Course Schedule
The course schedule below should be used as an example. Contact your admission representative to discuss your specific course schedule.
43 Units
Students who hold a master’s degree or terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D. or professional doctorate) may be admitted with advanced standing and required to take only 43 units. The degree (or equivalent) or must be from a college or university that is regionally accredited or recognized by a ministry of education. The institution must have been accredited at the time your degree was conferred.
Courses are taken in fall, spring, and summer terms in Years 1 and 2, and in fall and spring terms in Year 3. Students will also choose an elective course in their Year 1 summer term designed to be adaptive and flexible to emerging needs in independent school educational contexts.
Prior to the dissertation phase, students are assigned to one evening of classes per week on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
- Fall and Spring Semesters 5:00pm – 9:50pm Pacific Time
- Summer Semester 5:00pm – 10:25pm Pacific Time
43-Unit Curriculum | Advanced Standing Track Course Schedule
Full-Time Year 1
Fall Semester
Foundations of Urban Education | EDUE 700 | 3 Units
Explore urban P-20 education through social, historical, and political lenses and learn how research and policy shape professional practice in Los Angeles and the United States.
Foundations of Leadership in Education | EDUE 701 | 3 Units
Gain foundational knowledge about leadership theory and practice to support your development as a critically conscious leader who takes action to address inequities in urban contexts.
Spring Semester
Foundations in Learning | EDUE 702 | 3 Units
Facilitate learning in urban contexts by understanding how culture, identity, and power influence learners’ opportunities to learn.
Power, Diversity and Equity | EDUE 703 | 3 Units
Explore power, diversity and equity through the social, historical and political lenses as these constructs shape and impact education (P-20) research, policy and professional practice.
Summer Session
Concentration Course One | 3 Units
Each concentration course will explore critical areas in learning in the Independent School Context
Leadership Enactment | EDUE 704 | 3 Units
Acquire or deepen knowledge and skills related to acting as a critically conscious leaders who addresses existing educational inequities.
Full-Time Year 2
Fall Semester
Concentration Course Two | 3 Units
Each concentration course will explore critical areas in learning in the Independent School Context.
Research Methods 1 | EDUE 726 | 3 Units
Explore the historically complex relationship between education research, education (in)equity and personal practice, and the possibilities of research to foster justice in education.
Spring Semester
Research Methods 2 | EDUE 727 | 3 Units
Building on Research Methods 1, learn to implement a research design by conducting pilot studies to answer quantitative and qualitative research questions.
Dissertation in Practice 1 | EDUE 780a | 3 Units
Complete a literature review, overview of methodology and other contextual writing for your dissertation in practice and prepare for the qualifying exam.
Summer Session
Concentration Course Three | 3 Units
Each concentration course will explore critical areas in learning in the Independent School Context
Dissertation in Practice 2 | EDUE 780b | 2 Units
Finalize your literature review, overview of methodology and other contextual writing for the dissertation in practice and qualifying exam.
Full-Time Year 3
Fall Semester
Concentration Course Four | 3 Units
Each concentration course will explore critical areas in learning in the Independent School Context
Dissertation in Practice 3, Data Analysis | EDUE 784a | 1 Unit
Build your knowledge and skills for analyzing quantitative and qualitative data and reporting results and findings for your Dissertations in Practice.
Spring Semester
Designing Organizations for Equity | EDUE 710 | 3 Units
Become familiar with organizational theory and design, behavioral science and human resources management and prepare to shape the culture of educational organizations based on the principles of equity and social justice.
Dissertation in Practice 4, Data Analysis | EDUE 784b | 1 Unit
Build your knowledge and skills for analyzing quantitative and qualitative data and reporting results and findings for your Dissertations in Practice.
Program Contacts
Jessica Romero
Assistant Director, Office of Admission and Scholarships