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Programs in International and Multicultural Education

Overview

The International and Multicultural Education (IME) Department is committed to understanding inequalities based on race, class, gender, and nationality as a way of promoting educational scholarship and research based on principles of equity and social justice. The programs are dedicated to understanding formal and informal education within social, cultural, and linguistic contexts in both the United States and abroad. While the programs address the realities of urban schooling in the United States, we maintain a global focus by carefully examining the impact of globalization and immigration on education and human rights worldwide.

Our Programs

The goals of the programs are to provide:

The faculty of International and Multicultural Education offer two M.A. programs: the Master of Arts in International and Multicultural Education, which may include an emphasis in Human Rights Education, and the Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language, which may include and emphasis in Digital Media and Learning. In addition, the faculty offer a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in International and Multicultural Education, which may include an emphasis area in Second Language Acquisition or Human Rights Education.

For more information on the International and Multicultural Education department and its programs, please visit: www.soe.usfca.edu/departments/ime

Please see International and Multicultural Education Course Descriptions.

Masters Programs

The Master of Arts in International and Multicultural Education requires the completion of 30 credits. These credits should include:

Core Course (9 credits)

Three (3) courses from the following:

General M.A. in IME (15 credits)

Five courses from the following:

IME Master's Research Courses (6 credits)

Students in the IME M.A. may opt for an emphasis in Human Rights Education (HRE). The HRE emphasis provides students with an understanding of the vital role of education in promoting and securing Human Rights. Students critically examine legal, social, political, gendered, and racial impacts on Human Rights. Students gain valuable tools to help them incorporate Human Rights Education into their own research, teaching, and work. The emphasis is comprised of four courses (12 credits). The courses are listed below:

Masters Thesis/Research Project (3 credits); a master's thesis/research project is required for this degree and is completed in IME 649. Students may, with the prior, written approval of their advisor, elect courses (maximum of 3 courses, 9 credits) to make a focal area of teaching, research or service.

The Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language requires 30 credits of coursework. These units consist of:

Foundations (9 credits)

Choose one of the following courses:

Methods (9 credits)

Culture (3 credits)

Electives (6 credits)

Students may choose two courses from the following areas:

Field Project (3 credits)

Students in the TESL M.A. may opt for an emphasis in Digital Media and Learning which requires 33 credits. Instead of Methodology of Educational Research, they must take a digital media and learning course in the Methods section above. Students are required to complete 9 credits of elective courses in digital media and learning. Please contact the adviser if interested in this emphasis. The M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language is also available in collaboration with a multiple subjects or single subject teaching credential. For this option, students complete all requirements for the credential plus 15 additional credits of specified TESL courses from the M.A. program.

Doctoral Program

The doctoral program consists of 60 credits, 12 of which are general education core, 24 are major specialization in International and Multicultural Education, 12-15 are electives and 9-12 are dissertation development units. The dissertation, which is undertaken after the completion of coursework, represents the candidate's ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge to the solution of a significant educational problem.

The 24 credits in the major specialization in International and Multicultural Education may be selected from the IME doctoral level courses listed at the end of the School of Education section of this catalog. Courses offered in any of the School's doctoral programs may be used to fulfill the elective credits. The 9-12 credits associated with the development, research and writing of a doctoral dissertation are:

Students may also select an emphasis in Second Language Acquisition or Human rights Education. Each emphasis requires four (4) specific courses in the IME major:

Second Language Acquisition courses (4 required):

Human Rights Education (HRE) courses. The HRE emphasis provides students with an understanding of the vital role of education in promoting and securing Human Rights. Students critically examine legal, social, political, gendered, and racial impacts on Human Rights. Students gain valuable tools to help them incorporate Human Rights Education into their own research, teaching, and work. The emphasis is comprised of four courses (12 credits). The courses are listed below:

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