Social Foundations of Education, MA

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.

Total Hours: 36

Required Courses
SCFD 5123History of Education3
SCFD 5713Educational Philosophy3
SCFD 5873Culture, Society and Education3
SCFD 5883Educational Sociology3
Hours Subtotal12
Research and Inquiry
Select 9 hours of the following:9
Pedagogical Research
Historical Methods
Research Design and Methodology
Statistical Methods in Education
Introduction to Qualitative Inquiry
Social Research Design
Quantitative Analysis of Social Research
Qualitative Research Methods
Advanced Qualitative Sociological Research
Sample Survey Designs
Hours Subtotal9
Electives
Select 9 hours of the following:9
Role of Teacher in American Schools
Directed Study
Popular Culture and Education
Problems and Issues in Social Foundations
Urban Education
Multicultural and Diversity Issues in Curriculum
Gender and Curriculum
Leadership Theory and Ethical Decision Making
Developing Educational Organizations
Seminar in Gender and Women's Studies
Reading Seminar in American History
Research Seminar in American History
Reading Seminar in European and World History
Research Seminar in European and World History
Seminar in Social Inequality and Stratification
Seminar in Environmental Justice
Gender and Society
Seminar in Race and Ethnicity
Hours Subtotal9
Master's Thesis
Choose 6 hours from the following:6
Master's Report or Thesis
SCFD 5020
Master's Final Project
Hours Subtotal6
Total Hours36

Graduate College Master's Program Requirements

Learn more about Graduate College 2024-2025 Master’s Degree Program Requirements. Check the General Graduate College academic regulations for minimal GPA, language proficiency and other general requirements.