M.A. in Education Online
The Master of Arts degree in Education is a 30 credit hour degree designed for students who wish to pursue advanced studies in education. Students can pursue the MA in Education in any of three academic departments in the College of Education:
- Educational Leadership and Foundations
- Educational Psychology and Special Services
- Teacher Education
Admission Requirements
- A satisfactory undergraduate grade point average (GPA) 3.0.
- A current resume.
- A written statement by the applicant describing personal and professional goals as related to the M.A. in Education.
- The admission criteria will be reviewed holistically to assess the potential of the applicant. The successful applicant would typically have an undergraduate upper division GPA of 3.0 or higher that demonstrates focus on academics, a current resume that demonstrates basic knowledge in education, and a written statement that demonstrates maturity and commitment to Education.
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Applicants from countries where English is not the first language are required to demonstrate English proficiency. Please consult the graduate school website for required scores.
Graduation Requirements
Students may select one of two options to meet graduation requirements: Thesis or Capstone Project.
Thesis - A thesis and an oral defense, both satisfactory to the Graduate Studies Committee of the academic department.
Capstone Project – An applied research project conducted in an educational setting. The capstone project must meet the standards established by the program in order to satisfy degree requirements.
Plan of Study
The MA is a college-wide degree. Courses for the MA can be pursued in or across the College of Education’s three departments: Educational Leadership and Foundations, Educational Psychology and Special Services, or Teacher Education. Sample MA courses in each department are presented in subsequent sections.
Degree Plan
Concentrations
Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses Required: | 9 | |
| Scholarly Writing for Educ | ||
| Anti-Oppress & Anti-Racist Ed | ||
| Lang, Race & Culture in Ed | ||
| Discipline Courses Required: (Select 5 (FIVE) courses.) | 15 | |
| Crit Race & LatCrit Theory | ||
| Crit (Dis)Abilities Studies | ||
| Ed & Environ (In)Justice | ||
| Transnat & Postcol Feminisms | ||
| Queer Theory & Pedagogy | ||
| Transnationalism & Ed Practice | ||
| Freirean Ped & Soc Justice | ||
| Culminating Experience Courses Required: | ||
| TED 5388 | Capstone 1: DESJE/LIDE | 3 |
| or TED 5398 | Thesis | |
| TED 5389 | Capstone II: DESJ in Ed | 3 |
| or TED 5399 | Thesis | |
| *In consultation with their advisor, students may choose to take Capstone I and II and complete a Capstone Project as their culminating experience/graduation requirement OR students may choose to take Thesis I and II and complete a Thesis Project as their culminating experience/graduation requirement. Students must successfully complete either both Capstone courses or both Thesis courses to graduate from this program. | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Linguistic Diversity and Educational Equity
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses Required: | ||
| BED 5310 | Cross Linguistic Pedagogies | 3 |
| BED 5331 | Found of Bil and Teach Emr Bil | 3 |
| BED 5339 | Acad Language in DL Settings | 3 |
| BED 5343 | Content Area Intstr for EBs | 3 |
| SCFE 5303 | Anti-Oppress & Anti-Racist Ed | 3 |
| SCFE 5307 | Lang, Race & Culture in Ed | 3 |
| TED 5304 | Scholarly Writing for Educ | 3 |
| TED 5313 | Diversity in Educ. Settings | 3 |
| or SCFE 5313 | Transnat & Postcol Feminisms | |
| or SCFE 5323 | Freirean Ped & Soc Justice | |
| Culminating Experience Courses Required: | ||
| TED 5388 | Capstone 1: DESJE/LIDE | 3 |
| or TED 5398 | Thesis | |
| TED 5390 | Capstone II: Ling Div & Ed Eq | 3 |
| or TED 5399 | Thesis | |
| *In consultation with their advisor, students may choose to take Capstone I and II complete a Capstone Project as their culminating experience/graduation requirement OR students may choose to take Thesis I and II and complete a Thesis Project as their culminating experience/graduation requirement. Students must successfully complete either both Capstone courses or both Thesis courses to graduate from this program. | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
STEM Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses Required: | ||
| EDT 5374 | Pedagogy/Technology-rich Clsrm | 3 |
| or EDT 5375 | Tech Assist Tools/Issue/Access | |
| MTED 5322 | Ped Cntent Knowl in Teach Math | 3 |
| SIED 5323 | Societal Context of Sc Educ | 3 |
| or SIED 5325 | Inquiry Sc Ed in Biling Settng | |
| MTED 5322 may be repeated a max of 3 times for the following topics: Development of Quantitative Reasoning, Fostering Algebraic Thinking, and Development of Geometric Thinking. | ||
| Elective Courses (Choose FIVE courses with advisor approval) | 15 | |
| Web Tools for Construct Clsrm | ||
| Adv Productivity Tech/Clsrm | ||
| Assess Plan/Implment Tech Prog | ||
| Current Topics in Math Educ. | ||
| Rsrch-Based Pract in Math Clas | ||
| Authent Assess in Math Classrm | ||
| Environmental Education | ||
| Sc Tools Stnd Tech Safty/Ethic | ||
| Interv Stud w/High Incid Disab | ||
| Tch Rdng Wrt Mth/Lrns Hgh Inc | ||
| Learning Contexts & Curriculum | ||
| Diversity in Educ. Settings | ||
| Graduate Workshop In Education | ||
| Culminating Experience Courses Required: | ||
| STEM 5380 | Research of T & G in STEM ED | 3 |
| or TED 5398 | Thesis | |
| STEM 5390 | Capstone in STEM Education | 3 |
| or TED 5399 | Thesis | |
| *In consultation with their advisor, students may choose to take STEM 5380 and STEM 5390 and complete a Capstone Project as their culminating experience/graduation requirement OR students may choose to take TED 5398 and TED 5399 and complete a Thesis Project as their culminating experience/graduation requirement. Students must successfully complete either both Capstone courses or both Thesis courses to graduate from this program. | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |