StudyQA — Master: Cultural Studies in Education

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Description Contents Requirements

The Cultural Studies in Education (CSE) program is a critical interdisciplinary program that studies social, cultural, philosophical, and historical issues in education, broadly conceived. The CSE program addresses social and cultural theory, as well as narrative, qualitative and ethnographic methods to study education in a range of contexts from the funds of knowledge of family and community settings, to the social, cultural, political, economic, and contested struggles of public urban schooling. CSE faculty and students recognize the power of alternative ways of knowing and being, as well as the fundamental importance of racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual orientation diversity in education. CSE faculty specialize in sociocultural knowledge and teaching, discourse, critical theory and pedagogy, contexts of activism in education, identity formation, agency, African American and Latina/o experiences in education, diasporic community knowledges, Indigenous knowledge systems, and globalization and education.

Research Methodology Requirement (3 hours)

EDC 380R Educational Research and Design

Curriculum, Teaching & Learning Requirement (6 hours required)

Students may select 2 courses from the following, with assistance of the area program advisor:

EDC 381F Introduction to Teaching and Teacher Education
EDC 383F Curriculum Theory
EDC 384P Multicultural Education
EDC 385G Cultural Knowledge of Teachers and Teaching
EDC 385G Foundations of Curriculum
EDC 385G Learning Theories: Instructional Implications

Specialization (15 hours)

Students with an emphasis on Cultural Studies in Education will take additional related courses (minimum 15 hours), selected with the assistance and approval of the area program adviser. To help meet their personal career goals, students are encouraged to select courses from other clusters in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.

CSE Program Area Specifics (9 hours)

Select 3 courses from the following:

EDC 380F Sociocultural Foundations
EDC 385G Advanced Multicultural Education
EDC 380G Anthropology of Education
EDC 385G Chicana Feminist Theorists
EDC 385G Critical Pedagogy
EDC 385G Cultural Knowledge of Teachers and Teaching
EDC 385G Education in Contemporary Black America
EDC 385G Explorations in the Education of the Mexican American Child
EDC 385G Foundations of Curriculum
EDC 385G Identity, Agency, and Education
EDC 385G Race and Ethnic Relations in Schools
EDC 392L Philosophical Foundations of Education

Specialization Electives (6 hours)

Choose an additional 2 (two) courses in EDC (Curriculum & Instruction) with a clear cultural focus. Consult with the CSE Graduate Advisor for course approval, or you may choose from the courses listed above.

Courses Out of Department (Minimum 6 hours)

CSE students are highly encouraged to take courses outside the College of Education to fulfill this requirement. Suggested areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

Mexican American Studies, African and African Diaspora Studies, Asian and Asian American Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, History, Latin American Studies, Cultural Studies, American Studies.

Additional Requirements (Minimum 6 hours)

Additional requirements differ for Master of Arts with Thesis, Master of Arts with Report, and Master of Education.

Master of Arts With Thesis

EDC 698A Thesis: Research
EDC 698B Thesis: Writing

Master of Arts With Report

EDC 398R Report
One additional elective (3 hours)

Master of Education

Two additional electives (6 hours)

Requirements

TOEFL: 79 on the Internet-based test (iBT)
IELTS: An overall band of 6.5 on the Academic Examination
GIAC Online Application
Select the appropriate major on the drop-down menu. Note: STEM Education requires a specific major selection. Applicants to all other programs should select Curriculum and Instruction as their major.
Official Transcripts
Supporting Materials
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Statement of Purpose
- Three letters of Reference
- Supplemental Non-English Writing Sample (Bilingual/Bicultural Education applications only)