M.S. in Education, Culture and Society 24 months Postgraduate Program By University of Utah |Top Universities
Program Duration

24 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

Development StudiesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Development Studies

Study Level

Masters

Program Purpose The M.A. and M.S. are research degrees that provide preparation for students planning to pursue the doctoral degree. They are designed to equip beginningresearchers with the intellectual background and methodological tools they need to conduct research focused on but not limited to questions focused on issues of class, race, ethnicity, and gender in educational policy and practice in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary settings and/or in family, community, and alternative educational contexts. Learning Outcomes: Students will acquire an understanding of theoretical frameworks for examining issues related to questions about diversity, equity, and social justice in formal and informal educational settings. Students will develop a thorough knowledge of research that examines the connections between institutional/social structures and educational success and failure. Students will acquire knowledge of the methodological issues related to conducting original research that addresses questions about the relationship between class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality in education. Students will complete an original piece of research that demonstrates interdisciplinary and multi-racial approaches to the examination of educational and social inequalities and of approaches to counter them. M.A. students will demonstrate mastery of a foreign language.

Program overview

Main Subject

Development Studies

Study Level

Masters

Program Purpose The M.A. and M.S. are research degrees that provide preparation for students planning to pursue the doctoral degree. They are designed to equip beginningresearchers with the intellectual background and methodological tools they need to conduct research focused on but not limited to questions focused on issues of class, race, ethnicity, and gender in educational policy and practice in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary settings and/or in family, community, and alternative educational contexts. Learning Outcomes: Students will acquire an understanding of theoretical frameworks for examining issues related to questions about diversity, equity, and social justice in formal and informal educational settings. Students will develop a thorough knowledge of research that examines the connections between institutional/social structures and educational success and failure. Students will acquire knowledge of the methodological issues related to conducting original research that addresses questions about the relationship between class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality in education. Students will complete an original piece of research that demonstrates interdisciplinary and multi-racial approaches to the examination of educational and social inequalities and of approaches to counter them. M.A. students will demonstrate mastery of a foreign language.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
All international graduate applicants to the University of Utah must meet the following minimum Graduate School requirements: A bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited U.S. college or university or from an institution recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education in their home country. The Office of International Admissions will determine if applicants with international degrees meet the Graduate School's requirement of a recognized bachelor's degree. At least a 3.0 or higher undergraduate weighted mean GPA on a 4.0 scale. If the undergraduate GPA is below 3.0, a GPA will be calculated for the last two years attended if schooling was done at a foreign institution, and based upon the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) if the student attended a U.S. institution. Other English Language Requirements: 550 on the TOEFL PBT (paper-based).

2 Years
Jan-2000

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