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2011-2012 Academic Catalog 
    
2011-2012 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]

International & Comparative Education (M.A.)


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Distinguished Professor: S. Peterson (Dean of Graduate School of Education)
Professor: A. Gil-Garcia
Assistant Professor: T. Purinton (Associate Dean)
Professor of Practice: M. Zaalouk (Director of the Middle East Institute for Higher Education (MEIHE))
Associate Professors of Practice: R. Hozayin, P. Norman, S. Rissmann-Joyce
Visiting Professor of Practice: A. Winter

Admission 

In addition to AUC’s general admission requirements for all MA programs, it is recommended that applicants for the Master of Arts degree in International & Comparative Education have school-based teaching or educational leadership experience prior to admission into the program, or that they will acquire this experience concurrently with enrollment in the program.

Language

Applicants who are not native speakers of English will be required to demonstrate on the TOEFL with TWE that their command of English is adequate for study in the program.

Fieldwork

Students who enter the program with no documented school-based experience (either as a teacher or school administrator)  will be required to take 3-credit Supervised Field Work course (as part of the required 11 courses/ 33 credits).

EDUC 595 - Supervised Fieldwork 


Master of Arts in International & Comparative Education


A total of 33 credit hours (11 courses) are required for MA students with no previous school-based teaching or leadership experience. Those MA students with documented school-based field experience are required to complete 30 credits hours (10 courses). Students may pass content examinations in human development, learning theories, teaching methods and instructional practice in lieu of two of the required content core courses. Students who pass one or both of the examinations referred to above will be able to complete the MA requirements by taking a total of 24 credit hours (8 courses).

 

Courses


The following courses represent the Content Core Subjects required of all students. Two of these may be satisfied if the MA student passes a content-based exam.

The following courses represent the Research Core Subjects.


Concentrations


Each student will select one of the following concentrations: Pre-K-1 2 Teacher Education, Educational Leadership, or International Education Policy & Planning. In consultation with their advisor, students may take one of the courses in another concentration to fulfill the elective requirement.

Capstone


Each Student will complete a capstone research project, which could be a thesis, action research, Internship or equivalent professional activity. Every project requires a written research component that integrates international or comparative education. The capstone is expected to be prepared under the guidance and close supervision of a faculty adviser, in consultation with designated committee. Each student will also give a formal oral presentation of the work. (3 cr.)
 

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