The Cultural Foundations Program offers a Master's Degree (either M.Ed. or M.A.) in several areas of interest to teachers, educators in various settings, and other professionals and citizens interested in educational issues affecting the nation.
The Master's Degree requires 33 credit hours. For a Master of Education (M.Ed.) Degree, students will take 11 courses, with a Capstone Seminar/Project as the final course. If the Master of Arts (M.A.) option is selected, students will take 9 courses and write a Master's Thesis for 6 credit hours.
All students will take 7 courses (21 credits) in Foundations of Education:
| EDUC | 65530 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDUC | 65511 | Research in Educational Services | 3 |
| One of the following: | |||
| EDUC | 65524 | Learning Theories | 3 |
| EDUC | 65520 | Child and Adolescent Development | 3 |
| EDUC | 65521 | Adult Development | 3 |
| EDUC | 65523 | Life Span Development | 3 |
| Foundations Core: | |||
| EDPF | 69564 | History of American Education | 3 |
| EDPF | 69560 | Modern Philosophical Theories in Ed. | 3 |
| EDPF | 69572 | Social Contexts of Education | 3 |
| One of the following: | |||
| EDPF | 69591 | SEM: Democracy and Education | 3 |
| EDPF | 69591 | SEM: Democracy, Nature, and Education | 3 |
| EDPF | 65531 | Professional Practice in a Multicultural Society | 3 |
| Total | 21 | ||
Students selecting one of the areas of interest will take three additional courses in that area; students opting for the Educational Generalist area will build their additional three courses around a broader curriculum.
