Master of Arts (MAT) Family and Consumer Sciences

The MAT is offered via the College of Education. The Department of Child Development and Family Relations offers the family and consumer sciences content option for the degree. Students must meet the collaborative criteria for program and degree requirements and process via the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education and the Department of Child Development and Family Relations, College of Human Ecology.  This program leads to a Master’s degree in teaching with initial licensure.  This is a year-long program commencing during Summer Session 1 and concluding Summer Session 2, the following year.  Upon successful completion of the program, students are eligible for a N. C. teaching license with specialty area of Family and Consumer Science. 

This is a minimum 39-semester hour program. Following is the plan of study for the MAT:

Core Courses (27 s.h.)
TCHR 6010 – The Learner and the Learning Environment
TCHR 6011 – The Teacher and the teaching Experience
TCHR 6020 – MAT Classroom Management
TCHR 6024 – MAT Internship
TCHR 6030 – Literacy Development in the Content Area Classroom
SPED 6000 – Teaching Students with Exceptionalities in the Regular Classroom

Family and Consumer Sciences Education Courses (15 s.h.)
FACS 6323 (3 credits)  Methods of Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences Curricula
12 s. h. from the following:
FACS 5007 (3 credits)  Special Problems in Family and Consumer Sciences Education
FACS 6003/6004 (1 credit/2credits)  Advanced Apparel Construction for Secondary Education and Lab
CDFR 6401 (3 credits)  Family Theories and Issues
CDFR 6402 (3 credits)  Theories of Child Development
CDFR 6407(3 credits)  Family Systems Theory
CDFR 7400 (3 credits)  Research Methods in Child/Family Studies