M.A. and M.Ed. STEM Education and Equity Curriculum
Both M.A. and M.Ed. students are required to complete a minimum of 36 units.
Tier 1 - Required Courses
EDUC 214A: Introduction to Quantitative Methods or EDUC 221A: Introduction to Qualitative Methods
EDUC 230E: STEM Education: Ethnomathematics and STEM Education
EDUC 230L: STEM Education: Cognitive and Affective Learning
EDUC 230R: STEM Education: Race and Language Challenges
Tier II - Elective Courses
Students must complete a minimum of 16 units (or 4 courses) of electives from at least 2 categories:
Category 1 – Critical Race Theory
EDUC 248E: Race, Meritocracy, and Dilemmas of Diversity in Higher Education or EDUC 248W: Whiteness, Power, and Privilege
EDUC 273: Critical Pedagogy or EDUC 278: Critical Race Theory in Education or EDUC 284: Theory and Research on Schooling and Social Inequality
Category 2 – Teaching and Learning
EDUC 230G: STEM Education: Gender Equity in STEM
EDUC 230M: STEM Education: Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence
EDUC 269E: Topics in Education
Category 3 - Leadership
EDUC 245G: Inequality in Educational Opportunity
EDUC 267: Introduction to Implementation Science
EDUC 269I: Topics in Education
EDUC 269M: Topics in Education
M.A. only students:
Tier III – Thesis or Written Qualifying Examination Preparation:
EDUC 291: Exam Preparation
EDUC 299: Thesis or Dissertation Preparation
Students will complete a minimum of 4 units of EDUC 291 or EDUC 299 depending on their program goals. EDUC 291 is for written comprehensive exam preparation. EDUC 299 is for thesis preparation.
Tier IV - Professional Development
requirement: EDUC 259
M.ED. only students:
Tier III – Analytical Project: EDUC 297.
Students must complete at least four (4) units of EDUC 297 directed research with their faculty advisor in the final term of their coursework. Other courses may be used to complete degree and elective requirements, in consultation with the Faculty Advisor and approval by the Graduate Advisor. Analytical Project Students will be required to complete a culminating written project that addresses a specific concern or issue regarding equity in STEM PK-20+ education. The project will aim to reshape educational experiences and opportunities in STEM. A final version of the project will be submitted to the School of Education and evaluated by program faculty (depending on project topic and themes).
Other courses may be used to complete degree and elective requirements, in consultation with the Faculty Advisor.