MST - Elementary Education option
The MS degree in the Teaching of Mathematics (MST), Elementary Education option, is available for elementary teachers who currently hold a State of Illinois teaching certificate. Courses are offered in the late afternoon and early evening. Some courses are offered during the summer. This degree helps teachers broaden their understanding of learning and teaching mathematics in grades K-8. The MST program does not lead into the department's doctoral (PhD or DA) programs.
The student must fulfill the Graduate College requirements specified in the
Graduate College catalog as well as departmental requirements detailed in the
MSCS Graduate Handbook 
which includes:
- Core courses (22 credit hours)
- MthT 465 (Teaching Algebra for Understanding)
- MthT 550 (Concepts in Elementary School Mathematics II)
- MthT 565 (Teacher Geometry: An Activity Approach)
- MthT 589 (Practicum in Teaching Elementary School Mathematics)
- CI 484 (Curriculum and Instruction in the Middle School)
- EPSY 446 (Characteristics of Early Adolescence)
- Elective courses (14 credit hours)
- MthT 450 (Concepts in Elementary School Mathematics I)
- MthT 460 (Geometric Measurement and Numerical Methods)
- MthT 470 (Teaching Mathematics with Science: An Activity Approach I)
- MthT 480 (Microcomputers in Elementary School Mathematics I)
- MthT 560 (Introduction to Analytic Geometry and Calculus)
- MthT 575 (Principles of Probability and Statistics)
For additional details also consult the Office of Mathematics and Computer Education or call (312) 996-2439.