Educational Studies/Cultural Foundations
Shape the future through culture and justice—UNC Greensboro’s ELC programs ignite purpose from certificate to Ph.D.
These programs focus on theoretical and policy issues related to educational practice. In particular, students examine the following concerns:
- A concern for the disciplined study of the relationship between culture and education, encompassing philosophy, sociology, history, humanizing theory and pedagogy as it pertains to issues of power, equality, and privilege.
- A concern for providing broad philosophical, moral, and spiritual perspectives on educational policies and practices.
- A concern for the impact of current important intellectual movements in educational theory, including feminist theory, gender studies, queer studies, and cultural studies.
- A concern for the disciplined study of the relationships among visual studies, media culture, and community engaged work.
- A concern for the interdisciplinary work and serious study of emerging forms of inquiry.
- A concern for integrating personal and professional selves and for providing synthesis, perspective, and direction.
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Post Masters Certificate in Cultural Foundations and Social Justice (PMC-SJ)
Our aim is to provide students with a broad understanding of the cultural, social, political, and ideological forces that have shaped, and continue to shape, education in the U.S.
Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies with a Concentration in Cultural Foundations (Ph.D.)
This program examines the core of educational practice—its ideologies, philosophies, and ethics—through the lens of culture, social analysis, and transformative action.