M.A. International Education

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REQUIREMENTS FOR

THE M.A. IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

Program Code: INTS

Completion of this degree requires a minimum of 40 credits. A maximum of 6 credits of relevant graduate courses taken at another university within the past ten years and not applied towards a degree may be transferred for advanced standing on the recommendation of an advisor.

I.  Foundations in International Education (12 credits)

 All students must take the following courses in International Education:
E53.2803 International Education Hosay
E53.2023 Cross Cultural Studies of Socialization Miller-Idriss
E53.2025 Comparative Studies of Socialization Hosay

II.  Policy Analysis (8 credits)

All students must take the following courses in the methods of policy analysis:
E53.2007 Comparative Education I:  Qualitative Analysis  Miller-Idriss
E53.2008 Comparative Education II: Quantitative Analysis  Corcoran/Buckley

III. Fields of Specialization in International Education and Area Studies (16 credits)

Students select 16 credits of electives (4-5 courses) to develop a specialized field in International Education and an area studies concentration. Fields in International Education are as follows:  Global Education, International Development Education, and Cross Cultural Exchange and Training.  Area studies concentrations include the following: African Studies, Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, the Near East, Eastern Europe, and West European Studies.

Students are not limited to one specialized field in International Education or area studies concentration.  However, they are encouraged to select courses that are particularly relevant to their career goals.

Listed below are examples of courses offered in recent years fields of specialization in International Education and area studies concentrations.  In addition to courses offered by the International Education Program, students may select courses in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, the School of Law, the Stern School of Business and the Tisch School of the Arts.  When registering for a course in another school of the University, you must obtain permission from the Department or the course instructor. Students may fulfill this requirement through summer study abroad programs, which are periodically offered in Brazil, Mexico, China, South Africa, Abu Dhabi, the Czech Republic, France, and the Netherlands, among other sites.

Fields of Specialization in International Education

Many of these courses are offered in the Steinhardt School.

Global Education

Focus is on universities, colleges, schools, publishing houses, and educational agencies that design, develop and implement global education programs for students and educators in international and/or multicultural settings.

E53.2805  Globalization and Education Suarez-Orosco|
E53.2030  Good Work in the Era of Globalization  Suarez-Orosco/Gardner
E53.2811 Teaching Toward International Understanding Shaton
E50.2013 Values, Morals & School  G.Moran
E55.-2173.001 History of American Ed & Soc: The Culture Wars Zimmerman/FraserE 55.2175 What Are Schools For? Malczewski
E23.2048, 49 The Social Studies Curriculum: Modern World History  Swacker
E95.2072 International Perspectives on Educational Reform Moja
G65.1107 Introduction to Global History Kahn

International Development Education

Focus is on government agencies, private voluntary organizations and foundations that provide educational assistance to less developed countries to achieve sustainable economic growth and human progress.

E53.2862 International Development Education Burde
E53.2028 Comparative Politics, Education,and Conflict Burde
E53.2819 International Ethics: Rights and Responsibilities G. Moran
E50.2021 Environmental Politics Jamieson
E20.2091.001 Sociology of Education in Developing Areas Miller-Idriss
P11.2210 International Organizations and their Management Kamal
P11.2216 International Organizations: NGOS Spiro
G53.2536.001 Political Economy of Development Fine
P11.2230.001 International Economic Development Morduch

Cross Cultural Exchange and Training

Focus is on public and private educational and cultural organizations that sponsor and conduct international cultural and educational exchanges and cross cultural training.

E53.2804 International Educational and Cultural Relations Burde/Wheatley
E53.2806  The Practice of International Education  Austell
E53.2812 Cross-Cultural Education for the Global Economy Spielman
E20.2325 The Learning of Culture Stulberg
E38.2025 Communications:  Hidden Environment Rajagopal
E87.2135 Literature and Art: Experience and Response Arcilla
E38.2141 Communication and Persuasion T. Moran
P11.4205  Cross-Cultural & International Negotiation Zerkin

B.  Area Studies Cocentrations

Most of these courses are offered in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

African and African-Caribbean Studies
G11.2000 Seminar in Black History & Culture
G11.2651 Topics: Comp Dem: Africa and LA in Caribbean
G11.1316 African Societies and Culture
G11.2028  History of West Africa
G65.1870 The African Novel
G65.2106 Africa and Its Other
G57.2555 African Slavery/Atlantic Slave Trade

Asian Studies

E53.2298 Seminar in Asian Studies
G57.1919 Topics in Chinese History
G57.1919 Nationalism in Asia
G68.1999 Gender, Empire & Nation - Mideast and South Asia
G65.2050 Mapping South Asia
P11.2236 Asian Economic Development
G53.2774 Political Economy of the Pacific Basin

Latin American Studies

G10.1001 Intro to Lat American  & Car Studies
G10.1015 US, Latin American & Media
G53.2765 Contemporary Inter-American Relations
G14.2119 Anthropology of Brazil
G53.2520 Topics in Lat Am/Caribbean Politics
G10.1002 Contemporary Latin America
G54.1019 Covering Lat Am & Caribbean
G57.1800 Topics in Lat Am: Brazil

The Near East

G14.1626 Cities of the Near East
G53.2590 Middle Eastern Government and Politics
G57.1525 History of Contemporary Israel
G77.1642 History of the Mid East: 1750-pres
G77.1664 Egypt in Modern Times
G77.1852 Islamic Law and Society
G77.1854 Women and Islamic Law
G65.1581 History of Zionism

Eastern Europe

G42.2140 Communism
G57.1326 Decline/Fall Russian Empire
G53.2580 East European Government and Politics
G91.2114 Russian Popular Culture
G92.3921 Discourse & Society: Balkan Film

West European Studies

G42.2301 What is Europe? A Cult Approach
G31.3506 European Economy in The Global Market
G65.1209 19th Century France
G42.3502 European Union: Past, Present & Future
G42.22520 Sociology of Contemporary Ireland
G57.2131 The Development of the European State

V.         Internship (4 credits)

Unless the student has had the equivalent of work and/or study in an international setting, either in the United States or abroad, she/he will participate in a job related internship, E23.2802 - Field Study in International Education.  As part of the work-study internship students are required to maintain a journal and carry out a research project. The internship provides professional work experience and reinforces academic skills.  It may be taken during the academic year or in the summer. Information about internships can be found on our Website, http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/humsocsci/international/, under the heading "Internships."