Brown’s one-year Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program prepares future educators to teach with purpose, deep content knowledge, and a commitment to equity in urban secondary schools.

Designed in partnership with local educators, the program integrates rigorous coursework, hands-on teaching experience, and personalized coaching. Students work in a small, collaborative cohort and receive comprehensive preparation to become culturally responsive, justice-driven teachers.

The MAT program offers certification in the following secondary subjects (grades 7–12):

• A unique blend of University and residency-based teacher preparation
  Our MAT candidates benefit from both experienced Brown faculty and exceptional mentor-teachers. Students start the program with a heavily supported, immersive teaching experience at Brown Summer High School. They are then immersed in a local urban school from fall to spring, taking classes both at Brown and at the school site.
• Integration of theory and practice
  At Brown, coursework and fieldwork are deeply integrated. Our MAT candidates' nine-month teaching experience is directly tied to the work they do in the classroom, creating a reciprocal and cohesive learning process. Forging connections between teaching in the classroom and coursework allows students to continuously connect theory to practice in deep and meaningful ways.
• Culturally responsive pedagogy
  We emphasize access, equity, and affordability in our teaching, building these core principles into every subject method.
• A small, collaborative cohort 
  The MAT cohort is kept small to enable students to foster close, lifelong relationships with each other and with our distinguished faculty.
• An engaged local and national alumni community
  Brown alumni offer professional support and lasting professional connections.