Master of Science in Urban Education

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Master of Science in Urban Education is a graduate program at Florida International University's College of Education under the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.  The program is designed to provide specialized knowledge and practice in areas related to urban multicultural contexts in an effort to enhance the effectiveness of educators serving in diverse urban settings.  The Urban Education program offers five specialty tracks from which participants may select one.

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Multicultural/TESOL Instruction in Urban Settings Learning Technologies

This specialty track develops the skills of educators to work with linguistically and culturally diverse populations while providing an opportunity to fulfill State requirements for add-on ESOL endorsement.  It promotes the development of teachers as effective change agents and instructional leaders.
This specialty track emphasizes the development of effective teaching skills and dispositions required for the effective instruction of culturally diverse students in urban schools.  It prepares teachers for rewarding careers in urban contexts. This specialty track is designed to provide practicing and prospective teachers with the necessary knowledge, skills, and dispositions to effectively utilize computers and related technologies to facilitate teaching and learning in diverse settings.
Urban Education
Bilingual Education
 

This specialty track defines the field of Urban Education and provides educators with the knowledge, skills, and disposition to teach children in urban settings. This track also covers socio-cultural conflicts in education.



This specialty track prepares educators to work in multicultural settings and with bilingual school curriculum and organizations. This track also includes a multicultural seminar and a practicum in urban education.


 

 

Contact Information

Dr. Delia C. Garcia
Associate Professor &
Program Leader
Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
College of Education
Florida International University
University Park Campus
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33199
(305) 348-
3598
email: garciad@fiu.edu

 

For specific program questions, feel free to contact the program leader Dr. Delia C. Garcia

You may also e-mail us below with any general  program questions.