- Areas of Emphasis
- Program Advisors and Application Deadlines
- Admission and Program Requirements
- Program Structures
- Course Descriptions
- Program Events
Program Goals:
Humanistic/Multicultural Education integrates intellectual/ cognitive and emotional/affective
learning through an experiential and participatory process. Students increase
self-knowledge and develop effective human relations and critical thinking
skills. The program offers a self-reflective, process-oriented approach to
diversity and issues of social justice. Students learn to work cooperatively
with others to foster personal, institutional, and social change and promote
more humane, democratic and inclusive classrooms, organizations, and communities.
Participants enrolled in the MPS will have the opportunity to develop skills in the following areas:
- Heighten self-knowledge and personal awareness
- Facilitate large and small group processes
- Develop curriculum and program designs
- Integrate cognitive and affective domains in teaching, learning, program planning, and staff development
- Promote cooperative and inclusive groups
- Provide leadership for innovation and change in educational and human service settings
- Implement multicultural, gender-fair practices in their
work settings and communities - Foster personal, institutional, and social change to promote diversity
and social justice goal
36 Credit Teacher Certification Emphasis
The program provides teachers with an intensive study of the pedagogical skills
necessary for fostering classroom communities that meet the educational needs
of diverse learners. Teachers graduate with knowledge and strategies to engage
and challenge all students to reach their fullest potential - intellectually,
emotionally, and socially. Teachers develop skills in evaluating curriculum
and institutional practices to promote self-actualization, diversity and
social justice.
- multicultural, gender-fair education
- cooperative learning
- active learning
- conflict resolution
- curriculum development
- group process
- action research and reflective practice
- teacher leadership for innovation and school change
30 Credit General Program
The flexible 30-Credit general program allows for the development
of an individualized plan of study unique to varying professional goals
by providing a wide variety of electives. The program can be tailored
for persons working with special client groups in the human services.
By carefully selecting the 12 credits of electives students may develop
a program emphasis in a specialized area.
