Master of Science in Global and International Education
About the Program
Master of Science: 45.0 quarter credits
The MS in Global and International Education is designed to prepare students with the skills and knowledge necessary to work effectively within the complex economic, political, cultural, and social contexts that influence education and learning in diverse parts of the world. In addition to being aware of the global trends and issues of diverse approaches to education, students will develop the attitudes necessary to support learners and learning within and beyond mainstream educational systems.
The program prepares students to work effectively with the complex global challenges, trends, and issues influencing education and learning in diverse parts of the world, including the United States.
Today, leaders are needed who are trained with the skills and practical knowledge required to work effectively within the context of global economic, political, cultural, and community influences on education; are aware of global trends and issues in the field of education; recognize the various dimensions of educational interventions and are able to analyze the implications for learners within and beyond mainstreams; and can critique the roles and approaches of international, comparative, and educational research. The MS in Global and International Education will provide these necessary tools, experiences, understandings, and related attitudes.
Program Objectives
The mission of the Master of Science in Global and International Education is to prepare students with the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to work effectively with the complex economic, political, cultural, and social contexts that influence education and learning in diverse parts of the world. In addition to being aware of global trends and issues of diverse approaches to education, students will develop the attitudes necessary to support learners and learning within and beyond mainstream educational systems.
Graduates of this program will be qualified to pursue careers in higher education, ESL programs, education abroad, law firms, international education associations, accreditation agencies, local community international outreach centers, U.S. government, international development or human service agencies, non-governmental agencies, as well as act as administrators, managers, and researchers in national and international organizations, foundations, associations, and corporations.
Graduates of this program will lead their organizations in addressing the dramatic change in society and culture due to globalization and how these influence education.
The program is designed as a part-time cohort model, and can be completed in two years. View the degree requirements for more detailed information about the courses.
Additional Information
For more information about this program, contact the Program Manager/Academic Advisor:
Samantha Mercanti-Anthony
School of Education
sm853@drexel.edu
For additional information, also visit the School of Education's MS in Global and International Education web page or the Drexel e-Learning's web site.
Admission Requirements
Admission to this program requires:
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
- An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher (graduate degree GPAs will be considered along with the undergraduate GPA).
- Graduates of foreign schools must also have of 550 or higher in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
- Completed Application Form.
- Official transcripts from all universities or colleges and other post-secondary educational institutions (including trade schools) attended. Instead of hard copy transcripts, applicants may supply official electronic transcripts issued by a post-secondary institution directly to Drexel University Online (sent to: customerservice@drexel.com).
Applicants must supply transcripts regardless of the number of credits earned or the type of school attended. If an applicant does not list all post-secondary institutions on the application and these are listed on transcripts received from other institutions, processing of the application will be delayed until all remaining transcripts have been submitted the remaining transcripts.
Click here to use our Transcript Lookup Tool to assist contact with previous institutions. If a college or university offers the option to send transcripts in a secure, password-protected electronic format, have the transcript sent to customerservice@drexel.com.
- Two letters of recommendation - professional or academic.
- Drexel University Online now accepts electronic letters of recommendation. Please access the following webpage for instructions regarding their submission: http://www.drexel.edu/apply/recommend. If a recommender prefers to submit an original, hard copy letter of recommendation, please remind the recommender that it must be signed and submitted in a sealed envelope signed across the flap by the recommender.
- Personal Essay
- Resume.
- International Students must submit a TOEFL score of 550 or higher. Students with transcripts from non-US institutions should have such transcripts evaluated by World Education Service (WES). The TOEFL examination is required for some non-citizens. Applicants whose native language is English (who list themselves as born in or citizens of the following countries: American Samoa, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British West Indies, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, England, Ghana, Guam, Ireland, Jamaica, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, Virgin Islands, Wales, Zimbabwe) are exempt from the TOEFL. Applicants whose native language is not English are exempt from the TOEFL if the applicant completed 4 years of high school in the United States or completed English 101 and English 102 with a grade of C or better from a US domestic accredited institution. Applicants who received an undergraduate or graduate degree from an academic institution located in the U.S., UK or Canada are also excempt from the TOEFL.
Please refer to Drexel Online's Master of Science in Global & International Education Admissions page for additional information.
