number Theory
- MATH 5370 Seminar: Algebraic Structures
- MATH 5370 Seminar: Axiomatic Geometry and Geometric Topology
- MATH 5370 Seminar: Probability and Statistics
- MATH 5370 Seminar: Topics in Advanced Calculus
- MATH 5311 Applied Mathematics
Thesis Option
Required courses (6 credit hours)
- MATH 5398 Thesis
- MATH 5399 Thesis
Non-Thesis Option
Suggested courses (9 cr.) + Required courses (3 cr.)
- MATM 5361 Research Methods in Mathematics Education
- MATM 5364 Quantitative Research in Mathematics Education
- MTED 5326 Cultural History, Epistemology, and Pedagogy of Mathematics
- MATH 5396 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Research