Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
General Information
Schedule
The MAT program begins with a summer session that runs from June 20, 2011 through August 5, 2011. The Brown academic year (2011-2012) begins September 7, 2011. Commencement is Sunday, May 27, 2012. The design of the program makes it necessary for all students to begin the program in June and complete the 12-month sequence.
After Brown
Brown's Career Development Center , in consultation with the Education Department, offers support to MAT candidates in designing a job search. Individual advice and counsel as well as workshops on resume writing, interviewing techniques, professional portfolios and job search strategies are available from the Career Development Center and from the Education Department staff and faculty. Job listings and on-campus interview opportunities are also available to teacher education candidates.
Legal Statements
Brown University does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, handicap, status as a veteran, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, or other school-administered programs. In general, the University affirms that admission to and employment at the University are based on individual merit and performance and not on personal convictions, preferences, or happenstance of birth unrelated to academic or job performance.
TITLE II: It is required of each teacher education program that receives funding from the federal government, such as work study grants, that it make public the results of the professional test given to each completer. Brown University’s teacher education program had a 100% pass rate in the year 2009.