Master of Arts in Education: Montessori Diploma - MA
Through a partnership between St. Catherine University's Education Department and the Montessori Center of Minnesota (MCM), students prepare for a career as a Montessori educator and earn a Master of Arts in Education degree.
The Montessori courses are offered at MCM's state-of-the-art facility in St. Paul. Students prepare for careers as Montessori guides, earn the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) diploma and complete the additional courses (offered in an online format) required for a Master of Arts degree in Education. Each fall, a new cohort of students begin a one-year course of study toward a primary diploma. Every third summer, a new cohort of students begin the summer-intensive, 2-1/2 year elementary diploma program.
Primary Montessori Program Curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC 5100 | Early Childhood Practical Life | 1 |
| EDUC 5150 | Early Childhood Sensorial Education | 1 |
| EDUC 5220 | 1 | |
| EDUC 5260 | Early Childhood Art | 1 |
| EDUC 5270 | Early Childhood Science | 1 |
| EDUC 5360 | Early Childhood Mathematics | 2 |
| EDUC 5370 | Early Childhood Language Arts and Literacy | 2 |
| EDUC 5380 | Early Childhood Social Studies | 1 |
| EDUC 5561 | Inclusion of Special Needs Students in the Classroom | 3 |
| EDUC 5620 | 2 | |
| EDUC 5630 | 2 | |
| EDUC 5640 | 2 | |
| EDUC 5710 | Early Childhood Projects I | 1 |
| EDUC 5720 | Early Childhood Projects II | 1 |
| EDUC 5730 | Early Childhood Projects III | 1 |
| EDUC 5741 | Early Childhood Observations | 1 |
| EDUC 5751 | Early Childhood Observation | 1 |
| EDUC 5761 | Early Childhood Observation | 1 |
| EDUC 5771 | Early Childhood Observations | 1 |
| EDUC 5841 | Supervised Practice Lab: Early Childhood | 2 |
| EDUC 5863 | Supervised Practice Lab: Early Childhood | 3 |
| EDUC 6141 | Theories of Montessori Education | 2 |
| EDUC 6142 | Practical Aspects of Montessori Education | 2 |
| EDUC 6670 | Introduction to Action Research | 3 |
| EDUC 6760 | Advanced Action Research | 3 |
| EDUC 8920 | Action Research Project | 1 |
| Total Credits | 42 | |
Elementary Montessori Program Curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC 5190 | Methods and Materials in Elementary Social Studies and History | 2 |
| EDUC 5290 | Methods and Materials in Elementary Music and Movement | 1 |
| EDUC 5420 | Methods and Materials in Elementary Art | 1 |
| EDUC 5440 | Methods and Materials in Elementary Mathematics I | 2 |
| EDUC 5470 | Methods and Materials in Elementary Biology I | 1 |
| EDUC 5540 | Methods and Materials in Language Arts and Literacy I | 2 |
| EDUC 5561 | Inclusion of Special Needs Students in the Classroom | 3 |
| EDUC 5740 | Elementary Observation | 1 |
| EDUC 5750 | Elementary Observation | 1 |
| EDUC 5840 | Elementary Supervised Practice Lab | 2 |
| EDUC 5860 | Elementary Supervised Practice Lab | 2 |
| EDUC 5880 | Elementary Supervised Practice Lab | 2 |
| EDUC 6141 | Theories of Montessori Education | 2 |
| EDUC 6142 | Practical Aspects of Montessori Education | 2 |
| EDUC 6440 | Methods and Materials in Mathematics II | 2 |
| EDUC 6470 | Methods and Materials in Elementary Science | 1 |
| EDUC 6540 | Methods and Materials in Elementary Language Arts and Literacy II | 2 |
| EDUC 6680 | 3 | |
| EDUC 6690 | 3 | |
| EDUC 6670 | Introduction to Action Research | 3 |
| EDUC 6760 | Advanced Action Research | 3 |
| EDUC 8920 | Action Research Project | 1 |
| Total Credits | 42 | |