International Education MEd - In Person Course of Study

Course of Study

Master’s programs of study are individually designed by the student in consultation with their faculty advisor. Students are required to take two courses:

• EDUC 733: Foundations in International Education (3 credits)
• EDUC 630: Master's Seminar in International Education (3 credits)

The remaining credits are elective courses taken within the international education concentration and across the College of Education or the university, according to the interests and needs of the student. The program of study typically takes four semesters to complete. Please see a course listing on the International Education Master's Online webpage, as most courses will be offered online for the 2021-2022 academic year.

The minimum degree requirements are 36 course credits and a master's project. The project serves as a capstone experience for the student’s academic study. The project does not need to be a formal thesis paper. It can be a written paper of substantial length (40-50+ pages) or a practical product such as a training guidebook, an action research project, or another project/product which links the student’s program of study with past, present, or future professional work. As the culmination of the program of study, the capstone project provides an opportunity for the student to conduct an in-depth study or activity on a topic of professional interest.

The required master's capstone project integrates students' academic learning and extra-curricular or applied work. Recent master's projects included:

• Engaging Influential Network Members in the Community to Advocate for Health and Aspirations of Unmarried Adolescent Girls in Kolkata, India (2016)
• The Thai-Lao Mother Tongue: Teacher Needs, Competencies, and Conditions for Effective Instruction (2016)
• The Impact of Cultural Diversity on Non-formal Health Education in Dzaleka Refugee Camp (2015)
• Through a Critical Sociocultural Lens: Parents' Perceptions of an Early Childhood Program in Guatemala (2014)
• Negotiating Invisibility: Strategies that Organizations in Asia Use to Address LGBT Prejudice (2014)
• Through the Camera Lens: An Exploration of Visual Representations of Africa by NGOs (2014)
• A Case Study of a Post-Literacy Program in Indonesia (2014)
• Factors that Motivate Students to Perform Well in Basic Primary Education: A Case Study of Kibera Slum in Nairobi, Kenya (2013)
• A Social Network Analysis of a Network of Georgian Youth (2013)
• Factors in Teacher Attrition: Why Secondary School Teachers Leave the Teaching Profession in Afghanistan (2013)

See more master’s capstone projects.