Urban Education & Social Justice with Credential, MAT
Students in the Master of Arts in Teaching: Urban Education and Social Justice (MAT: UESJ) program explores critical, transformative pedagogies as a part of their preparation to teach in urban schools.
The MAT: UESJ curriculum focuses on the complex learning strengths and needs of urban students from diverse cultural, educational, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Candidates will learn through a combination of coursework, fieldwork, action research, and professional development activities.
Accepting for Fall 2025
Research Projects
Unlike other master’s in teaching programs, the Urban Education and Social Justice curriculum requires candidates to develop, research, implement, and write a research project related to justice-oriented urban education. In doing so, our candidates have the time and academic support to develop as teachers and scholars. Recent projects include:
- Beyond the Articles: Developing Socio-Political Literacy in the Social Science Classroom
- CRITICAL biLITERACY TO READ THE WOR(L)D
- Moving Beyond the Model Minority Myth: Bringing Visibility to Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth
- Universidad de Padres: Including our Spanish Speaking Parents in the Educational System
Become a Teacher Resident
Teach alongside an experienced mentor teacher for a year in the Jefferson Elementary School District (JESD) while completing coursework toward your California Teaching Credential. You'll receive financial support to help cover the cost of tuition and hiring priority in JESD.
Urban Education & Social Justice with Credential, MAT
San Francisco, CA 94117
Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.