Degree Requirements
A Master of Science in Global and International Education is a part-time online program. Students complete six core courses, four primary concentration courses, three secondary concentration courses, an elective and a capstone course.
| Core Courses | ||
| EDHE 680 | Foundations of Evaluation | 3.0 |
| EDGI 500 | Introduction to Global, International & Comparative Education | 3.0 |
| EDGI 504 | History and Theory of Comparative Education | 3.0 |
| EDGI 510 | Culture, Society & Education in Comparative Perspective | 3.0 |
| EDGI 512 | Globalization and Educational Change | 3.0 |
| EDGI 520 | Comparative Economics of Education | 3.0 |
| Primary Concentration Courses | ||
| EDGI 506 | Comparative Higher Education Systems | 3.0 |
| EDGI 508 | Understanding Research in International & Comparative Education | 3.0 |
| EDGI 514 | Education and National Development | 3.0 |
| EDGI 518 | Analysis of Policy Issues in Global & International Education | 3.0 |
| Capstone Requirement | ||
| EDGI 715 | Co-op with Portfolio | 1.5 |
| EDGI 716 | GIE Co-op Experience with Seminar | 4.5 |
| Select one of the following Secondary Concentrations: | 9.0 | |
Secondary Peace Education Concentration * | ||
| Peace Education | ||
| International Organizations in International Education | ||
| Conflict Resolution in an International Context | ||
Secondary Higher Education Concentration | ||
Select 3 of the following Higer Education courses: | ||
| Foundations of Higher Education | ||
| Governance, Management & Administration in Higher Education | ||
| Student Development & Customer Service Management | ||
| School Law and Politics | ||
Secondary E-Learning Leadership Concentration | ||
Select 3 of the following E-Learning Leadership courses: | ||
| The Purpose and Business of E-Learning | ||
| E-Learning Technologies | ||
| Teaching and Learning Issues in E-Learning | ||
| Learning Technologies & Disabilities | ||
| Design & Delivery of E-Learning I | ||
| Design & Delivery of E-Learning II | ||
Secondary Educational Policy Concentration ** | ||
Select 3 of the following Educational Policy courses | ||
| Education Policy: Concepts, Issues, and Applications | ||
| Shaping of American Education Policy: Global Forces | ||
| Ethics in Educational Policy Making | ||
| Access & Equity in Educational Policy Making | ||
Secondary Learning Technology Concentration | ||
Select 3 of the following: | ||
| New Media Literacies | ||
| Researching & Evaluating Instructional Technology | ||
| Technologies for Performance Support | ||
| Designing Virtual Communities for Staff Development - Non-Field Experience | ||
| Sample Electives | ||
| Students can select courses as addional electives from within the School of Education or a course (with School of Education approval) from another Drexel University program, such as international business administration, foreign languages, women's studies, or science/technology/society. | ||
| Study Abroad Experience | ||
| International Ecotourism & Education | ||
| Total Credits | 45.0 | |
| * | As an alternative secondary concentration, students may create a customized area of study from other Drexel University departments/programs such as International Business Administration, Women's Studies, or Science/Technology/Society. |
| ** | To complete the Drexel Educational Policy Certificate, students complete 2 additional 3-credit courses: EDPO 628 and EDPO 640. |
Courses
EDGI 500 Introduction to Global, International & Comparative Education 3.0 Credits
Exploration and Analysis of international and comparative education. Comparative method serves as the framework to understand comparative analysis. Theories of the state serves as the framework to understand global theories of education across cultures.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
EDGI 502 Global, International and Comparative Education II 3.0 Credits
Exploration of tradition of national culture and its influence on education as well as an examination of educational and societal developments from a comparative cross-national perspective.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
EDGI 504 History and Theory of Comparative Education 3.0 Credits
Examination of the history of comparative education development and higher education systems of different nations as well as analysis of issues related to comparative education research and the internationalization of globalization of postsecondary education.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
EDGI 506 Comparative Higher Education Systems 3.0 Credits
Examination of higher education systems around the world including the cultural and historical bases of these systems and their spread across the globe.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
EDGI 508 Understanding Research in International & Comparative Education 3.0 Credits
Examination of major concepts, methods and current trends in international and comparative education research.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
EDGI 510 Culture, Society & Education in Comparative Perspective 3.0 Credits
Exploration of global education through concepts of culture, cultural relativism and ethnocentrism from a comparative perspective.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
EDGI 512 Globalization and Educational Change 3.0 Credits
Exploration of issues related to economic globalization, politics of globalization, educational change, and the ways individuals and groups of people have changed and must further change to meet new global challenges in the 21st Century.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
