Master of Arts Education and Society (Thesis): Mathematics and Science Education

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Master of Arts (M.A.) Education and Society (Thesis): Mathematics and Science Education(45 Credits)

Offered by:Integrated Studies in Ed

Degree:Master of Arts

Program Requirement:

Thesis Courses (24 credits)

EDEM 621 Thesis 1 6 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed: Departmental seminar to guide students through the process of developing a thesis proposal, identifying a supervisor, research sites and participants, and considering ethical issues.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Fall, Winter
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
- Instructors
  
  Susan Gail Ballinger, Paul Zanazanian, Allison J Gonsalves, Jayne Malenfant, Emma Harden-Wolfson
EDEM 623 Thesis 2 6 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed: Continuation of EDEM 621.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Fall, Winter
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
- Instructors
  
  Susan Gail Ballinger, Paul Zanazanian, Allison J Gonsalves, Jayne Malenfant, Emma Harden-Wolfson
EDEM 699 Thesis 3 12 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed: Final synthesis of the research project.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Fall, Winter
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  Susan Gail Ballinger, Paul Zanazanian, Allison J Gonsalves, Jayne Malenfant, Emma Harden-Wolfson

Required Courses (12 credits)

EDEC 624 Res,Teaching,Learning&Teach Ed 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: Current trends in research on teaching, learning, and teacher education in general and in specific content areas, including specific methods of data collection and analysis that are appropriate for use in studies of teaching practices, learning processes, and their interactions.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
- Instructors
  
  Marta A Kobiela
EDEC 625 MA Sem in Practice-Based TE1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: Seminar that provides an overview of research in practice-based teacher education, across content areas, and apprenticeship opportunities in teacher preparation contexts.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Restrictions: Open only to students enrolled in the MA in Education and Society; MA in Leadership; MA in Second Language Education; or permission of instructor
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
EDEC 626 MA Seminar in Math & Sci Ed 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: Seminar that provides an overview of research in math and science education and apprenticeship opportunities in math or science teacher preparation contexts.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Prerequisite: EDEC 625.
- Restrictions: Open only to students enrolled in the M.A. in Education and Society; Science and Math Education program or permission of instructor
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  Anila Asghar
EDEM 690 Research Methods: Theo & Pract 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed: Overview of the epistemological foundations of a range of research methods, including but not limited to quantitative, philosophical, qualitative, arts-based, and mixed methods. Students will learn techniques to conduct research and to develop a research proposal.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Fall, Winter
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year

Complementary Courses (6 credits)

3 credits of graduate-level courses from the following:

EDEC 646 Sociocult&Epist Underst of Sci 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: This course presents historical, philosophical and sociocultural perspectives on construction of knowledge in the natural sciences. A particular emphasis will be placed on how social, cultural, and political forces shape the products of scientific practices, the importance of scientific literacy, and the relevance this bears for science education and science education research.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Prerequisite(s): Students must have completed, with a grade of C or higher, a minimum of 24 credits in Science courses. We will also consider enrollment from students with experience teaching secondary science.
- Restriction(s): MATL Science and Technology Students, PhD or MA Science Education Students or by permission from the instructor.
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
EDEC 647 Sociocul&Epist Underst of Math 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: This course presents historical, philosophical and sociocultural perspectives on construction of knowledge in mathematics. An emphasis will also be placed on how social and cultural forces shape mathematical practices, the importance of mathematical literacy, and the relevance this bears for mathematics education and mathematics education research.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Prerequisite(s): Students must have completed, with a grade of C or higher, a minimum of 24 credits in Mathematics courses. We will also consider enrollment from students with experience teaching mathematics.
- Restriction(s): MATL Science and Technology Students, PhD or MA Mathematics & Science Education Students or by permission from the instructor.
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year

3 credits of courses, from the following:

EDEC 606 Self-Stdy,Autoeth,&Autobcl Res 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: Critical and ethical engagement with the relationship between self and other through various auto/biographical approaches to research in education, such as self-study, autoethnography, currere, life writing, artistic practices, writing the self, and memory-work. Exploration of various forms of writing, representation, analysis and critical discussion

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
- Instructors
  
  Teresa Strong
EDEC 630 Ethnographic Approaches to Res 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: Ethnography as a qualitative research approach that allows researchers to conduct in-depth studies of complex social and cultural practices. Hands-on experience in ethnographic field work and practice ethnographic research methods are offered. Focus on history and application of a range of ethnographic approaches including traditional, critical, visual, activist, institutional, and collaborative ethnography.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken EDSL 630.
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
EDEC 635 Research Writing 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: The course offers a research-led introduction to processes and practices of research writing. Working to develop their research writing projects, students learn to examine, critically reflect on, and participate in the research writing practices in their fields, guided by current research on the discursive construction of knowledge.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Fall, Winter
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  Stephen Peters
EDEM 609 Critical Perspect Ed Theo&Res 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed: Critical exploration of contemporary issues in educational theory and research, in terms of current scholarship in the field, current educational contexts, and various research paradigms. Educational issues as expressions of social, ethical, political, economic, epistemological and cultural reconfigurations. Students will learn to be critical consumers of educational theories and research.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Fall, Winter
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
- Instructors
  
  Philip S S Howard
EDEM 644 Curriculum Develop & Implement 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed: Explores and critiques the processes of curriculum development, implementation and evaluation in relation to the field of curriculum studies. The focus will be on the role of the educator/leader as a curriculum professional in formal and non-formal learning environments.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  Mindy R Carter
EDEM 692 Qualitative Research Methods 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed: Theoretical and practical exploration of the foundations of qualitative methods, with emphasis on underlying principles.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
EDER 608 Educ Implic of Social Theory 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: An analysis of some of the educational implications of various social and political theories: liberalism, Marxism and others.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Fall
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
EDPE 635 Theories of Learning&Instruct 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology): An analysis of the relationship between theory and research about learning and teaching from a historical perspective.

Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  Adam Dubé, Nikki Lobczowski
EDPE 676 Intermediate Statistics 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology): Concepts and procedures of conducting basic descriptive and inferential statistics, including analysis of variance, correlation, and regression models. Provides experience with data-analysis tools.

Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
- Instructors
  
  Kristy A Robinson
EDPE 687 Qualitative Methods in Ed Psyc 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology): The logics of design and selection of phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, case study and mixed design methods with emphasis on data analysis in light of issues of research purpose, epistemology, reliability and validity.

Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  Ada L Sinacore
EDTL 500 Appl of Ed Psyc Across Class 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Education Teaching & Learning: Selected contemporary theories of human learning and development and their evidence base, including models of individual difference, learning styles, independence and motivation. Implications of selected theoretical models and evidence for educational practice, planning and professional reflection in inclusive classrooms. The role of parents, families/guardians and the complementary role of ancillary educational services in relation to classroom applications of theories. All addressed through the development of professional competencies.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Winter
- Offered by: Educational and Counselling Psychology
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
EDTL 508 Critical Infls. on Ed. Praxis 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Education Teaching & Learning: Implications of intercultural/multicultural, global, environmental and social justice advances as these affect critical thinking and inform practice in the classroom. Addressed through the development of professional competencies.

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  Steve Jordan

Elective Course (3 credits)

3 credits at the 500, 600, or 700 level chosen in consultation with the Thesis Supervisor or Graduate Program Director.

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Master of Arts Education and Society (Thesis): Mathematics and Science Education

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Master of Arts (M.A.) Education and Society (Thesis): Mathematics and Science Education(45 Credits)

Program Requirement:

Thesis Courses (24 credits)

Required Courses (12 credits)

Complementary Courses (6 credits)

Elective Course (3 credits)

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