Science Teaching
Science Teaching
http://space.rice.edu/MST/
204 Herman Brown Hall
713-348-4939
Patricia Reiff
Program Director
reiff@rice.edu
The Master of Science Teaching (MST) degree is a content-based, non-thesis, advanced degree primarily directed towards inservice middle school, IPC (Integrated Physics and Chemistry), Physics, or Astronomy high school teachers and other Education and Public Outreach (EPO) professionals. The goal of the program is to provide content and skills to inservice and preservice K-12 and Informal educators, so that they will become proficient in, and able to teach, all the Planetary, Astronomy, and Space Science topics included in the Next Generation Science Standards and the State of Texas science standards.
The teachers who finish the program are encouraged to become master teachers in their school district, multiplying the impact of the program manifold by giving workshops and other inservice programs to other teachers both in-state, and across the country.
Director
Patricia Reiff
Application Review Committee
David Alexander
Marjorie Corcoran
Patricia Reiff
Advisory Council
David Alexander
Marjorie Corcoran
Robert Curl (emeritus)
Carolyn Nichol
Neal Lane (emeritus)
Anne Papakonstantinou
Patricia Reiff
Ron Sass (emeritus)
Carolyn Sumners
Educational Professionals
Carolyn Nichol
Anne Papakonstantinou
Patricia Reiff
Carolyn Sumners
James Young
For Rice University degree-granting programs:
To view the list of official course offerings, please see Rice’s Course Catalog
To view the most recent semester’s course schedule, please see Rice's Course Schedule
Description and Code Legend
Note: Internally, the university uses the following descriptions, codes, and abbreviations for this academic program. The following is a quick reference:
Course Catalog/Schedule
Course offerings/subject codes: Courses from various subjects may apply toward the graduate degree.
Department Description and Code
Physics and Astronomy: PHYS
Graduate Degree Description and Code
Master of Science Teaching degree: MST
Graduate Degree Program Description and Code
Degree Program in Science Teaching: STEA