Teaching
Master of Arts
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Why you should earn your Master's in Teaching from JBU.
If you're wanting to make an impact through a meaningful career in teaching, JBU can help you get there.
In JBU's Master of Arts in Teaching program, you'll learn the skills and gain the classroom experience you need to obtain an Arkansas teaching license for secondary education (grades 7-12). This is an excellent option if you didn't major in education as an undergraduate student, but have at least 18 credit hours in a specific content area.
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Program Length
The M.A.T. is a 36-hour program and can be completed in approximately two years. An additional semester is required of MAT students in order to complete their internship.
Course Format
Graduate Education programs at JBU are offered in a hybrid format—half of your class sessions are completely online; the other half can be attended either face-to-face OR you can log in to attend online during class time. All face-to-face classes meet at the JBU Rogers Center.
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Benefits of JBU's Teaching program
Receive one-on-one support from professors through smaller class sizes.
Able to work full-time while earning your degree with evening courses, synchronous, and online courses.
Gain expertise from faculty who have years of experience in the field.
Graduate feeling equipped to honor God and serve others by studying teaching from a biblical worldview.
Alicia Leon Morales ’19
"I chose JBU because I saw that the professors and educators cared about their students, thus showing us as future educators how we should treat our students. You can tell that they truly care about what they are teaching and do it to their fullest potential...Getting this degree will not only impact me personally, but it will also impact my future career. I hope to be able to inspire the students that I teach and help them see that if we persevere, we can be successful."-
