History or English Education (MA)

Overview
Xavier University is no longer accepting applications or admitting students to the Master of Arts (MA) in History or English Education degree program.
Xavier offers more than 40 graduate programs across disciplines including education and more. These programs aim to provide students with advanced knowledge and skills in their chosen fields, preparing them for successful careers or further academic pursuits.
Curriculum

Total Hours: 30 cr (including concentration and elective requirements below)

  • EDFD 500: History & Philosophy of American Education............ 3cr.
  • EDMS 506 Statistics for Educational Research............ 3cr.
  • EDMS 507 Planning Educational Research*............ 2cr.
  • EDMS 508 Research Paper*............ 1cr.

* Should be completed concurrently with the Research paper topic centered on the subject concentration.

Concentration Requirements

Eighteen semester hours of graduate coursework selected from the cognate department (any College of Arts and Sciences Department offering graduate coursework). Courses either already exist or will be offered experimentally while going through the curriculum committee approval process.

Elective Requirements

A total of three semester hours of graduate coursework selected from approved concentration or pedagogical courses.

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Graduate Programs
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Alumni

Program Features

Become a leader in Education

Students choose either English Education or History and become qualified for a leadership position teaching AP and dual-credit courses to talented high-school students

Comprehensive Curriculum

Students complete 30 hours of coursework combining foundational education courses with graduate-level study in English or History.

Values-based program

Steeped in Jesuit tradition, Xavier develops teachers who are morally sensitive to the academic and social needs of our time.

Make a difference

Join a network of alumni who are making a difference in the lives of students across the globe.