The University of Virginia Department of Physics and School of Continuing and Professional Studies are pleased to offer
the Master of Arts in Physics Education program (MAPE). The MAPE program is designed for licensed teachers who already teach
physical science or physics in grades 6-12, but do not have an undergraduate degree in physics. We will consider adult applicants
who have retired from their professional careers in engineering, sciences, or military who desire to teach physics as a second career.
The program focuses on physics content and pedagogy. However, it does not qualify you or certify you as a licensed teacher.
Permission to enroll and the student's program of study is approved by the Physics Department Graduate Committee.>br>
The MAPE
program consists of 6000-level courses for K-12 teachers designed
to serve the professional development needs of high school physics and middle school science teachers. Through distance
learning and summer study at UVa, MAPE provides middle school physical science and high school physics teachers with a
stronger background in physics. Each year students take two 6000-level core physics courses in the summer in residence
at UVa and usually two distance-learning 6000-level courses during the academic year. Students can complete their
requirements of 30 hours for the MAPE degree in two and a half years. Advising is available through the Department of
Physics. Teachers can start at any time during the sequence of courses. These courses (including the MAPE degree) do not
qualify as graduate-level courses to prepare you to teach at the college level including teaching dual enrollment courses
and community college physics courses.
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