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ADVANCE YOUR
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
CULTURAL STUDIES
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
KNOWLEDGEBECOME KNOWLEDGABLE IN
INFORMATION SESSIONMaster of Science in Social Foundations of Education
Students obtain a broader understanding of
schools and society from multiple academic
disciplines, including: anthropology, sociology,
philosophy, history, cultural and gender studies.
Graduates develop critical thinking skills about
education, and evaluate the complex
interrelationship between school, society,
education and culture.
Pat Carter, Ph.D.
Georgia State University
College of Education and Human Development
Educational Policy Studies Department
Social Foundations of Education Program
30 Pryor Street | Atlanta, GA | 30303
[email protected] | 404-413-8273 | eps.education.gsu.edu
Clinical Associate Professor
Program Coordinator, Social Foundations
of Education
TODAY’S PRESENTER
PROFILE
Bachelor’s degree
Interest in advancing critical
educational polices skills from a
social foundations perspective
Can attend evening classes in
Fall and Spring, and day/evening
classes in Summer as full-time
or part-time students
ARE YOU A GOOD FIT?
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Strong background in a social
science or liberal arts discipline
GPA Recommendation Letters
GRE Other
≥ 2.50 undergraduate
Taken within 5 years Goals statement, resume,
writing sample, interview
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M.S. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Professional (2)
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36Semester Hours
Fall Semester 9
Spring Semester 9
Summer Semester 9M.S.
SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
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Fall Semester 9
Social Foundations of Education
Required: Students must fulfill the Colleges Comprehensive Examination by
completing (1) a thesis or project and (2) oral defense of thesis/project.
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PAYING FOR YOUR GRADUATE EDUCATION
FINANCIAL SERVICES
ALUMNI TESTIMONIALS
This program helped me understand the detrimental consequences social inequities and bad policies have on children and families.
CALLAN WELLS, 14 Georgia Legal Services
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CALLAN’S STORY
Flexible courses and being able to personalize my program so I could study what I was interested in sold me on the program.
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LINDSEY’S STORYLINDSEY MOLONEY, ‘12
Vanderbilt University
The most important takeaway from the program was that you should always let research/data inform your work.
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STACI’S STORYSTACI CHILDS, ‘11
EDGE Afterschool
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
The best aspects of the program is how
personal the professors are, and their
willingness to help me receive tuition
assistance through a Graduate Research
Assistantship.
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ANDREKA’S STORY
My key takeaways from this program are
that everyone is privileged, we all have a
responsibility to help people, and we should
neve accept the status quo as the norm.
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CHIVONE’S STORY
ANDREKA WRIGHTON
CHIVONE SMITH
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INFORMATION SESSIONMaster of Science in Social Foundations of Education
College of Education
& Human Development
Department
Phone
education.gsu.edu
eps.education.gsu.edu
404-413-8273