Offered by Department of Modern Languages:

Modern Languages
Master of Arts in Education Degree

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• French Specialization
• German Specialization
• Spanish Specialization

MAE in Modern Languages with French, German or Spanish Specialization = 36 hours

• Pedagogy (6-9 hours required)
  • Take the following:
    • FORL 810, Second Language Acquisition - 3 hours
    • FORL 872P, Foreign Language Pedagogy - 0-3 hours (If not taken as FORL 472.)
    • Approved Elective in Pedagogy (FORL, PTE, etc.) - 0-3 hours
  • Take 1 course from:
    • CSP 800, Advanced Educational Psychology - 3 hours
    • CSP 805, Behavioral Characteristics of Children and Adolescents - 3 hours
• Research (3 hours required)
  • Take 1 course from:
    • FORL 800, Curriculum Development & Research - 3 hours
    • TE 802, Techniques of Research - 3 hours
• Specialization Requirements (24-27 hours required)
  Choose from one of the following:
  • French Specialization = 24-27 hours
    GR MAE 3505
    • Content Area Requirement (18-21 hours required)
      • Take the following:
        • FREN 814P, Advanced French Conversation - 0-3 hours (If not taken as FREN 414.)
        • FREN 860P, History of the French Language - 0-3 hours (If not taken as FREN 460.)
        • French Electives - 3-12 hours
      • Take 1 course from:
        • FREN 820P, The French Novel I - 3 hours
        • FREN 821P, The French Novel II - 3 hours
      • Choose one six hour block:
        • FREN 875, Graduate Study Abroad - 3 hours
        • FREN 876, Graduate Study Abroad - 3 hours
        • OR
        • FREN 896, Thesis (with permission) - 6 hours
    • Supporting Emphases (6 hours required)
      Choose from one of the following:
      • College Teaching Emphasis
        • Graduate Elective - 3 hours
        • Take 1 course from:
          • ENG 806, Principles of Literary Criticism - 3 hours
          • ENG 807, History of Literary Criticism - 3 hours
      • Secondary Teaching Emphasis
        • Graduate Elective - 3 hours
        • Take 1 course from:
          • EDAD 831, Social Foundations of Education - 3 hours
          • TE 803, Philosophy of Education - 3 hours
  • German Specialization = 24-27 hours
    GR MAE 3605
    • Content Area Requirement (18-21 hours required)
      • German Electives - 15-18 hours
      • Take 1 course from:
        • GERM 804, Introduction to Middle High German - 3 hours
        • GERM 805, History of the German Language - 3 hours
    • Supporting Emphases (6 hours required)
      Choose from one of the following:
      • College Teaching Emphasis
        • Graduate Elective - 3 hours
        • Take 1 course from:
          • ENG 806, Principles of Literary Criticism - 3 hours
          • ENG 807, History of Literary Criticism - 3 hours
      • Secondary Teaching Emphasis
        • Graduate Elective - 3 hours
        • Take 1 course from:
          • EDAD 831, Social Foundations of Education - 3 hours
          • TE 803, Philosophy of Education - 3 hours
  • Spanish Specialization = 24-27 hours
    GR MAE 3706
    • Content Area Requirement (18-21 hours required)
      • Take the following:
        • SPAN 808P, Comparative Grammar - 0-3 hours (If not taken as SPAN 408.)
        • SPAN 814, Oral, Written & Cultural Fluency - 3 hours
        • SPAN 830P, Latin American Literature - 0-3 hours (If not taken as SPAN 430.)
        • Spanish Electives - 3-12 hours
      • Choose one six hour block:
        • SPAN 875, Graduate Study Abroad - 3 hours
        • SPAN 876, Graduate Study Abroad - 3 hour
        • OR
        • SPAN 896, Thesis (with permission) - 6 hours
    • Supporting Emphases (6 hours required)
      Choose from one of the following:
      • College Teaching Emphasis
        • Graduate Elective - 3 hours
        • Take 1 course from:
          • ENG 806, Principles of Literary Criticism - 3 hours
          • ENG 807, History of Literary Criticism - 3 hours
      • Secondary Teaching Emphasis
        • Graduate Elective - 3 hours
        • Take 1 course from:
          • EDAD 831, Social Foundations of Education - 3 hours
          • TE 803, Philosophy of Education - 3 hours

See Modern Languages Program Information and Admission Requirements for more information about the program.