Degree Information & Requirements
Master of Education (EdM)
Master of Education-60 points
Sociology Core Courses (minimum of 12 points):
Select from:
- HUDF 4000 Education and public policy (3) (required for the policy concentration option)
- HUDF 4010 Sociology of online learning (3)
- HUDF 4021 Sociology of education (3)
- HUDF 4022 Sociology of urban education (3)
- HUDF 4024 Social stratification and education (3)
- HUDF 4027 Sociology of classrooms (3)
- HUDF 4028 Sociology of the life course (3)
- HUDF 4029 Sociology of schools (3)
- HUDF 4031 Sociology of evaluation (3)
- HUDF 4032 Gender, difference, and curriculum (3)
- HUDF 5022 Sociological analysis of educational systems (3)
- HUDF 5621 Technology and society (3)
- HUDF 6525 Seminar in sociology of education (1-3)
- ITSF 5023 The family as educator (3)
- ITSF 5026 The family and television (3)
- ITSF 5120 Education in community settings: Museums (1-2)
- ITSF 6520 Seminar in families and communities as educators (3)
- ORLA 4010 Introduction to organizational change theory in Education (3)
Research Methods (6 points):
- HUDM 4122 Probability and statistical inference (3)
- HUDM 5122 Applied regression analysis (3)
- An approved course in qualitative methods
Optional Policy Sequence (6 points):
- HUDF 5645 Policy seminar I (3), and
- HUDF 5646 Policy seminar II (3)
Concentration (9 points):
Courses in Sociology of Education or an additional area of concentration, selected in consultation with an advisor.
Electives (30 points):
Selected in consultation with an advisor.
Culminating Experience (0-3 points):
- Master’s comprehensive examination, or
- Master’s essay and HUDF 6021, Social research methods: Reporting (3)
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 HUDF.
