TLES
Socio-Cultural Studies of Education
Master of Arts in Socio-Cultural Studies of Education
(formerly the MA in Socio-Cultural Foundations and Educational Thought)
The Master of Arts in Socio-Cultural Studies of Education program will ecourage and support your work as an educator by focusing on different aspects of schooling through the study of the socail-historical, cultural, and philosophical contexts of educational practice.
Students are encouraged to design their program to allow them to study educational problems that concerns them. Because Edicational issues tend to be complex, interdisciplinary inquiry is often a necessary part of this concentration. The size of this program will be controlled to provide you with support and to keep your experience personally and professionally meaningful.
Coursework
Program Requirements (30-33 credits)
Education and Professional Development Core (9 credits)
ED 6010 Introduction to Research in Educational Settings (3 credits)
ED 6330 Human Nature and Diversity (3 credits)
ED 6340 Culture and Politics of Educational Insitutions (3 credits)
Program Concentration ( 9 credits)
Three courses in socio-cultural studies from the following:
Ed 6030 Social and Philosophical Foundations (3 credits)
ED 6290 Culture and Schooling (3 credits)
ED 6300 History of Education in the United States (3 credits)
ED 6310 Comparative Education (3 credits)
ED 6730 Class, Ethnicity, and Gender in Education (3 credits)
ED 6750 Multicultural Education (3 credits)
One course in curriculum from the following:
ED 6020 School Curriculum (3 credits)
ED 6220 Middle School Curriculum (3 credits)
ED 6280 Curriculum Theory (3 credits)
Electives (6 credits)
Two additional graduate courses, normally from outside the department, which support a particular scholarly interest.
Capstone Research Project or Master's Thesis (3 to 6 credits)
ED 6790 Capstone Research Project (3 credits)
ED 7000 Master's Thesis (6 credits)
Faculty Advisors
, Professor
, Associate Professor
, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator
Teacher Institutes
The institutes support the educational needs of teachers and teacher leaders in our master’s and continuing teacher certification programs. Institutes are scheduled during the summer.
Contact information to take courses at regional sites
Battle Creek -
, Professor
(269) 964-3573
Grand Rapids -
(616) 771-9470 or
(616) 742-5027
Muskegon -
(231) 777-0500
Southwest-(Benton Harbor) or (269) 934-1500