EDGI 514 Education and National Development 3.0 Credits
Exploration of the role of education as a primary agent of the socio-economic, cultural and technological advancement of developing countries in world regions.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
EDGI 518 Analysis of Policy Issues in Global & International Education 3.0 Credits
Analysis of current public policy issues using various models of policy analysis across cultures and the globe with specific emphasis in creating, monitoring and evaluating frameworks to guide education sector policy work.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
EDGI 520 Comparative Economics of Education 3.0 Credits
Focus on the principal issues in the economics of education and in education and economic development.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
EDGI 530 Peace Education 3.0 Credits
Exploration of the conditions required for the construction of peace, the various forms of conflict, philosophical bases of human rights, discrimination with particular focus on curriculum reform that emphasizes knowledge, understanding and respect for cultures of others at the national/global level.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
EDGI 532 International Organizations in International Education 3.0 Credits
Examine current international organizations, foreign assistance and their influence on educational policy. Both public and private organizations will be explored.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
EDGI 533 Culture and Learning: From Violence Toward Peace 3.0 Credits
This course provides students with a critical understanding of the role of “culture” in influencing the dynamics of conflicts, including those that can be manifested in physical violence, as well as strategies for resolving or transforming such conflicts. Expressions of forms of discrimination, including prejudices, stereotyping, xenophobia, ethnocentrism and racism will be considered as important basic conceptual tools for peace educators in resolving intercultural conflicts.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
EDGI 534 Conflict Resolution in an International Context 3.0 Credits
Examination of conceptual underpinnings of peace and conflict resolution and the paradigmatic models of conflict resolution currently practiced, as well as the substantive enquiry into a variety of approaches to building peace at local, national and global levels.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
EDGI 535 Practices of Conflict Management & Peace Building 3.0 Credits
This course focuses on the development of practical and conceptual tools for the transformation of conflict on the micro-level. Taking the perspective that all participants will be involved in both conflict and ‘peace processes’ of different sorts and in different capacities throughout their future professional and personal lives, the aim is to engage with these processes through various situational learning exercises. This will provide an opportunity for the practical deployment and development of peace-building skills.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
EDGI 536 Action Strategies for Peace Education 3.0 Credits
The major assumption of this course is that peace education is a challenge and a need to face not only in formal educational systems but also in community settings, non-formal and informal education. This course will examine the implementation of peace education programs linked to various settings, and analyze the challenges and issues of the different approaches of governments, communities, and other institutions. The course explores concepts such as citizenship, respect, learning community and interactive dialog.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
EDGI 600 Study Abroad Experience 3.0 Credits
From a city-base in a foreign country, student actively engages in a country's literary, artistic, and cultural traditions through firsthand encounters with literary specialists, authors, artists, and artisans. Homestay model serves as portal for enhanced opportunities for language acquisition, cultural analysis and interpretation.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is GIED.
EDGI 610 International Ecotourism & Education 3.0 Credits
From a city-base in a foreign country, student integrates the different perspectives of diverse natural, biological and social science disciplines to improve understanding of relationships between human societies and the natural environment.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is GIED.
EDGI 715 Co-op with Portfolio 1.5 Credit
Students participate in 10 weeks of a part time co-op to provide students with real-life, hands-on experience in international development. Weekly seminar component.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is GIED.
Prerequisites: EDGI 514 [Min Grade: C]
EDGI 716 GIE Co-op Experience with Seminar 4.5 Credits
Students continue to identify career fields and professional development opportunities in the field of global and international education through action research. Students gain practical skills through a co-operative learning assignments/placement and complete a culuminating project and/or research as proposed in EDGI 715.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is GIED.
Prerequisites: EDGI 715 [Min Grade: C]
