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SIU's Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Curriculum Instruction Secondary Education program is a degree program intended for persons who have successfully completed an undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Fine Arts) in the liberal arts or sciences and desire to pursue licensure for teaching at the secondary school level. Those enrolled engage in a year-long internship (two semesters) in a public school setting while also completing University-based studies culminating in the Master's degree. The M.A.T. in Curriculum Instruction Secondary Education is designed as a high-quality, technology-rich, accelerated teacher license program; time-to-degree is approximately fifteen (15) months, including one full academic year and two adjacent or contiguous summer sessions of course work. Those holding undergraduate degrees in teacher education are ineligible for this program.

M.A.T. in Curriculum Instruction Secondary Education candidates select a subject area most compatible with coursework in the major content area that was completed during a bachelor's degree program. Secondary subject area options include:

• English Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science-Biology
• Science-Chemistry
• Social Science-History

 Upon graduation from the program, candidates will be licensed to teach in a school system in Illinois or in a state offering reciprocity. They will be broadly prepared in their content areas and will possess leadership experience pertinent to the public school setting. M.A.T. in Curriculum Instruction Secondary Education candidates advance through the program as members of an interdisciplinary cohort of no more than 25 students and are required to work collaboratively within that cohort to investigate and make recommendations about school-based programs and issues using action research methodologies.