Degree Completion Requirements
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CECL Concentration Information
The CECL concentration of the Master of Education program requires students to earn a minimum of 37 credits. These credits are earned through the completion of professional seminar courses, core courses, an elective course, and a completion dossier. See below for specific course requirements and descriptions.
Course Sequence & Schedule
Full-Time Course Plan (4 Quarters)
| Quarter | Concentration Course |
|---|---|
| Autumn | B EDUC 502 Identity and Reflective Practice B EDUC 512 Social Justice Education: Oppression, Resistance, and Liberation |
| Winter | B EDUC 501 Inquiry in Education B EDUC 550 Critical Pedagogy |
| Spring | B EDUC 504 Enacting Agency for Social Justice B EDUC 580 Critical Policy |
| Summer | B EDUC XXX Elective B EDUC 594 Dossier |
Part-Time Course Plan (8 Quarters)
| Quarter | Concentration Course |
|---|---|
| Autumn – Year 1 | B EDUC 512 Social Justice Education: Oppression, Resistance, and Liberation |
| Winter – Year 1 | B EDUC 550 Critical Pedagogy |
| Spring – Year 1 | B EDUC 580 Critical Policy |
| Summer – Year 2 | B EDUC XXX Elective |
| Autumn – Year 2 | B EDUC 502 Identity and Reflective Practice |
| Winter – Year 2 | B EDUC 501 Inquiry in Education |
| Spring – Year 2 | B EDUC 504 Enacting Agency for Social Justice |
| Summer – Year 2 | B EDUC 594 Dossier |
M.Ed. Courses
Professional Seminars
Each course is 5 credits. These courses focus on the examination of research methodologies and the generation of research questions.
B EDUC 501 Inquiry in Education: Introduces tools for looking closely at classrooms and professional practice. Explores a professional question through gathering information, collegial discussion with their peers, and readings that offer multiple perspectives.
B EDUC 502 Identity and Reflective Practice: Examines key concepts related to identity, reflection, and reflective practice. Supports autoethnographic and reflective writing to foster understanding of personal identity and examination of social, cultural, political and economic forces that influence educational philosophy, practice, and ethics.
Core Area Courses
Each course is 5 credits.
B EDUC 512 Social Justice Education: Oppression, Resistance, and Liberation: Surveys the roots and manifestations of social injustices in communities and society, with a particular lens on how education has perpetuated these injustices. Builds an understanding of the complex matrices of injustice, examining the creative and subversive acts of communities to leverage education as a tool of resistance and liberation.
B EDUC 550 Critical Pedagogy: Focuses on critical inquiry into contemporary beliefs about knowledge, learning, and teaching by exploring how educational systems are manifestations of culture and politics. Introduces progressive pedagogies that challenge dominant cultural paradigms and are models for transformational educational change.
B EDUC 580 Critical Policy in Education: Explores policies shaping K12 education as influenced by major institutional complexes, including various levels of government organizations.
B EDUC 504 Enacting Agency for Social Justice: Focuses on building a social justice ethos through practice, examining a variety of models and methods embodying social justice principles within educational settings. Develops a knowledge base of practices for social justice education, including: multicultural group processing, anti-oppressive organizing, and effective dialogue strategies across difference.
Elective Course
One 5-credit elective or two 3-credit electives (400 or 500 level) from other core areas in the M.Ed. program, classes offered by the School of Educational Studies or other UWB schools, or from the UW Seattle or UW Tacoma campuses.
Completion Dossier
This final 2-credit course provides an opportunity for candidates to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge, skills and dispositions associated with the program’s overall goals for academic learning and improvement of professional practice in education. The Completion Dossier ensures breadth of academic work and application of knowledge in each candidate’s work toward the M.Ed. degree.