Program Overview

Education, Society, and Culture M.A. Program

The Education, Society, and Culture Master of Arts program equips students with the insights, understanding, and analytic skills to be a teacher-leader or continue their studies and research in a doctoral program. Faculty research and coursework focus on the historical, social, racial, cultural, and institutional factors affecting education, especially those that affect access and opportunity and contribute to educational inequality.

Concentration Overview

Program Overview

• Start Term: Fall only
• Program Length: Approximately 1-2 years, can be earned at your own pace
• Units: 36-unit minimum/9 classes
• Instruction: In-person on Riverside campus
• Schedule: Each class meets once a week 4-7pm (Monday-Thursday)

Program Cost

• Estimated program cost is $17,430 (in-state)
• Out-of-state/international tuition is an additional cost

Ph.D. Pathway

All coursework from the master of arts (M.A.) education programs transfers to the Ph.D. in education. For example, if you complete the M.A. in Education, Society, and Culture, you will have already completed one year of coursework for the Ph.D. in Education, Society, and Culture.

Faculty Research Highlights

• College readiness
• Critical race theory
• Educational equity/inequality
• Gender and education
• Historical methods and social studies
• History of education
• Language and literacy
• Qualitative methods
• Race in schooling
• Teacher education
• Youth of color

Curriculum

This full-time program is offered on a quarter calendar beginning in Fall. Students get to choose from Plan I (Thesis) or Plan II (Comprehensive Examination).

• Plan I (Thesis): Students complete a minimum of 36 upper-division and graduate units. At least 24 units are in graduate courses. A maximum of 12 units may be in graduate research for the thesis.
• Plan II (Comprehensive Exam): Students must complete a minimum of 36 units in upper-division and graduate courses in Education and related fields as defined in existing programs. At least 18 of the 36 units must be in graduate courses, and none in graduate research for the thesis.

Career Opportunities

Recent graduates are:

• K-12 Teachers
• K-12 School District Administrators
• Resource Service Providers for School Districts
• Part-time faculty at California State University campuses