MSc in Social Foundations of Education in Atlanta United States | Georgia State University

The Social Foundations of Education master's program takes an interdisciplinary approach to exploring the historical and modern-day elements that contribute to educational disparities and unfairness in society. Through coursework, students examine how factors like race, socioeconomic status, disabilities, and gender impact educational institutions and systems. This field of educational research draws from multiple academic domains and interdisciplinary approaches to understand schooling's societal context. At Georgia State University, scholars investigate these foundations through lenses including history, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, political science, and cultural studies. The program's objective is to apply insights from these disciplines to form analytical, ethical, and questioning viewpoints about education both within and beyond traditional school settings.

Students gain skills to:

Cultivate thoughtful critiques of educational practices in various learning environments.
Analyze the intricate connections between schools, communities, education systems, and cultural influences.
Integrate knowledge from diverse fields such as historical analysis, philosophical inquiry, sociological research, anthropological perspectives, political theory, and cultural examinations.
Master's candidates collaborate with faculty advisors to design personalized study plans that may include relevant courses from other university departments like Arts and Sciences, Public Policy, or Public Health.