Department of Middle Grades and Secondary Education
The Department of Middle Grades and Secondary Education at Georgia Southern University offers a variety of programs to prepare teachers and provide advanced professional development. Programs at the undergraduate level include middle grades education (4-8); secondary education (6-12) with specializations in biology, chemistry, English, history, mathematics and physics; and health and physical education (P-12). The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program offers initial teacher preparation in middle grades, health and physical education, and Spanish education, as well as secondary areas of business, biology, chemistry, economics, English, history, geography, mathematics, physics, and political science. The department offers Master of Education (M.Ed.) and Education Specialist (Ed.S.) degrees in middle grades and secondary education and an M.Ed. in Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. In addition to these degree programs, the department also offers endorsements in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Gifted Education, and Teacher Support and Coaching, and a certificate in Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students.
Programs
Majors
- Health and Physical Education B.S.Ed. (Certification Track)
- Health and Physical Education B.S.Ed. Professional Studies (Non-Certification Track)
- Middle Grades Education B.S.Ed. (Certification Track)
- Middle Grades Education B.S.Ed. Professional Studies (Non-Certification Track)
- Secondary Education B.S.Ed. (Emphasis in Biology Education - Certification Track)
- Secondary Education B.S.Ed. (Emphasis in Chemistry Education - Certification Track)
- Secondary Education B.S.Ed. (Emphasis in English Education - Certification Track)
- Secondary Education B.S.Ed. (Emphasis in History Education - Certification Track)
- Secondary Education B.S.Ed. (Emphasis in Mathematics Education - Certification Track)
- Secondary Education B.S.Ed. (Emphasis Physics - Certification Track)
- Secondary Education B.S.Ed. - Professional Studies (Emphasis in Biology - Non-Certification Track)
- Secondary Education B.S.Ed. - Professional Studies (Emphasis in Chemistry - Non-Certification Track)
- Secondary Education B.S.Ed. - Professional Studies (Emphasis in English - Non-Certification Track)
- Secondary Education B.S.Ed. - Professional Studies (Emphasis in History - Non-Certification Track)
- Secondary Education B.S.Ed. - Professional Studies (Emphasis in Mathematics-Non-Certification Track)
- Secondary Education B.S.Ed. - Professional Studies (Emphasis in Physics - Non-Certification Track)