EDCI: Minority and Urban Education
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Graduate Studies in Minority and
Urban Education
+ Admission Requirements
+ Masters (M.Ed) Requirements in Minority & Urban Education
+ Masters (M.A.) Requirements in Minority & Urban Education
+ Doctoral Requirements in Minority & Urban Education
+ Cognate or Minor Concentration in Minority & Urban Education
+ Faculty
The Minority & and Urban Education Philosophy: Minority and Urban Education is a group of faculty, students, and staff who are committed to improving opportunities and equity for children whose lives are marginalized at the intersections of race, linguistic diversity, gender, ethnicity, and social class through our research, teaching, and practice. Applying a social justice framework, we examine how broad social and political contexts impact urban teachers, students, families, and communities in various settings and seek strategies for community empowerment and transformation.
This program is a new innovative unit at the University of Maryland. It is specifically designed to provide graduate students with a broad base of knowledge about the education of minorities and of students in urban areas. This includes such issues as the social and political context of urban schools, the practices and policies that govern urban teaching, and the education of ethnic, racial, cultural and language minorities in all settings. To that end, the unit is designed to provide an explicit focus on the scope of issues confronting minority students in urban and other contexts. Opportunities for graduate students and faculty to form long-lasting relationships with school leaders and community educators and activists involved with the Maryland Institute for Minority Achievement and Urban Education (MIMAUE) also exist. Both faculty and students actively participate in conferences, colloquia, research projects, fellowships and other grants available through the Institute. The field of Minority & Urban Education necessarily incorporates perspectives from a variety of fields such as Sociology, Urban Planning, Political Science, Educational Policy and Leadership as well as Science, Math and Literacy. As such, students are encouraged to develop a cognate in a related area of study.
The Minority & Urban Education unit prepares doctoral (Ph.D.) and Masters (M.A.--non thesis or M.Ed.) students to work as educators, curriculum specialists, researchers and teacher educators in schools and universities in urban school districts and districts with large minority populations.
Applicants to the Minority & Urban Education program must possess the following...
3.0 undergraduate GPA
3.5 graduate GPA (doctoral candidates)
40th percentile on the GRE (M.A and Ph.D. only) not required for M.Ed. applicants
Official transcripts from all previously attended institutions
Three strong letters of recommendation
Statement of Goals and Interests
For further information regarding admission requirements, deadlines and required application materials please visit the EDCI Admission Requirments web page.
For more information, please call the Department of Curriculum
and Instruction at (301) 405-3324.
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+ Minimum Credit Hour Requirements for
the Masters in Education (M.Ed.) in Minority & Urban Education
At least 15 hours must be taken within the Department
of Curriculum & Instruction.
Methods (Minimum 6 Credits) |
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EDCI 696 |
Conducting Research on Teaching |
3 |
EDMS 645 |
Quantitative Research Methods (required for M.A. & M.Ed.) |
3 |
(Advisor
and student determine the total number of required courses in
this area.) |
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Minority and Urban Education Core Courses (Minimum 9 Credits) |
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EDCI 788 U |
Minority Institute Seminar (1) |
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EDCI 788 |
Culturally Responsive Strategies for Urban Schools |
3 |
EDCI 697 |
Embracing Diversity in Classroom Communities |
3 |
EDCI 611 |
Studying Student Learning in Diverse Contexts |
3 |
EDCI 776 |
Urban Education |
3 |
SOC 699E |
Schooling and Inequality |
3 |
EDCI 782 |
Power, Privilege, Diversity & Teaching |
3 |
EDCI 788I |
Socio-cultural Factors in Second Language Education |
3 |
EDPL 607 |
Culture and Education in Global Context |
3 |
EDPL 613 |
Educational Sociology |
3 |
EDPL 837 |
Race, Social Justice, & the Curriculum |
3 |
Electives (Minimum 15 Credits) |
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| African American Studies | ||
| AASP499B |
Advanced Topics in Public Policy and the Black Community: Issues of the African-American Community |
3 |
| AASP443 | Blacks and the Law | 3 |
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Appropriate courses with relevance to urban as approved by the advisor can be taken. |
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Sociology |
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| SOCY 467 | The Sociology of Education | 3 |
Urban Studies and Planning |
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| URSP 606 | Urban Economics and Public Policy | 3 |
| URSP 632 | The Urban Neighborhood | 3 |
Women’s Studies |
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| WMST 611 | Power, Gender & the Spectrum of Difference | 3 |
| WMST 618 | Feminist Pedagogy | 3 |
30
credits beyond the Bachelor’s Degree
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+ Minimum Credit Hour Requirements for
the Masters in Education (M.A.) in Minority & Urban Education
At least 15 hours must be taken within the Department
of Curriculum & Instruction.
| Methods (Minimum 9 Credits) | ||
| EDCI 692 | Interpretive Inquiry | 3 |
| EDCI 684 | Introduction to Fieldwork in School & Community Settings | 3 |
| EDMS 645 | Quantitative Research Methods (Required) | 3 |
| SOC 699Q | Qualitative Methods in Sociology | 3 |
| EDCI 788 | Conducting Research in Urban & Minority Communities* | 3 |
| EDCI 799 | Master's Thesis Research (Required) | 6 |
| EDCI 799 | Master's Seminar Paper | 1 |
| (Advisor
and student determine the total number of required courses in
this area.) |
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| Urban Education Seminar Series (Minimum 3 Credits) | ||
| EDCI 788U |
Minority Institute Seminar (1) (Students should register for this course for 3 consecutive semesters beginning with the first semester.) |
1 |
| Core Courses in Minority & Urban Education (Minimum 12 credits) | ||
| EDCI 788 | Urban Education | |
| EDCI 788 Z | Culturally Responsive Strategies for Urban Schools | 3 |
| EDCI 697 | Introduction to Diversity in Classroom Communities | 3 |
| SOC 699E | Schooling and Inequality | 3 |
| EDCI 782 | Power, Privilege, Diversity & Teaching | 3 |
| EDCI 788I | Socio-cultural Factors in Second Language Education | 3 |
| EDPL 837 | Race, Social Justice, & the Curriculum | 3 |
| EDPL 607 | Culture and Education in Global Context | 3 |
| EDPL 613 | Educational Sociology | 3 |
Electives (Minimum 15 Credits) |
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| African American Studies | ||
| AASP499B |
Advanced Topics in Public Policy and the Black Community: Issues of the African-American Community |
3 |
| AASP443 | Blacks and the Law | 3 |
Curriculum & Instruction |
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| EDCI 611 | Studying Student Learning in Diverse Contexts | |
| (A student can focus on one of the subject areas and take courses deemed appropriate by the advisor.) | ||
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies |
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| EDPL 636 |
Communication and School Curriculum | 3 |
| EDPL 611 | Culture in Education Policy & Practice | 3 |
| EDPL 634 | The School Curriculum | 3 |
| EDPL 605 | Comparative Education | 3 |
| EDPL 608 | Gender & Education | 3 |
| Sociology | ||
| SOCY 467 | The Sociology of Education | 3 |
Urban Studies and Planning |
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| URSP 606 | Urban Economics and Public Policy | 3 |
| URSP 632 | The Urban Neighborhood | 3 |
Women’s Studies |
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| WMST 611 | Power, Gender & the Spectrum of Difference | 3 |
| WMST 618 | Feminist Pedagogy | 3 |
30
credits beyond the Bachelor’s Degree
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