MAT Italian at Stony Brook University

Programme overview

The Master of Arts in Teaching in Italian leads to New York State certification for teaching Italian in secondary schools (grades 7-12), with an extension option for grades K-6. It is designed for people with little or no previous education coursework or classroom teaching experience.

Faculty: School of Professional Development | Department: Department of Languages & Cultural Studies (in collaboration with D-TALE) | Duration: 47 credits; complete within 5 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

47 credits: 15 credits in language, literature and culture (e.g. Contemporary Italy, Syntax and Composition, Italian Linguistics), 26 credits of professional studies in education (e.g. Education: Theory and Practice, Special Education, Foreign Language Methods, Curriculum Development), and 6 credits of supervised student teaching, plus 100 hours of field experience and a four-week teaching module.

Career pathways

Teaching Italian in secondary schools (grades 7-12; K-6 extension) with New York State certification.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application essay; bachelor degree with an academic major (or minimum 36 credits) in Italian, with minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA and 3.0 GPA in language studies; three letters of recommendation (two from college faculty, preferably in the major area); interview may be required. Student teaching requires an ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview rating of Advanced-Low or higher.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications are for fall entry with funding consideration; deadlines and any other entry terms vary by program.

Graduate School: the application fee is $100 (limited exceptions). Applications are submitted online through the Slate portal. Minimum cumulative GPA 3.00 on a 4.00 scale; GRE scores are listed on the application checklist and three letters of recommendation are required. Deadlines vary by program; for fall applications considered for funding the deadline is typically January 15.

Apply through the official page: https://www.stonybrook.edu/grad/admissions/apply-graduate-programs.html

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