Curriculum and Instruction for Social Justice

Program Options

The Curriculum and Instruction for Social Justice graduate program is an interdisciplinary degree which unpacks the field of K-12 education, teaching, and the impact on society. This 33-credit fully online Master of Arts degree is designed to help students understand the broader field of education, critically analyze it, and consider it as an instrument of positive change by studying social, cultural, philosophical, and historical issues in and about education within a rapidly changing global society.

Grounded in social justice theories and informed by current understandings of learning, graduates will appreciate the rich assets within marginalized communities that can be harnessed to enhance the lives of students and empower communities, while understanding how dominant structures and institutions have been created resulting in adverse purposes.

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Online, Full- and Part-Time

M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction - Thematic

Candidates choosing the Thematic concentration will have utmost flexibility to become more proficient in a broader array of content in the Curriculum and Instruction field, preparing them to become thought-leaders in their schools and districts, or preparing them for deeper work in a doctoral program.

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Online, Full- and Part-Time

M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction - English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Candidates choosing the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) concentration will become more proficient in working with the growing student population for whom English is a second or third language, as well as those professionals who work with children and young adults who are English Language Learners.