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Master of Arts in Urban/Diversity Education
The Master of Arts in Urban/Diversity Education is designed to bring together teachers of grades K–12 to study curriculum and instruction that span the grade levels. Teachers will learn leading edge curriculum design and effective classroom practice, and how these ideas affect teaching in a multicultural society.
This program is designed for full-time practicing professional educators and emphasizes practical application as well as theoretical understanding. It is particularly appropriate for curriculum supervisors and individuals interested in curriculum issues that are important across grade levels or subject areas in urban or rural settings. The programs will provide you with principles and practices you can immediately apply in the classroom. The principles you will learn have proven extremely valuable for individuals involved with curriculum issues across grade levels or subject areas and across communities.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the urban/diversity education program will work as professional educators, as district curriculum coordinators, department heads or in leadership positions in the education field.
Number of Credits
This 32 credit hour program does not require a thesis. Instead, portfolio guided coursework is used throughout.
Accreditation
The EMU College of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and approved by the Michigan Department of Education for the preparation of educational personnel.
Program of Study
The program
does not require a thesis. Instead, portfolio guided coursework is used
throughout. The 32 credit hour program requires:
- AAS 541 Law, Race, Community (3)
- CURR 652 Introduction to Urban Education (2)
- CURR 653 Introduction to Curriculum Porfolios (1)
- CURR 654 Multicultural Teaching and Learning (3)
- EDPS 600 Human Development (2)
- EDPS 687 Qualitative/Interpretive Research (3)
- CURR 616 Critical Issues in Education (3)
- CURR 664 Designing Multicultural Curriculum (3)
- CURR 665 Differentiation in the Classroom (3)
- CURR 674 Culturally Responsive Classrooms (3)
- CURR 650 Improving Instruction through Inquiry and Assessment (3)
- CURR 687 Externship (2)
- CURR 694 Seminar in Curriculum-Portfolios (1)
(taken last)
For More Information
EMU–Detroit
Northwest Activities Center
18100 Meyers Road
Detroit, MI 48235-1497
313.342.2731 | Fax: 313.342.2767
detroit@emich.edu
Read more information by downloading the fact sheet [PDF].