The IU Online Master of Arts for Teachers in History combines coursework in education and history to prepare you to be a dual-credit instructor at the high school and community college levels. The educational component of the program teaches you how to apply the science and art of teaching to college-level instruction. Coursework covers instruction and curriculum, assessment, diversity and inclusive teaching, and research.

As a student in the history component of the program, you focus on the historiographic trends and historical context necessary to properly analyze current events. You gain a depth of knowledge in a variety of historical subjects while learning the most effective methods to teach those subjects to an undergraduate audience. You learn to perform historical research and construct original arguments while assessing the validity of the historical sources you use.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the History component of the Master of Arts for Teachers in History, graduates will be able to -

1. Model effective oral and written historical communication skills by applying historical methods, identifying and describing historical contexts, explaining historiographic trends, connecting historical events/issues in contemporary situations, and employing appropriate academic style and citation.
2. Use a variety of digital tools for historical research to perform research, locate and identify primary and secondary source material (written, visual, material culture, artistic, oral, photographic, video, digital).
3. Assess the validity and analyze the significance of historical sources to develop and support historical arguments.
4. Select sources, prepares lessons, and align distinct teaching methods to learning outcomes in order to provide effective History instruction at the College level.

Upon completion of the Education component of the Master of Arts for Teachers in History, graduates will be able to—

1. Engage in the development of rigorous curriculum planning and design;
2. Promote college-level studies skills and habits of mind;
3. Use assessment data to inform college-level instructional practices;
4. Prepare dual-credit students for success in college-level assessments;
5. Conduct research to improve dual-credit instruction.
   

MAT Requirements