Programs in International and Multicultural Education

Overview

The mission and goals of the International and Multicultural Education (IME) Program are to foster and promote equity, justice and peace. The programs are designed to prepare leaders in the field of education who are knowledgeable, skilled and effective in areas of anthropological, sociological, psychological, linguistic, cultural, philosophical, and educational theory, practice and research. They are designed for professionals seeking advanced education and training to enhance their professional understanding and skills in education, cross-cultural communication, bilingual education, human rights education, English education and instruction and second language acquisition. The programs focus on contemporary and future educational issues with specific concern for the socio-cultural needs of our multifaceted, democratic society, and education for inclusion.

The IME Program aims to produce educators and community leaders who are professionally competent, socially responsible and interculturally literate: informed of the ethnic diversity and cultural pluralism that comprise the U.S. and global communities; skilled in the basics of educational research, inquiry and evaluation; aware of the fundamental issues and challenges in providing equity in educational opportunity to all students in the U.S.; capable of articulating and describing the meaning and role of intercultural literacy in a multicultural society; and appreciative of and sensitive to the histories, ethics, values, orientations and practices of different yet interdependent, often interpenetrating communities.

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

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 and Credential Programs

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

1. Foundations (6 units):

• GEDU - 601 Philosophical Foundations of Education (Required)
• GEDU - 603 Methodology of Educational Research OR
• GEDU - 605 Practitioner Research
  1. IME Core Courses (12 units): select four courses from the following IME courses:
• IME - 603 Applied Linguistics
• IME - 610 Sociology of Language
• IME - 637 Critical Pedagogy
• IME - 639 Cross-Cultural Literacy
• IME - 640 Immigration and Forced Displacement
• TEC - 611 Education of Bilingual Children: Theory and Practice (Teacher Education Dept.)
  1. Applications (9 units): select three courses from the following IME courses:
• IME - 627 Pan-African Language and Culture
• IME - 630 Teaching English as a Second Language
• IME - 633 Preparation and Evaluation of ESL Instructional Materials
• IME - 647 Technology and Diverse Learners
• IME - 648 The Young Adult Novel: A Multicultural View of Society
• IME - 650 Asian-Americans: History, Culture and Contemporary Issues
• IME - 653 Latinos: History, Culture and Contemporary Issues
• IME - 670 The Educator as Author: Writing for Children and Adolescents
• IME - 671 Teaching Through Literature for Children and Adolescents
• IME - 672 Multicultural Literature for Children and Adolescents: Poetry and Plays
• IME - 673 Multicultural Literature for Children and Adolescents: Narrative
• IME - 674 Literature in Education
• IME - 676 Teaching and Learning Through the Arts
• IME - 677 Reading the Multicultural Picture Book: A Study of Art, Story and Voice
• IME - 678 Contemporary Authors and Illustrators
• IME - 680 Contemporary Issues in Literature for Children and Young Adults
• IME - 697 Directed Study
• IME - 698 Special Topic Seminar
  1. Masters Thesis/Research Project (3 units); a masters 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 units) to make a focal area of teaching, research or service.

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

1. Foundations (9 units):

• IME - 610 Sociology of Language OR
• IME - 668 Discourse, Pragmatics and Language Teaching OR
• IME - 611 Language and Culture OR
• IME - 631 Research in First and Second Language Acquisition OR
• TEC - 611 Education of Bilingual Children: Theory and Practice (Teacher Education Dept.)
• IME - 603 Applied Linguistics (Required)
• IME - 632 Structure of American English (Required)
  1. Methods (9 units):
• GEDU - 603 Methodology of Educational Research OR
• GEDU - 605 Practitioner Research
• IME - 630 Teaching English as a Second Language (Required)
• IME - 633 Preparation and Evaluation of ESL Instructional Materials (Required)
  1. Culture (3 units): select one course from the following IME courses:
• IME - 612 Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Identity
• IME - 615 Education for Inclusion
• IME - 624 African American Educational History in the United States
• IME - 627 Pan-African Language and Culture
• IME - 639 Cross-Cultural Literacy
• IME - 640 Immigration and Forced Displacement
• IME - 647 Technology and Diverse Learners
• IME - 648 The Young Adult Novel: A Multicultural View of Society
• IME - 650 Asian-Americans: History, Culture and Contemporary Issues
• IME - 653 Latinos: History, Culture and Contemporary Issues
• IME - 670 The Educator as Author: Writing for Children and Adolescents
• IME - 671 Teaching Through Literature for Children and Adolescents
• IME - 672 Multicultural Literature for Children and Adolescents: Poetry and Plays
• IME - 673 Multicultural Literature for Children and Adolescents: Narrative
• IME - 674 Literature in Education
• IME - 677 Reading the Multicultural Picture Book: A Study of Art, Story and Voice
• IME - 678 Contemporary Authors and Illustrators
• IME - 680 Contemporary Issues in Literature for Children and Young Adults
  1. Electives (6 units) to be selected in consultation with the advisor
  2. Masters Field Project (3 units): a masters project is required for this degree and is completed in the course:
• IME - 638 TESL Field Project

Students in the TESL M.A. may opt for an emphasis in Digital Media and Learning which requires 33 units. Instead of Methodology of Educational Research, they must take a digital media and learning course in "b" above. Students are required to complete 9 units of elective courses in digital media and learning. Please contact the advisor 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 units of specified TESL courses from the M.A. program.

Doctoral Program

The doctoral program consists of 60 units, 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 units 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 units. The 9-12 units associated with the development, research and writing of a doctoral dissertation are:

• IME - 709 Dissertation Proposal Seminar
• IME - 729 Proposal Development
• IME - 790 Dissertation Proposal Development
• IME - 791 Dissertation Research and Writing

Students may also select an emphasis in Second Language Acquisition. Four (4) courses in the IME major must be selected from the following:

• IME - 702 Research in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
• IME - 703 Applied Linguistics
• IME - 710 Sociology of Language
• IME - 711 Language and Culture
• IME - 727 Pan-African Language and Culture
• IME - 731 Research in First and Second Language Acquisition
• IME - 739 Cross-Cultural Literacy
• IME - 768 Discourse, Pragmatics and Language Teaching

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