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Dual-degree program in teaching and liberal arts (MAT/M.A.)

Simmons’s innovative dual-degree program prepares students for teaching licensure while simultaneously providing a concentration in a chosen area of liberal arts. This 64-credit program leads to a Master of Arts in Teaching, plus a Master of Arts in Children’s Literature, English, Gender/Cultural Studies, or Spanish. Students work simultaneously toward both degrees and, upon successful completion of the program, are certified as elementary, middle, or high school teachers. Full-time students can complete the program in approximately two years. Part-time students must complete the program within six years of enrollment. All dual-degree students pursue the full-year internship option of the MAT program. During the first year, students are participant-observers at a public school site. During the second year, they are clinical interns at the same site. MAT/Liberal Arts graduates are well positioned for leadership roles as department heads, lead teachers, or curriculum coordinators.

Communications Management (M.S.) and Gender/Cultural Studies (M.A.)

Adding a theoretical and culturally progressive approach to Communications Management and a practical component to Gender/Cultural Studies, this unique dual degree combines the intellectually rigorous approach to gender studies and cultural theory of the Gender/Cultural Studies program with the strategic thinking and practitioner approach of Communications Management. Responding to a constantly changing professional culture and the increasing number of corporations working to broaden their definitions of diversity, this program incorporates issues including cultural diversity, gender equality, and effective communication strategies, while focusing on communications, cultural theory, diversity, gender politics, and the marketplace. Career options for graduates of this program include positions in diversity consulting, human resources, employee communications, advocacy organizations, and more. To learn more about this dual degree program, view the program fact sheet.

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