An introductory study of fiction with the purpose of cultivating skills in literary interpretation, scholarly research, textual analysis, and academic writing and documentation. Students will focus on the distinctive conventions of fiction in order to interpret these works critically, while interacting thoughtfully with themes presented therein. Students will continue to develop their academic prose, with attention to improving foundational grammar, diction, phrasing, organization, and argument-building in the genre of the essay.

An introductory study of world literature in English, composed in a variety of cultures, to cultivate skills in literary interpretation, scholarly research, textual analysis, and academic writing and documentation. Students will focus on the conventions of poetry and prose in order to interpret these works critically while interacting thoughtfully with themes presented therein. Students will continue to develop their academic prose, with attention to improving foundational grammar, diction, phrasing, organization, and argument-building in the genre of the essay.

This course guides students through the writing and research tasks of the university classroom in order to equip them with confidence and the ability to write in a variety of academic genres, including the research paper. Students expand critical thinking skills through reading and writing cognitively complex arguments while also exploring academic voice, style, and vocabulary.

Students are required to complete a thesis (6 sem. hrs.) that passes an examiner external to the University with expertise in the particular area of the thesis. The thesis must be defended orally before an examination committee. This is the second phase of the thesis project. Students may choose their area of research with help from the program director and other faculty. This choice may occur at any time after their first semester in the program.

Students are required to complete a thesis (6 sem. hrs.) that passes an examiner external to the University with expertise in the particular area of the thesis. The thesis must be defended orally before an examination committee. Students may choose their area of research with help from the program director and other faculty. This may occur at any time after their first semester in the program.

The major project is a synthesis of research, theory, and practice. Students work under the supervision of an approved supervisor to design, implement and evaluate a project related to their professional field of interest. Such projects may involve an analysis of current educational policy, development of a curriculum product, or an in- depth analysis of extant literature on a particular topic related to the course of study. The main focus of the project is the integration of research and theoretical and practice perspectives to a particular practice, focus or problem.

A major project examines an applied issue from a leadership perspective and, preferably, from the participant's place of employment. The paper focuses on a combination of course content and on a quality presentation of content.

Every non-thesis student in the MA in Educational Studies - Inclusive Education program is required to write a comprehensive examination. The comprehensive is a take-home written exam of 72 hours duration, typically scheduled from a Friday to a Monday. The exam consists of questions from the coursework integrating the professional practice of supporting diverse learners in education within case scenarios, and questions addressing the ethical and legal practice of the profession.

This course is an examination of common parametric and non-parametric statistical techniques used in psychology education and other social sciences research, and principles of accurate application and interpretation of those techniques (e.g., effect size; power; sample size; implications of violations of test assumptions). Topics focus on multiple regression, different models of analysis of variance and covariance, and also include categorical data analysis, meta- analysis, and an introduction to interpretation of multivariate statistics.

This seminar-style course provides training in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods designs for conducting research in social sciences. It is an advanced level course that assumes competencies in statistics and social scientific research. Students are exposed to the methods and stages of basic research, applied research, and program evaluation. An emphasis is placed on educating students to critically reflect on the methods themselves - their philosophical underpinnings, promises and limitations.