Curriculum

The program consists of a total of 40 credits, of which 65% are required core and methods courses; 4 credits are devoted to completion of a one-semester capstone project, and the balance are composed of electives as determined by the students’ choice of concentration.

Required Foundation Courses in Sociology and Economics: 13 credits

• E20.2002 An Introduction to Sociology of Education (3 credits)
• P11.1018 Microeconomics for Public Management Planning and Policy Analysis (4 credits)
• E20.2090 Planned Change in Organizational Settings (3 credits)
• E51.2025 Economics of Education (3 credits)

Required Courses in Statistics and Methods: 14 credits

• E10.2001 Statistics for Behavioral and Social Sciences I (3 credits)
• P11.2902 Regression and Introduction to Econometrics (4 credits)
• E10.2140 Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry OR E10.2139 Survey Research Methods (3 credits)
• E10.2110 Applied Statistics: Using Large Databases in Education (4 credits)

Required Final Project Capstone Class: 4 credits

• E51.2050 Capstone: Applied Research in Education Policy (4 credits)

The Capstone course is taken during the third semester in the program for full-time students or during the fifth semester for part-time students. Students work in teams to design and perform a research study. Projects are designed and written for a particular “clientele” in the policy community. Throughout the tenure of their capstone project, students are expected to consult with faculty who have relevant expertise in appropriate fields of research specialization.

Electives: 9 credits

Students choose three courses for specialization in education issues from one of the following six areas:

Elementary and Secondary Education Issues

• E10.2902 or E51.2020 Financing Schools: Equity and Adequacy in Public Education (3 credits)
• E65.2350 Research on School Choice (3 credits)
• E65.2341 Politics of Education (3 credits)
• E55.2009 History of American Education (3 credits)
• E55.2070 Public Problems: Education and Social Policy (3 credits)
• E29.2001 Bilingual Multicultural Education: Theory and Practice (3 credits)
• E29.2005 Intercultural Perspectives in Multicultural Studies (3 credits)
• Additional course(s) by advisement

Higher Education Issues

• E20.2163 Sociology of Higher Education (3 credits)
• E95.2072 International Perspectives on Education Reform (3 credits)
• E98.2090 Foundations of Higher Education (3 credits)
• E98.2135 The Politics of Higher Education (3 credits)
• E98.2161 Diversity in Higher Education (3 credits)
• E98.3110 Economics and Finance of Higher Education (3 credits)
• Additional course(s) by advisement

Early Childhood and Preschool Issues

• E25.2024 Issues in Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
• E25.2021 Child Development and the Program in Childhood Education (3 credits)
  
• Additional course(s) by advisement
  

Special Education Issues

• E75.2126 The Special Needs Child: Child, Family, and Community I (3 credits)
• E75.2124 Individuals with Disabilities in Schools and Communities (3 credits)
• E75.2249 Transdisciplinary Special Education Program Development and Implementation (3 credits)
• Additional course(s) by advisement

Race, Class, and Education Issues

• E20.2371 Social Inequality and Education (3 credits)
• E55.2174 History of American Education and Society: Race and Ethnicity (3 credits)
• E55.2173 History of American Education and Society: Education and the Culture Wars (3 credits)
• Additional course(s) by advisement

International Education Issues

• E20.2091 Sociology of Education in Developing Areas (3 credits)
• (E53.2803 International Education (4 credits)
• E53.2007 Comparative Education I (3 credits)
• E53.2008 Comparative Education II (3 credits)
• Additional course(s) by advisement

Course schedules by semester

Full-time

Fall, 1^st Year, 13 credits
E20.2002 Introduction to Sociology of Education (3 credits)
P11.1018 Microeconomics for Public Management Planning and Policy Analysis (4 credits)
E10.2001 Statistics for Behavioral and Social Sciences I (3 credits)
One issues course by advisement (3 credits)

Spring, 1^st Year, 14 credits
E51.2025 Economics of Education (3 credits)
P11.2902 Regression and Introduction to Econometrics (4 credits)
E10.2110 Applied Statistics: Using Large Databases in Education (4 credits)
E20.2090 Planned Change in Organizational Settings (3 credits)

Fall, Year 2^nd Year, 13 credits
E10.2140 Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry OR E10.2139 Survey Research Methods (3 credits)
E51.2050 Capstone: Applied Research in Education Policy (4 credits)
Two issues courses by advisement (3 credits each/6 credits)

Part-time

Fall, 1^st Year, 7 credits
P11.1018 Microeconomics for Public Management Planning and Policy Analysis (4 credits)
E10.2001 Statistics for Behavioral and Social Sciences I (3 credits)

Spring, 1^st Year, 7 credits
E51.2025 Economics of Education (3 credits)
P11.2902 Regression and Introduction to Econometrics (4 credits)

Fall, 2^nd Year, 6 credits
E20.2002 Introduction to Sociology of Education (3 credits)
One issues course by advisement (3 credits)

Spring, 2^nd Year, 10 credits
E10.2110 Applied Statistics: Using Large Databases in Education (4 credits)
E20.2090 Planned Change in Organizational Settings (3 credits)
One issues course by advisement (3 credits)

Fall, 3^rd Year, 10 credits
E51.2050 Capstone: Applied Research in Education Policy (4 credits)
E10.2140 Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry OR E10.2139 Survey Research Methods (3 credits)
One issues course by advisement (3 credits)