Contact Information

Program Director: Maryann Krikorian
CAST and PLACE Corps Program Director: Antonio Felix
Assistant Director (LA Partnerships): Natasha D’Costa
Assistant Director (Northern California Partnerships): Stephanie Serventi

Introduction/Overview

The Master of Arts in Urban Education (UBED) program is available only to intern candidates who have been admitted to, and are on track for, completion of the Multiple and Single Subject intern credential as well as Education Specialist teaching intern credential. Currently, the program is offered as a 1+1 Teaching Credential and Master of Arts degree, whereby candidates are required to complete credential coursework, concentration coursework, and the research capstone sequence.

The UBED program consists of candidates from existing partnerships which include but are not limited to: Teach for America (TFA), Catholic Archdiocesan School Teachers (CAST), Partners in Los Angeles Catholic Education Corps (PLACE), Wonderful, Rocketship, Green Dot, Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP), Partnerships to Uplift Communities (PUC), and Seneca. Some candidates in their teaching credential program may require additional pre -service coursework, required coursework, and requirements in order to be eligible for credential recommendation and progression into the UBED program. For specific requirements, please see Multiple Subjects , Single Subject , or Education Specialist  teaching credential intern pathways requirements.

The UBED program develops critical educators with the knowledge and dispositions to advocate for educational equity; fosters skillful and ethical researchers who positively impact their respective context; encourages mutuality and collaboration with communities towards transformative relationships; and nurtures an ethic of care, solidarity, and professional responsibility with a particular concentration in one of the following areas:

• Digital Learning
• Educational Policy and Administration
• Language and Culture
• Literacy

The program also enables candidates to develop a deeper understanding of theory, research, and practice in urban education via the Research Capstone Sequence. Upon completion of the program, candidates should be prepared for a doctoral program and to make a significant contribution to the field of urban education.

Student Learning Outcomes

As a result of this program, candidates will:

1. Analyze the historical, sociocultural, political, and global context of education;
2. Engage in discernment, inquiry, and research to promote equity and inclusion for diverse students and communities;
3. Apply theory and research to professional practice in areas of concentration such as digital learning, educational policy and administration, language and culture, and literacy;
4. Advocate for social justice through collaboration with communities of practice.

Program Admission Requirements*

This program is available only to candidates who have been admitted to, and are on track for, completion of the coursework for the Urban Education teaching credential intern pathway programs only.

• Application for M.A. from Credential
• 3.0 minimum GPA in the Credential Intern pathway program

*Specific partnerships may have alternate requirements different from those listed above.

Degree Coursework

The program is offered as a 1+1 Teaching Credential and Master of Arts degree, whereby candidates are required to complete credential coursework, concentration coursework, and the research capstone sequence. More specifically, candidates are required to complete one of the following: (a) a minimum of 15 units from any of the Preliminary Multiple Subjects Intern Credential; (b) a minimum of 15 units from any of the Preliminary Single Subjects Intern Credential; or (c) a minimum of 18 units from any of the Preliminary Education Specialist Intern Credential pathway. Candidates must also take between 9-12 units from any of the concentration classes within one of the following concentration areas: (a) Digital learning, (b) Educational Policy and Administration, (c)Language and Culture, and (d) Literacy. Lastly, candidates are required to complete 4-units from the capstone research sequence.

Total: 31 semester hours