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Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2012-2013 
    
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2012-2013 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Urban Education, M.A. (Only open to Teach for America)


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The Master of Arts in Urban Education allows candidates to study for a teaching credential after completing a prescribed sequence of coursework over a 12 month period. Candidates have the option of studying for a Master of Arts degree in Urban Education during a second year of coursework.

Admission Requirements

Candidates for the Master of Arts in Urban Education program must be admitted to a specialized cohort program (e.g., LMU|LA CAST). Candidates must also complete the admission requirements for the credential program.

Required Coursework


Multiple Subjects Credential


Single Subject Credential


Teaching Performance Assessment


In addition to the required coursework, candidates for the teaching credential must also pass all tasks of the Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA).

Master of Arts in Urban Education Concentrations


All classes in the teaching credential program (except for the field experience courses) are transferred to the Master of Arts degree program. Candidates transfer up to 15 semester hours of coursework.

For the Master of Arts in Urban Education degree, candidates complete one core course and four courses in a concentration. Courses for the concentration are selected in consultation with the director of the program.

Culminating Required Course: EDUR 5018 Research in Urban Education  3 semester hours. This course should be the last course in the sequence and serves as the culminating experience in the program. A comprehensive research project, equivalent to a thesis, is required in this course.

Concentrations


1. Literacy:


A concentration designed for candidates interested in studying literacy practices effective in urban settings.

2. Digital Learning:


A concentration that explores the role of technology in teaching and learning in urban schools.

3. Educational Policy and Administration:


Candidates in this concentration learn about administrative practices that promote effective teaching and learning in urban education. Candidates also study federal and state policies in education.

4. Curriculum, Teaching and Learning:


Candidates in this concentration learn how to become curriculum leaders in their field. Course topics include research in the specified content area (including advanced teaching methodologies) and curriculum transformation.

5. Language and Culture:


Candidates in this concentration have the option of studying for a bilingual teaching credential (emphasis in Spanish or Mandarin).

  • 3 semester hours
  • EDLC 5322 Intercultural Education
  • EDLC 5324 Bilingualism, Cognition, and Identity Development
  •  

  • EDLC 5320 Chicano/Latino Cultures (Spanish) and
  • EDLC 6320 Primary Language Methodology in Bilingual Settings (Spanish)
  • or

  • EDLC 5330 Chinese/American Cultures (Mandarin) and
  • EDLC 6330 Methodology for Chinese Language Instruction (Mandarin)

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