MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING

Major in: MATHEMATICS

FOUNDATION COURSES

COURSE CODE: EDUC 200
COURSE TITLE: METHODS OF RESEARCH
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is intended to equip the graduate school students with the necessary knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts, principles, types of research, research methods, statistical procedure and data analysis. It deals with the nature and characteristics of research and its scientific methodology to solve problems and enlighten the graduate students the systematic endeavor starting from the problem formulation through writing and presenting a research.

COURSE CODE: EDUC 201
COURSE TITLE: STATISTICAL METHODS
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to acquaint the graduate school students with the statistical techniques and computational procedures involved in the application and interpretation of results employed in educational research.

COURSE CODE: EDUC 202
COURSE TITLE: FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course provides the graduate school students with a strong background in philosophic understanding, logical sense and systematic theory of education. It also presents the different schools of educational philosophy as implemented in education to develop the philosophical and educational perspectives necessary in the teaching-learning process.

MAJOR COURSES

COURSE CODE: MATH 200
COURSE TITLE: FOUNDATION AND STRUCTURE OF MATHEMATICS
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is intended to clarify the logical basis for much of basic mathematics and to provide a solid foundation for the study of abstract mathematics and theoretical computer science. This course focuses on the basic principles of logical reasoning and how to apply these principles to formulate and explore the truth and falsity of mathematical statements. This course will probably place greater emphasis on communication, both written and oral, than other mathematics courses you may have taken previously. Justifying a belief in the truth or falsity of a mathematical assertion requires a rational argument. A main theme of the course is learning to express such arguments with clarity and precision.

COURSE CODE: MATH 201
COURSE TITLE: MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS FOR TEACHERS I
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is a study of the fundamental concepts or real numbers, inequalities, limits and theorems on differentiation, application of related rates, maxima and minima, anti-differentiation formulas, definite integral and its applications.

COURSE CODE: MATH 202
COURSE TITLE: MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS FOR TEACHERS II
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course introduces the various techniques and methods of integration: its importance in solving computational aspects of calculus and the application of the fundamental concepts in solving problems regarding area of a plane region, volumes of solids and length of arc, center of mass, work and force.

COURSE CODE: MATH 203
COURSE TITLE: ALGEBRAIC STRUCTURES
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course deals with groups, rings, fields, finite groups and Abelian groups. It covers mastery on proof techniques. This course is writing enhanced.

COURSE CODE: MATH 204
COURSE TITLE: LINEAR ALGEBRA AND MATRIX THEORY
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course aims to acquaint students with matrices, systems of linear equations, vector spaces, linear independence, linear transformations, determinants, diagonalization and inner product spaces.

COURSE CODE: MATH 205
COURSE TITLE: NUMBER THEORY
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is a study of the fundamental concepts of integers and divisibility; fundamental theorem of arithmetic; congruences; linear Diophantine equations; residues; number theoretic functions; primitive roots, quadratic residues, quadratic reciprocity law and the jacobi symbol.

COURSE CODE: MATH 206
COURSE TITLE: METHODS OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is a significant field of concentration which enables the students taking Master of Arts in teaching mathematics to develop a repertoire of teaching practices, innovations, experiential learning approaches that can be adapted to a variety of learning situations in math.

COURSE CODE: MATH 207
COURSE TITLE: MODERN COMPLEX ANALYSIS
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is a study of the analytic functions; complex integration; residue and poles; and conformal mapping.

COURSE CODE: MATH 208
COURSE TITLE: TOPOLOGICAL STRUCTURES
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to develop students’ competence in both content and skills. It deals with the fundamental concepts of set theory, laws of the algebra of sets, functions, cardinality, topological spaces and its definitions, continuity, countability, compactness and connectedness.

COURSE CODE: MATH 209
COURSE TITLE: COMPUTER-ORIENTED MATHEMATICS
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course deals with the study of number systems, sets and logic, combinatories, relations and functions, mathematical induction, logic and graph theory. Most applications are oriented toward computer-aided mathematics.

COURSE CODE: MATH 210
COURSE TITLE: GRAPH THEORY
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course deals with the study of counting techniques; permutations and combinations; binomial theorem, pigeonhole principle; algorithms; recursive algorithms, complexity; basic definitions in graph theory; paths and cycles; isomorphism and shortest path algorithms.

COGNATE COURSES

COURSE CODE: EDUC 210
COURSE TITLE: EMERGING THEORIES AND PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The purpose of this course is to prepare graduate school students in the field of teaching to be comfortable and competent in the use of emerging theories and styles in teaching-learning process. This course places particular emphasis on the School of Education themes of diversity, evaluation, assessment and professional competence.

COURSE CODE: EDUC 211
COURSE TITLE: HIGHER EDUCATION PEDAGOGIES
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This praxis course examines the new pedagogies being used in higher education teaching. This course is an integration of all aspects of instruction which are primarily designed for college instructors who are not education graduates. Its coverage includes college teaching methods, principles and techniques. An overview of the functions of colleges and universities as well as the code of Professional Ethics and the structures of Department of Education and Commission on Higher Education will also be discussed.

COURSE CODE: EDUC 212
COURSE TITLE: INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERS
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed for the new internet explorer and is an engaging, easy and practical way for the educators and administrators to learn about the information communication technology. A course of exploration is designed for teachers and administrators searching for a way to improve their instruction find the latest research, access volumes of resources and provide exciting medium for their educational environment.

COURSE CODE: EDUC 213
COURSE TITLE: DYNAMICS OF CHANGE AND LEADERSHIP IN THE WORKPLACE
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course presents systems theory and how it is applied in understanding the changing environments of the workplace. Theoretical and practical issues of leadership systems are presented with a particular emphasis on work ethics and on issues related to diversity. Integrative processes are explored as a means of developing effective approaches to a variety of human systems and management systems. Broadly speaking, this course is about effective leadership, diversity, inclusion and advocacy. This will look at social/political and cultural considerations of leadership in education and at issues of power in variety of actions and institutions.

COURSE CODE: ENGL. 201
COURSE TITLE: ADVANCED SPEECH IMPROVEMENT
COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to provide an opportunity for graduate school students to study and participate in advanced course of oral communication. It allows students to learn effective methods of communicating both their own ideas and those of others. The goals of the course are to emphasize the technical approach to oral communication, to develop an appreciation for listening and to foster a feeling of ease when presenting material to the group.