Requirements for the M.A. Degree in Urban Education

Master's of Urban Education with Licensure

A total of fifty-two (52) credits as follows:

Summer 1 (1st term):

EDUC 501: Foundations of Urban Education (4)
PSYC 511: Educational Statistics (4)
Participate in Urban Education Institute with scholar-in-residence

Summer 1 (2nd term):

EDUC 500: Educational Technologies (4)
URBN 535 Social Contexts of Urban Schools (4)

Fall:

PSYC 522: Educational Psychology (2)
PSYC 529 or 530: Infant and Child Development (K-6) or Adolescent Psychology (2) (7-12)
EDUC 555: Curriculum and Instruction in Urban Schools (4)
EDUC 510: Reading and Literacies in Content Areas (4)
EDUC 560: Methods-Centric Field Experiences (4)*

Spring:

EDUC 520: Urban Education, Culture, and Identity (4)
EDUC 660: Clinical Practice (student teaching) (8)
EDUC 684: Master’s Thesis I (1)

Summer 2 (1st term):

EDUC 585: Capstone (with scholar-in-residence) (4)
EDUC 685: Master’s Thesis II (2)

Summer 2 (2nd term):

EDUC 686: Master’s Thesis II (1)

*Candidates will begin Clinical Field Experiences on the first day of school in the schools in which they are placed. This start date may not align with the Rhodes College academic calendar.

Master's of Urban Education without Licensure

A total of forty (40) credits as follows: