MASTER OF EDUCATION DEGREE COURSE OF STUDY:

MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

University of Washington College of Education

Requirements: Required Foundations and Methods Courses, Specialization (i.e., multiple courses) in

one Strand plus at least one course in oneadditional strand

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Required Foundations (9 credits min)

EDPC&I 503 / Foundations of Curriculum and Instruction / 4
Students work with advisors to select foundational courses from across the COE; examples could include courses such as:
EDPSY 501
EDPSY 502
EDPSY XXX / Human Learning and Eduational Practice
Developmental Foundations of Early Learning
Culture, Learning & Development (revised 503) / 3
3
3
EDLPS 540, 530, or 521
EDLPS 520 / Foundational course in Sociology, History, Philosophy of Education
Education as a Moral Endeavor / 3
3
EDSPE 404 / Exceptional Children

18 credits in multicultural education courses. At least twelve (12) of these credits should bear EDC&I prefixes.

Three (3) of these credits may also be used to satisfy the Foundations of Education requirements.

These courses should be selected from the following options. Equivalent courses need

approval by the faculty advisor

EDC&I 424 / Multiethnic Curriculum and Instruction (required)
EDC&I 569 / Educating Ethnic Minority Youth (required)
EDC&I 464 EDPSY 495
EDC&I 474
EDLPS 566
EDC&I 573
EDC&I 574 / Educating Native American Youth
Teaching African American Students & Culture
Multiethnic Studies: Methods, Content and Materials
Educational Policy Serving Disenfranchised Groups
School Reform and Multicultural Education
Race, Gender, and Knowledge Construction: CurriculumConsiderations

Twelve (12) credit hours in ethnic diversity subject matter fields outside of the COE

Courses can be taken from those offered by various departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. / This requirement can be satisfied in several different ways with the consent of the advisor. For example, all 12 credits may be taken on one ethnic group such as African Americans or Latino Americans. Secondly, the student may distribute the courses among several different ethnic groups, such as Native Americans, Latino Americans, and Asian Americans. Thirdly, the student may combine courses that deal with issues of race and ethnicity in general with courses that focus on specific ethnic groups.
Sample courses include:
AAS 590 / Asian American Family and Personality
AFRAM 330 / The Social Psychology of the Black Community
AIS 340 / Indian Children and Families
CHSTU 330 / Chicanos Themselves
SOC 362 / Race Relations
SOC 462 / Comparative Race and Ethnic Relations

Culminating Experience: Choice of 3 options—9 credits minimum

EDUC 700 / Thesis: Designing and conducting an empirical or conceptual study of an educational question. / 9
OR
EDUC 600 / Project: Producing, improving and/or evaluating a product (e.g. curricular materials, instructional strategies, software, etc.) intended for use by practicing professional / 9
OR
Nine (9) additional credits of advisor approved coursework along with a culminating written exam on the content of their M.Ed. program of study. / 9
Grand Total Credits / 48 min.

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