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American Museum of Natural History to Offer Master of Arts in Teaching Degree
By Catherine Groux
Posted January 18, 2012 08:44 AM
Students will soon be able to earn master's degrees at a New York museum.Today, many students earn degrees without ever setting foot on a college campus. For instance, the 2011 Sloan Survey of Online Learning shows that more than 6 million students took online classes in the fall of 2010, allowing them to complete their coursework over the Internet. Students in New York will soon get the chance to earn a master's degree not by heading to a local school, but by flocking to the American Museum of Natural History.
According to The New York Times, students will be able to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from the museum this June. Additionally, thanks to the New York State Board of Regents, tuition will be free, and students will receive $30,000 stipends during their 15-month program. However, students must commit to spending four years teaching in a high-need public school in the state.
The program is open to 50 students with a background or a career in science. Using their scientific skills, degree seekers will learn how to become earth science educators. In this way, the courses' goal is to produce 50 new science teachers over the span of two years for New York's secondary schools. In recent years, these middle and high schools have faced a shortage of both math and science instructors.
