Cultural Studies in Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
The Cultural Studies master’s degree prepares students by providing a solid background in teaching, curriculum and multicultural education. You also will have the option to choose a specialization, electives and research topics that align with your specific area of interest. Our master’s programs prepare students to become teachers, teacher educators, policy influencers or to further their research in Cultural Studies.
Cultural Studies offers three master’s degree options:
- Master of Education (M.Ed.) with an emphasis on coursework
- Master of Arts (M.A.) with a three-credit report
- Master of Arts (M.A.) with a six-credit thesis
Faculty
Focuses on historical and contemporary issues and discourses concerning African American students in schools and society.
Creates scholarship based around teacher education, especially relating to race and culture.
Racialization, Language Ideology, Educational Carcerality, Place, Coloniality, Abolitionism, Youthwork, Latinx Communities, Ethnography, Journey Mapping, and Narrative Inquiry
Examines effects of race, class and capital in schools and society; investigates and extends traditions of critical pedagogy and philosophy.
Biliteracy practices in classroom and curriculum, translanguaging pedagogy, bilingual programs, and dual language programming. Family advocacy and partnerships.
Follows trends around cultural and racial identities, agency, migration, and social movements in education.
Basic Core Requirements (Minimum 9 hours)
- EDC 380R Educational Research and Design
Students may select 2 courses from the following, with the 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.
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
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 StudiesAmerican Studies
Master of Education (6 hours)
- Two additional electives (6 hours)
Master of Arts (6 hours)
- EDC 398R Report
- One additional elective (3 hours)
- EDC 698A Thesis: Research
- EDC 698B Thesis: Writing
Additional Resources
Program Starts: Fall
Deadline to Apply:
December 31
Credit Hours Required:
M.A.: 36
M.Ed.: 30 hours
Schedule: Flexible
Program Location: On Campus
GRE Required? No
Program Area Coordinator
Luis Urrieta
Program Area Advisor
Keffrelyn Brown
Let us know what your academic interests are within the College of Education and we’ll be in touch.
