Department & Program
MASTERS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

The programs are designed to provide students challenging course work related to international and transcultural dimensions of education. Requirements include work in four areas: a core curriculum, a concentration which is either an academic discipline or a professional field of education, transcultural or geographically-related study, and elective credits. The program arrangements are designed to be as flexible as possible so that previous educational and professional experience and the future career goals of the student may be taken into account in the choice of appropriate course work. Each student is expected to assume major responsibility for formulating, in cooperation with the program advisor, a plan of study that will best meet the general program requirements in a way most compatible with her/his own professional goals.

There are 4 "core" courses available to all students: ITSF 4090, ITSF 4091, ITSF 4051 and ITSF 4025. Of these courses either ITSF 4090 or ITSF 4091 is required of students in the master's programs, along with a second core course selected from among the other three.

Master of Arts (32 points)

Core Requirements: 6 points.
Concentration Courses: 12 points (in an academic discipline for CIE or in a professional field of education for IED, as listed in the “Program Description” above)
Transcultural/geographical
area studies: 6 points
Electives: 8 points

Each M.A. candidate must complete a special integrative project, demonstrating the ability to integrate, synthesize, and apply what has been learned in the program of study.

Master of Education (60 points)

Core Courses: 9 points
Concentration Courses: 18 points (in an academic discipline for CIE or in a professional field of education for IED, as listed in the “Program Description” above)
Transcultural/geographical
area studies: 18 points
Electives: 15 points

Ed.M degree candidates must complete a special integrative project designed to illuminate a major aspect of the program of study.

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