UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE & SOCIETY (ECS) MASTER'S OF EDUCATION (M.ED.) PROGRAM
The Department of Education, Culture and Society considers education in its social, cultural, and institutional context. Drawing on anthropology, history, philosophy, sociology, social psychology, and cultural studies, the department provides an interdisciplinary framework for addressing contemporary educational policy and practice in primary, secondary, and post-secondary settings.
Topics addressed include:
-multicultural and antiracist pedagogies -bilingual/bicultural education -teachers' work -the history of school reform -student success and failure across class, race, and gender -affirmative action, school choice, national curriculum standards and other
policy issues -issues in student-centered education -impact of post-secondary education on students' economic opportunities -qualitative research issues
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
The M.Ed. in ECS consists of a core and two specialty areas as well as an elective hours requirement. By and large, your program should follow the structure outlined below. If you wish to design your own program, you may do so with the approval of your advisor.
1. M.Ed. Core (3 hours) The core consists of one course which is required for all M.Ed. students in the Department.
ECS 6600 Introduction to Critical, Cultural, and Curriculum Studies
2. Specialty Area (24 hours)
The Department has two specialty areas. All students are expected to complete 15 hours in one area, and 9 hours in the other area.
A. History, Philosophy, and Sociological Studies ECS 6610 - History of Education in the United States ECS 6611 - History of Teaching in the United States ECS 6612 - History of Black Education in the United States ECS 6614 - The Culture Wars and Educational Policy ECS 6615 - School, Work, and the State ECS 6616 - History of Women's Education in the United States ECS 6617 - Global Knowledge, Text, and Performance in Education
[prereq. 6615] ECS 6620 - Seminar in Philosophy of Education ECS 6621 - Pragmatism and the Philosophy of John Dewey ECS 6622 - Feminist Epistemologies and Pedagogies ECS 6623 - African American Epistemologies and Pedagogies ECS 6624 - Whiteness Theory and Education ECS 6625 - Critical Race Theory: A Focus of FemCrit and LatCrit ECS 6626 - Whiteness Theory II: New Directions for Research & Pedagogy [prereq. 6624] ECS 6629 - The Writing Wars: Scholarship and the Construction of Knowledge ECS 6640 - Sociology of U.S. Higher Education ECS 6641 - Social Inequality in U.S. Higher Education ECS 6642 - Impact of College on Students ECS 6643 - Affirmative Action and Diversity Policy in U.S. Higher Education
B. Language, Culture, and Curriculum ECS 6631 - Minorities, Diversity, and Control in Public Schools ECS 6632 - Issues and Research in Multicultural Education ECS 6633 - Curriculum & Instruction in Multicultural Education ECS 6634 - Bilingual/Bicultural Education ECS 6635 - Perspectives in Comparative Education ECS 6636 - Literacy as Cultural Practice ECS 6637 - Critical Issues in English Language Teaching ECS 6638 - Language Diversity in Education ECS 6639 - Language and Community ECS 6650 - Curriculum Inquiry and Practice ECS 6652 - Advanced Curriculum Theory ECS 6653 - Foundational Theories of Language & Education ECS 6655 - Critical Pedagogy
Electives (6 hours) Elective hours may be taken either inside or outside the College of Education. Courses should be chosen in consultation with your advisor to complement the rest of your program. Total: 36 hours
M.Ed. Comprehensive Exam (3 hours, 6961) All M.Ed. students must complete a final comprehensive exam in order to graduate. The comprehensive exam is an open book, take home exam consisting of three questions. this examination will be based on your course work and will ask you to review, synthesize, and analyze critically the content of your courses. Comprehensive exams are scheduled at the end of the autumn and spring semesters. Students must be registered for three hours the semester they take the exam. Contact the Academic Program Specialist the semester before the semester you wish to take the exam. She/He will help you complete the paperwork you need to register for the exam and to receive your degree.
(revised 12/07)