Degree Completion Requirements
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E-CRiT Concentration Information
The E-CRiT concentration within the Master of Education program requires students to earn a minimum of 37 credits. These credits are earned through completion of core courses and community-based fieldwork. See below for specific course requirements and descriptions.
Course Sequence & Schedule
Full-Time Course Plan (4 Quarters)
| Quarter | Concentration Course |
|---|---|
| Autumn | B EDUC 502 Identity and Reflective Practice B EDUC 512 Social Justice Education: Oppression, Resistance, and Liberation |
| Winter | B EDUC 500 Foundations of Critical Race Theory in Higher Education听 B EDUC 515 Racism in Higher Education |
| Spring | B EDUC 504 Enacting Agency for Social Justice B EDUC 520 Current Issues in Higher Education听 |
| Summer | B EDUC 525 Applied CRT as Systems Change听 B EDUC 529 Community-Based Fieldwork听 |
Part-Time Course Plan (8 Quarters)
| Quarter | Concentration Course |
|---|---|
| Autumn – Year 1 | B EDUC 512 Social Justice Education: Oppression, Resistance, and Liberation |
| Winter – Year 1 | B EDUC 500 Foundations of Critical Race Theory in Higher Education |
| Spring – Year 1 | B EDUC 504 Enacting Agency for Social Justice听 |
| Summer – Year 2 | B EDUC 525 Applied CRT as Systems Change听 |
| Autumn – Year 2 | B EDUC 502 Identity and Reflective Practice |
| Winter – Year 2 | B EDUC 515 Racism in Higher Education |
| Spring – Year 2 | B EDUC 520 Current Issues in Higher Education |
| Summer – Year 2 | B EDUC 529 Community-Based Fieldwork |
M.Ed. Courses
Concentration Courses
Each course is 5 credits.
B EDUC 500 Foundations of Critical Race Theory in Higher Education: Provides an overview of E-CRiT as applied within education-related fields, including a focus on historical origins, aligned movements, key tenets, and applications across K-20.听
B EDUC 515 Racism in Higher Education: Examines the roots of white supremacy and racism in higher education, while exploring the role of higher education in normalizing local and global oppressive structures across social, political, and economic systems.听听
B EDUC 520 Current Issues in Higher Education: This course applies an E-CRiT lens to examine contemporary issues in higher education, with a particular focus on intersectionality and interest convergence within local higher education systems.听听
B EDUC 525 Applied CRT as Systems Change: Course focuses on the application of E-CRiT as a lever for implementing systems change efforts across higher education. Students elevate applied systems change projects within chosen higher education institutions
Core Courses
Each course is 5 credits.
B EDUC 502 Identity and Reflective Practice: Examines key concepts related to identity, reflection, and reflective practice. Supports autoethnographic and reflective writing to foster understanding of personal identity and examination of social, cultural, political and economic forces that influence educational philosophy, practice, and ethics.
B EDUC 504 Enacting Agency for Social Justice: Focuses on building a social justice ethos through practice, examining a variety of models and methods embodying social justice principles within educational settings. Develops a knowledge base of practices for social justice education, including: multicultural group processing, anti-oppressive organizing, and effective dialogue strategies across difference.
B EDUC 512 Social Justice Education: Oppression, Resistance, and Liberation: Surveys the roots and manifestations of social injustices in communities and society, with a particular lens on how education has perpetuated these injustices. Builds an understanding of the complex matrices of injustice, examining the creative and subversive acts of communities to leverage education as a tool of resistance and liberation.
Community-Based Fieldwork
Each course is 2 credits.
B EDUC 529 Community-Based Fieldwork: Designed for educators committed to building and enhancing equitable collaborations with minoritized youth and communities in advancing educational justice. Offering a critique of the deficit perspectives underlying traditional approaches to community partnerships, this course situates youth and community voices, experiential knowledge, and agency as central to advancing enduring, justice-centered collaborations.听