Graduate Study in Comparative Education at The State University of New York at Buffalo


Volume #5, Issue 1 - Spring 2002


The Masters and Ph.D. concentrations in Comparative and Global Studies in Education are designed for students, both US and international, who wish to study education (including informal and non-governmental forms of teaching and learning as well as formal “schooling”) in their international and comparative contexts. Topics for which an international and comparative perspective may lend special insight include, for example, the role of education in social mobility (or the perpetuation of social and cultural differences), the interaction of education and culture, the impact of education on the economy, the process of making or reforming educational policy, and the interaction of education and globalization.

Each student’s program of study is tailored to his or her specific interests and background. The program is composed of core, methodological, specialized, elective, and individualized courses, and may include, for doctoral students, either a specialization or a minor area, or both. A specialization within the comparative and global studies concentration refers to a focus within the broad field of education, such as higher education, educational administration, curriculum, or one of the other concentrations within the social and philosophical foundations of education such as sociology, history, or technology, all taken as part of the Ph.D. or Masters concentration in Comparative and Global Studies in Education. Or, students may elect to take their degree in one of these other areas, but then to take a substantial amount of comparative and global coursework, amounting to an effective “comparative and global minor in one of these other degree programs.

For more information, consult the following Web sites:

The Graduate School of Education:
http://www.gse.buffalo.edu/

International and Comparative Studies in Education:
http://www.gse.buffalo.edu/DC/CCGSE/ccgse.htm

Or contact the Program coordinator at
<dbj@acsu.buffalo.edu> or telephone the
Departmental Office at (716) 645-2471.



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