Master of Education (EdM)
Sociology Core Courses (12 points) from among the following:
- EDPS 4000Education and public policy (3) (required for the policy option)
- HUDK 4011Sociology of online learning (3)
- EDPS 4021Sociology of education (3)
- EDPS 4022Sociology of urban education (3)
- EDPS 4024Social stratification and education (3)
- EDPS 4027Sociology of classrooms (3)
- EDPS 4028Sociology of the life course (3)
- EDPS 4029Sociology of schools (3)
- HUDK 4031Sociology of evaluation (3)
- EDPS 4032Gender, difference, and curriculum (3)
- EDPS 5022Sociological analysis of educational systems (3)
- HUDK 5621Technology and society (3)
- EDPS 6525Seminar in sociology of education (3)
- ITSF 5023The family as educator (3)
- ITSF 5026The family and television (3)
- ITSF 5120Education in community settings: Museums (2-3)
- ITSF 6520Seminar in families and communities as educator (1-3)
- ORLA 4010Introduction of organizational change theory in education (3)
For the policy option only, the following courses may be taken:
- ITSF 5120Education in community settings (3)
- EDPA 6030Institutional theory: Sociological perspectives on institutional change in education (3)
Research Methods (9 points):
- HUDM 4122 Probability and statistical inference (3)
- HUDM 5122 Applied regression analysis (3)
- An approved course in qualitative methods (3)
Concentration (9 points):
Courses in Sociology of Education or an additional area of concentration, selected in consultation with an advisor.
For the policy option, the following Policy Sequence replaces the above concentration:
- EDPS 5645Policy seminar I (3), and
- EDPS 5646Policy seminar II (3), and
- An approved content-driven policy course
Electives (30 points):
Selected in consultation with an advisor from offerings at Teachers College or other schools of Columbia University.
Culminating Experience (0-3 points):
- Master’s comprehensive examination, or
- Master’s essay and EDPS 6021, Social research methods: Reporting (1 point in fall; 2 points in spring)
Breadth Requirement:
To satisfy College requirements, all students must complete a minimum of three Teachers College courses (a course for this purpose is one in which at least 2 points are earned) outside of EDPS.
