M.A. Education

 
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Antioch's master's degree in Education offers two curriculum options. A self-designed option on our Seattle campus and options at off-campus sites.

Self-Designed Option at Seattle Campus

This flexible 48-hour offering may be completed full time or part time. Courses meet late afternoons, evenings and occasional Saturdays. You begin designing your program in the Introductory Seminar. You then build your program around your professional interests and the core knowledge areas below.

Program Introduction

  • Introductory Seminar

Core Knowledge Areas

Your build your program from four interdisciplinary areas:

  • Diversity and equity
  • Curriculum studies and reflective practices
  • Leadership and reform
  • Inquiry and research

Concentration

You design an area of concentration combining courses, independent studies and collaborative projects.

Course offerings include: The Moral Classroom; Reading, Writing and Thinking Across the Curriculum; Adult Literacy; Cross-Cultural Issues in K-12 Education; Environmental Education; Special Education; and Integrated Arts.

The Inquiry Project

You conclude your master’s degree by delving into literature and research either individually or collaboratively. You decide your topic of inquiry in consultation with your faculty advisor.

Curriculum Option at School & Community Sites

This program is offered to a cohort of 25 to 30 educators at a site in your community. Courses are offered late afternoons, evenings and selected weekends. This 48-credit curriculum can be completed in only five quarters.

  • Leadership and change
  • Curriculum studies and reflective practices
  • Diversity and equity
  • School and community relations
  • Introduction to research
  • Research seminar
  • Leadership seminars I and II
  • Research Project I and II

Additional required courses allow you to explore your interests and individualize your program.

  • Clinical action I and II
  • Concentration area – choose 2-3 credits in coursework or independent studies in your area of concentration
  • Electives – 8 credits