Politics and Education (M.A.)

专业详情

This M.A. degree program prepares students for positions as policy leaders at the local, state and national levels, or to pursue advanced work in doctoral programs in education policy, political science, or public policy. Graduates of this program secure positions as policy advisors and researchers for government agencies, foundations, and various private agencies committed to looking at and developing policies for the field of education.

Courses are offered in a traditional schedule during the fall, spring and summer terms.

Students are asked to participate in a set of core political science and general foundation courses in education. Each student will also complete methodological requirements including but not limited to statistics, qualitative and quantitative methods. After completing the core, each student is expected to focus his or her studies on a set of political debates in education or a particular political arena.