International and Multicultural Education, EdD

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Ed. D. program will be able to:

• Demonstrate a nuanced and integrative knowledge of human rights education and activism; race and ethnic studies; and language and culture
• Identify, describe and critique critical social theory; critical and decolonizing pedagogies; theories of race, gender and intersectionality
• Identify and employ methodological tools based in critical approaches to quantitative and qualitative research methods with a focus on community engaged scholarship.  Describe and apply alternative paradigms, such as participatory action research, teacher action research, testimonio, and critical ethnography
• Synthesize contextual understandings, reflective analysis, theoretical frameworks, and methodological training to produce a doctoral dissertation.  Design and conduct research that contributes new knowledge to the academic field

Major Requirements (60 units)

General Education Requirements

International and Multicultural Education Courses (24 units)

Complete 24 units from the following:

• IME 702 - Linguistic Rights and Bilingual Ed
• IME 703 - Applied Linguistics
• IME 704 - Global Perspectives on Ed and Decolonization
• IME 705 - Re-conceptualizing Multicultural Education
• IME 706 - Critical Analysis of Urban Schooling
• IME 710 - Sociology of Language
• IME 711 - Language & Culture
• IME 712 - Crit Race Theory & Praxis
• IME 713 - Emotional Intelligence & Cultural Competency
• IME 715 - Education for Inclusion
• IME 716 - Social Movements & Human Rights
• IME 718 - International Human Rights Law & Advocacy
• IME 719 - Gender and Globalization
• IME 720 - Human Rights Education: Pedagogy and Praxis
• IME 721 - Human Rights Ed: History, Philosophy & Current Debates
• IME 722 - Peace, Conflict and Education in Global Contexts
• IME 723 - Queering Education
• IME 724 - Ethnic Studies with a Focus on African-American Ed
• IME 725 - Contemporary International Issues
• IME 728 - Women of Color in Higher Education
• IME 731 - Research in First & Second Language Acquisition
• IME 734 - Assessment and Test of Second Language Proficiency
• IME 735 - Ethnic Studies with a Focus on Latino/a/x Ed
• IME 736 - Human Rights and Media
• IME 737 - Critical Pedagogy
• IME 739 - Crosscultural Literacy
• IME 740 - Immigration and Forced Displacement
• IME 744 - Whiteness, Power & Privilege
• IME 750 - Ethnic Studies with a Focus on Asian American Ed
• IME 769 - Indigenous Education
• IME 776 - Social Justice Pedagogy and the Arts
• IME 797 - Directed Study
• IME 798 - Special Topics Seminar

Electives (12 units)

Complete an additional 12 units of elective courses. Elective courses may be drawn from other IME courses not listed above, and any other graduate program in the School of Education (with adviser’s approval).

IME Dissertation Courses (9 units)

Optional Concentrations:

Students may also select a concentration in Language & Culture  or Human Rights Education  or Racial Justice and Education .