Master of Science in Teaching program with research thesis
The University of Maine is currently accepting applications to our Master of Science (MST) program for Fall 2021.
This two-year program is run by our Center for Research in STEM Education (umaine.edu/risecenter) and students receive a guaranteed assistantship for both years and the summer between those years. The assistantship may involve being a teaching assistant in an undergraduate course or working as a research assistant on a project or some combination of those (and sometimes other) things.
Students can earn certification to teach secondary school mathematics and/or science and gain teaching experience via on-campus teaching assistantships and a semester-long student teaching placement.
Students also complete a research thesis project under the direction of a STEM education faculty member to investigate some aspect of the teaching or learning of science or mathematics.
The program is a good option for students who are interested in education research but are not sure they want to enroll in a doctoral program or for students who want to be a secondary school teacher but also want to learn about education research along the way. You can view our list of graduates and read about their thesis projects here:
https://umaine.edu/risecenter/
Some choose to do their thesis projects on undergraduate teaching and learning and several of our graduates are active members of the RUME community!
Attached is a flyer for the program. Please forward it to any students you think might be interested in the program. More information about admissions and program requirements can be found at
https://umaine.edu/risecenter/
If you have questions about the program, feel free to contact me.
Natasha
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