Department of Educational Studies

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The graduate program in Educational Studies is designed to enable students to engage thoughtfully and critically with questions of perennial importance in education, broadly conceived. The faculty makes every effort to help students integrate research and theory with educational policy and practice. In so doing, students master central concepts in the field of education as well as develop the ability to analyze empirically, think critically, and speak and write clearly in the appropriate genre for their educational field.

The Department of Educational Studies M.A. program is flexible by design in order to encourage students’ individual growth and specialization in education. To achieve this level of flexibility, each student works closely with the Graduate Program Advisor as well as specific faculty whose areas of expertise align with the students’ particular interests and professional goals. Course work and research projects are defined by our faculty’s expertise in scholarship. Specific fields of study that carry the advantage of faculty depth and the potential for original research are: language acquisition, human development, math education, early literacy development, parenting, family studies, the philosophy of education, pedagogical theory, educational foundations, and educational policy studies.

Learning Objectives

Master of Arts. The MA program in Education will enable students to engage thoughtfully and critically with questions of perennial importance in education, broadly conceived. The student who completes the MA program will be able to:

• Identify a scholarly topic of significance to the field, demonstrate command of the relevant educational scholarship, and formulate a well-considered, research-based view on the topic.
• Analyze, interpret, and critique a range of classic and contemporary scholarship in the field of educational studies and demonstrate a developed understanding of qualitative, quantitative, humanistic, and mixed research methodologies.

Admission

Admission to the Department of Educational Studies graduate degree program is selective. Minimum requirements for admission include: (i) a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution, (ii) an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or better (on a 4-point scale), (iii) at least three letters of recommendation, from college instructors or other individuals qualified to testify about intellectual abilities, (iv.) a satisfactory statement of purpose, and (v) satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination. The statement of purpose should be at least 1000 words in length, identifying the concentration they wish to pursue, and addressing the applicant’s scholarly interests and/or professional goals in education as well as how the applicant’s interests and goals match the degree program to which they are applying. Students who do not meet these minimum requirements may be considered for provisional or probationary admission at the discretion of the Graduate Program Advisor or the faculty of the Department of Educational Studies.

Students seeking admission to the graduate program should contact the Graduate Program Advisor in the Department of Educational Studies with further questions about fit, programs of study, and admission procedures. Applications to the graduate program in Educational Studies are evaluated on an individual basis. It is recommended that students turn in a completed application before March 1 for the following Fall semester and prior to October 15 for the following Spring semester. Application packets should be submitted directly to the Graduate School at The University of Tulsa. The Department of Educational Studies begins review of application packets as soon as completed applications are forwarded from the Graduate School.

Programs

• Education, M.A.

Courses

• EDUC 7003 Philosophy of Education
• EDUC 7013 Parents, Children, and the Democratic State
• EDUC 7043 Introduction to Educational Technology
• EDUC 7073 History of American Education
• EDUC 7083 Educational Policy
• EDUC 7090 Forum Presentation
• EDUC 7113 Challenges in Higher Education
• EDUC 7123 Advanced Child and Adolescent Growth and Development
• EDUC 7143 Parent, Child Development, and Culture
• EDUC 7153 Techniques of Research and Evaluation
• EDUC 7173 Research Proposal
• EDUC 7183 Statistical Methods for Research I
• EDUC 7233 Comparative Approaches to Teaching and Teacher Preparation
• EDUC 7333 Classroom Discourse
• EDUC 7343 Language and Literacy Development
• EDUC 7363 Discourse Analysis
• EDUC 7373 Vygotsky’s Theory of Development
• EDUC 7912-3 Research and Paper
• EDUC 7981-5 Research and Thesis
• EDUC 7991-5 Independent Study

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