Are you interested in advancing your knowledge about the inequities in K-12 education? Do you want to be an advocate for change in schools and communities? Learn about our Master of Science in Social Foundations of Education in this virtual information session.

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EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
CULTURAL STUDIES
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
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Master of Science in Social Foundations of Education

2. Students obtain a broader understanding of
schools and society from multiple academic
disciplines, including: anthropology, sociology,
philosophy, history, cultural and gender studies.

3. Graduates develop critical thinking skills about
education, and evaluate the complex
interrelationship between school, society,
education and culture.

4. 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
acowan@gsu.edu | 404-413-8273 | eps.education.gsu.edu
Clinical Associate Professor
Program Coordinator, Social Foundations
of Education
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5. IDEAL CANDIDATE

6. 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
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Strong background in a social
science or liberal arts discipline

7. GRADUATE ADMISSIONS

8. 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)

9. GRADUATE ADMISSIONS QUESTIONS
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10. PROGRAM LENGTH

11. 36Semester Hours
Fall Semester 9
Spring Semester 9
Summer Semester 9
M.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.

12. FUNDING EDUCATION

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14. TESTIMONIALS

15. 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.
Listen to
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 STORY
STACI CHILDS, ‘11
EDGE Afterschool

16. 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

17. CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION
INFORMATION SESSION
Master of Science in Social Foundations of Education
College of Education
& Human Development
Department
Email
Phone
education.gsu.edu
eps.education.gsu.edu
acowan@gsu.edu
404-413-8273