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This program is offered in Durham.
Application Requirements
Test Scores: None
New England Regional: No
Special Application Instructions: Summer MST admission open to college and university faculty, and doctoral students from other institutions.
Degree Offered: M.S.T., Cognate
The college teaching program prepares graduate students for academic teaching positions. Students must be ready to teach in their field or discipline upon completion of program requirements. The transfer and relationship between theory and research and instructional practice is emphasized in all courses.
This is a University-wide program coordinated by the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School and involving the Center for Teaching Excellence and faculty members from many fields and disciplines. Two academic programs are offered: the Cognate in College Teaching and the Master of Science for Teachers (M.S.T.).
Admission Requirements
Applicants to the cognate or M.S.T. programs must have completed one year in a doctoral program at UNH and have the support and recommendation of their doctoral program coordinator. The M.S.T. program is also available to faculty members and doctoral students from other universities. Students in master's-only programs at UNH may be eligible to enroll in an M.S.T. program as a dual degree or in the Cognate program.
Degree Requirements
Cognate in College Teaching Requirements
This program requires the satisfactory completion of 12 academic credits and emphasizes the development of classroom teaching skills in a specific field or discipline. Students elect, with the permission of their graduate coordinator, to add the cognate to their graduate degree. The cognate will be awarded at the time of the award of the qualifying graduate degree. Requirements include 4 credits in the GRAD 950 series, including GRAD 950 Issues in College Teaching and GRAD 951 Teaching with Writing. Students also complete a minimum of 4 credits in field and disciplinary studies related to teaching in their specific area of graduate study. A list of approved graduate-level courses for field and disciplinary studies is available and includes courses in the GRAD 970 and 980 series. All students also must complete 4 credits in GRAD 990, College Teaching Praxis.
M.S.T. Degree Requirements
Building upon the basic foundation in college teaching, the M.S.T. program adds advanced studies in specific content related to teaching and learning from many fields, the evolving role and function of the professor in higher education and postsecondary academic institutions, and specific methods related to pedagogical improvement and research. Completion of the M.S.T. as a dual degree with the Ph.D. may lengthen the time usually needed to earn the doctoral degree. Under no circumstances will the M.S.T. be awarded to a doctoral student who fails to complete the doctoral degree.
Requirements include core requirements of 16 credits from the GRAD 950 and 960 series of courses. Required courses include GRAD 950, 961, and 965. Students also complete a minimum of 8 credits in field and disciplinary studies related to their specific area of graduate study. A list of approved courses for field and disciplinary studies is available and includes courses in the GRAD 970 and 980 series. All students also must complete 8 credits in GRAD 990, College Teaching Praxis.
Some graduate programs have requirements that complement the requirements of these University-wide college teaching programs. In these instances, formal articulation agreements insure fully coordinated programs so that students are not required to duplicate requirements. Information on existing articulation agreements is available from the coordinator of this program or specific graduate program directors.
Permission to enroll in GRAD 990, Teaching Praxis, is dependent upon the student's readiness to be an effective instructor. Readiness is determined by the coordinator based upon the recommendation of the faculty. Permission to enroll in GRAD 990 is also based upon the satisfactory completion of prerequisite requirements and the ability to communicate effectively in a college classroom as an instructor. Students may be required to submit evidence to verify this ability to communicate effectively in a classroom as a prerequisite. Responsibilities as a teaching assistant are insufficient to demonstrate the competencies needed to complete GRAD 990, College Teaching Praxis.
Courses
Courses
| Abbreviation | Course Number | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAD | 800 | Continuing Enrollment | 0 |
| GRAD | 885 | Graduate Foreign Exchange | 1 TO 9 |
| GRAD | 900 | Master's Continuing Research | 0 |
| GRAD | 930 | Ethics in Research and Scholarship | 2 OR 3 |
| GRAD | 940 | Foundations in College Teaching | 2 |
| GRAD | 941 | Teaching Methods in Higher Education | 2 |
| GRAD | 945 | Advanced Seminar in College Teaching | 2 |
| GRAD | 950 | Issues in College Teaching | 2 |
| GRAD | 951 | Teaching with Writing | 2 |
| GRAD | 952 | College Teaching Mentorship | 1 TO 2 |
| GRAD | 955 | Gender in College Teaching | 2 |
| GRAD | 959 | Advanced Issues in College Teaching | 1 |
| GRAD | 961 | Cognition, Teaching, and Learning | 2 |
| GRAD | 962 | Academic Citizenship | 2 |
| GRAD | 963 | College Students and the Undergraduate Culture | 2 |
| GRAD | 965 | Classroom Research and Assessment Methods | 2 |
| GRAD | 970 | Special Topics in College Teaching | 2 TO 4 |
| GRAD | 971 | Teaching and Learning in Science | 3 TO 4 |
| GRAD | 978 | Teaching Economics | 4 |
| GRAD | 980 | Preparing to Teach a Psychology Course | 2 |
| GRAD | 990 | College Teaching Praxis | 3 TO 4 |
| GRAD | 995 | Independent Study | 1 TO 4 |
