M. Ed. in Multicultural Education
Contact: Dr. Dorothy Hurley (dhurley@eastern.edu)
Program Description
The M.Ed. in Multicultural Education is committed to providing quality education and instruction that will equip our graduates to face the challenges of the highly diverse school-age population of the United States in the coming decades.
The M.Ed. in Multicultural Education program seeks to:
- help students to integrate faith and learning into a philosophy of education which can guide to
education professional in daily activities, both personal and professional; - enable students to understand the theoretical and research base of education;
- assist students to demonstrate sensitivity to ethnic, gender and racial diversity;
- enable graduates to provide leadership in professional positions within the schools;
- encourage graduates to demonstrate evidence of a continuing commitment to further professional development for themselves and their colleagues.
- enable graduates to draw from multicultural materials to develop curricula for the schools; and
- enable graduates to integrate students from multicultural backgrounds into the classroom by using the students’ cultures in the teaching process.
Course Requirements
The M. Ed. in Multicultural Education (Total 30 cr.)
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Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit |
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M. Ed. Core Courses (21 credits) |
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EDU 500 |
Foundations of Education |
3 |
|
EDU 512 OR EDU 513 |
TESOL Methods with Field Experience/Teaching Foreign Language |
3 |
|
EDU 517 OR EDU 617 |
Multicultural Education or Advanced Seminar in Multicultural Education |
3 |
|
EDU 521 |
Statistics |
3 |
|
EDU 535 OR EDU 545 |
Urban Education or Education in a Global Context |
3 |
|
EDU 635 |
Research Design (Offered in Fall and Spring Only; Prerequisite: EDU 521 Statistics) |
3 |
|
Culmination Requirement (3-9 credits) |
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|
EDU 610/620 OR EDU 640 OR EDU 650 |
Student Teaching/Practicum (Required for teaching certification) OR Thesis/Project (Students must apply for course one semester prior. Please read the attached letter and complete the attached form. Submit material to Dr. Kathy-Ann Hernandez before October 15 for spring, February 15 for fall) OR Internship (required for Principal certification) |
6 + 3, 3, 3 |
|
Electives (0-9 credits) |
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|
EDU xxx |
*Any other graduate education courses in education, OR the above "OR" course/s |
3-9 |
