Master of Arts with Certification (MAC): Secondary - Overview
The Secondary Master of Arts with Certification Program is designed to help you develop as a thoughtful, critically reflective, inquiring educator who is prepared both to teach in schools as they currently exist and to be an agent of change for schools as they might be. As a Secondary MAC student, you will be challenged to think deeply about what it means to be an effective teacher by reflecting on your practice as an educator and as a learner; you will be encouraged to think about your goals, values, beliefs, and assumptions about education as a foundation for exploring the craft of teaching; and you will be encouraged to think about schools in their broad social, cultural, political, and historical contexts.
The Secondary MAC Program prepares you for teacher certification in:
- Your teaching major and/or minor in grade 6 - 12 classrooms
With successful completion of the program, you will earn both Michigan teacher certification and a Master's degree in education. "Successful completion" means candidates have satisfied requirements in each of the following areas:
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This degree specialization is housed within the Educational Studies Program, which fosters links among students and faculty in a number of specializations sharing a commitment to the integration of theory and research on teaching, learning, and educational access in P-12 settings.
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