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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 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.

+ Admission Requirements

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)
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.)
Minority and Urban Education Core Courses (Minimum 9 Credits)
EDCI 788 U


Minority Institute Seminar (1)
(Students should register for this course for 3 consecutive semesters beginning with the first semester.)
 
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)
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.
 

Sociology
   
SOCY 467 The Sociology of Education 3

Urban Studies and Planning
 
URSP 606 Urban Economics and Public Policy 3
URSP 632 The Urban Neighborhood 3

Women’s Studies
 
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.)
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)
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
 
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
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
 
URSP 606 Urban Economics and Public Policy 3
URSP 632 The Urban Neighborhood 3

Women’s Studies
 
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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+ Doctoral Requirements in Minority & Urban Education

Department Core Requirements: (minimum 18 credits) more info...
All EDCI doctoral students must meet the Department Core Requirements
Research (Minimum 6 credits)
Recommended: EDCI 685, EDCI 684 or SOC 699Q and EDMS 646

Teaching and Learning (Minimum 6 credits)
Recommended: EDCI 780
(Substitutions allowed with permission of the advisor.)

Diversity (Minimum 3 credits)

Recommended: EDCI 782

Specialty Requirements: Theory and Research in Minority & Urban Education
(Minimum 21 Credits)
(The Following 15 Credits Required)
EDCI 788


Special Topics in Curriculum & Instruction: Urban Education Seminar
(Students should register for this course for 3 consecutive semesters beginning with the first semester.)
1

EDCI 776 Urban Education 3
SOC 699E Schooling and Inequality 3
EDPL 837 Race, Social Justice, & the Curriculum 3
EDCI 788 Conducting Research in Urban & Minority Communities* 3

Minimum 6 Credits from the following
 
EDCI 788I Socio-cultural Factors in Second Language Education 3
EDCI 692 Conducting Interpretive Inquiry in Classroom Contexts 3
EDCI 698 Conducting Research on Teaching 3
EDMS 651 Intermediate Statistics in Education 3
URSP 650 Urban Political Economy 3
EDPL 607 Culture and Education in Global Context 3
EDPL 613 Educational Sociology 3

Cognate Area: Students should select a cognate area and take the appropriate courses as electives. Students are encouraged to select one of the following areas or a subject matter field within the Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Electives (Minimum 12 Credits)
 
African American Studies  
AASP443 Blacks and the Law 3

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
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
URSP 606 Urban Economics and Public Policy 3
URSP 632 The Urban Neighborhood 3

Women’s Studies
WMST 611 Power, Gender & the Spectrum of Difference 3
WMST 618 Feminist Pedagogy 3
     
Dissertation Research (Minimum 12 Credits)
EDCI 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research 12
60 Credits beyond the Master’s Degree
     




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+ Cognate or Minor Concentration in Minority & Urban Education
Students in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction who have a major concentration in another area such as Literacy, Science, Math, Teacher Education etc., may elect to have Minority & Urban Education as a cognate or minor area of focus. Students considering this option should consult with their advisor. The following four courses are required:

EDCI 776 Urban Education
EDCI 788I Socio-cultural Factors in Second Language Education
EDCI 782 Power, Privilege & Diversity in Teaching
SOC 699E Schooling and Inequality
EDCI 788 Conducting Research in Urban & Minority Communities

* Proposed Course


Faculty

Tara Brown-L'Bahy
Areas of Specialty:

Martin L. Johnson, Ed.D.
Professor and Associate Dean
Director, Maryland Institute for Minority Achievement and Urban Education
Areas of Speciality:Mathematics learning of young children and African American Participation in Mathematics

Marvin Lynn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Areas of Specialty: The work and lives of Black teachers; Empirical and theoretical examinations of race and racism in urban education; African American Education; The Sociology of Education

Linda Valli, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Areas of Specialty: Teacher Learning, Professional Development, Cultural Diversity and School Improvement

Donna Wiseman, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean
Areas of Specialty: Urban Teacher Education and Professional Development for Diversity; Reading, Writing Development and Children’s Literature

Affiliated Faculty
Lory J. Dance, Ph.D., Sociology
Marie Howland, Ph.D., Urban Planning
Steven Selden, Ed.D., Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Clarence Stone, Ph.D.,Political Science

 



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