Advanced Studies in Education and Counseling

Department Chair: Hiromi Masunaga

Department Coordinator: Natalie Sevilla

Department Office: Education EED Room 10

Telephone: (562) 985‑4517

Email: asec@csulb.edu

Department website: http://www.csulb.edu/college-of-education/advanced-studies-education-and-counseling 

College website: http://www.ced.csulb.edu

FAX: (562) 985-4534

Faculty: Edwin Achola, Stephen Adams, Robert Berdan (Emeritus), Teresa Chen, Jennifer Coots, Jana Echevarria (Emerita), Lesley Farmer, Laura Forrest, Nina Filores, Brandon Gamble, Bita Ghafoori, Gary Greene (Emeritus), Kristi Hagans, Elaine J. Haglund (Emerita), Nat Hansuvadha, Jacob Olsen, Lindsay Pérez Huber, A. Jean Houck (Emerita), Marilyn Korostoff (Emeritus), Susan Leonard-Giesen, Caroline Lopez, Joanne Tortorici Luna, Hiromi Masunaga, Kristin Powers, Paul Ratanasiripong, Ali Rezaei, Kelli Sanderson, Jolan Smith, Sylvia Taylor, Catherine Richards-Tutor, William Saltzman, Kristine Stout.

• College: College of Education  
• Courses: COUN, EDP, EDSP, ETEC, SCAE  

Introduction

The Department of Advanced Studies in Education and Counseling offers graduate-level coursework in the following program areas: Educational Psychology, Educational Technology and Media Leadership, Social and Cultural Analysis of Education, Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT), School Counseling, School Psychology and Special Education/Education Specialist, as well as undergraduate service courses in life skills and other areas.

Students desiring information about graduate programs should contact the Graduate Studies office for referral to one of the faculty advisors. For information about Special Education/Education Specialist Credential, please contact the Teacher Preparation Advising Center (TPAC) office. All CED graduate level courses (500/600) are assumed to be letter grade only (A-F) unless stated otherwise.

Credentials

The department offers credentials in Pupil Personnel Services (School Counseling, School Psychology), Education Specialist/Special Education (Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe) and Teacher Librarian Services.

Required credential courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. The minimum grade point average for successful progress in the credential programs of the department is 3.0 on all units to be applied to the credential program. Students falling below 3.0 will be placed on probation. To maintain status in the credential program students must earn sufficient grade points to bring GPA back to 3.0 by the end of the regular semester following the semester in which the GPA fell below 3.0. Refer to this Catalog for policy.

Programs

• Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy Option, M.S.
• Counseling, School Counseling Option, M.S.
• Education, Educational Psychology Option, M.A.E.
• Education, Educational Technology and Media Leadership Option, M.A.E.
• Education, Social and Cultural Analysis of Education Option, M.A.E.
• School Psychology, EdS
• Special Education, M.S.

• Crosscultural Language and Academic Development Studies Interdisciplinary Minor

• Applied Disability Studies Graduate Certificate

• Education Specialist Credential Program
• School Counseling Credential Program (Code 802)
• Teacher Librarian Services Credential (Code 700)

Courses

• EDP 699 - Project

• ETEC 110 - Introduction to Computers as Tools
• ETEC 171 - Critical Thinking Using Computer Technology
• ETEC 411 - Assessment of Computer Technology Competency, Level I
• ETEC 435 - Accessible Electronic and Information Technologies
• ETEC 444 - Computer Technology in Education, Level I
• ETEC 450 - Introduction to Hybrid and Online Teaching and learning
• ETEC 510 - Foundations of Educational Technology and Media
• ETEC 523 - Information and Digital Literacies
• ETEC 525 - Digital Culture and Society
• ETEC 529 - Educational Technologies in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
• ETEC 530 - Leadership in Technology and Media
• ETEC 535 - Accessible Electronic and Information Technologies
• ETEC 540 - Organization of Resources
• ETEC 545 - Reading for Leisure and Learning
• ETEC 551 - Education and the Internet
• ETEC 570 - E-Learning Design and Development
• ETEC 580 - Field Experience in Educational Technology
• ETEC 695 - Seminar in Educational Technology

• SCAE 550 - Foundations of Social and Cultural Analysis of Education
• SCAE 551 - Critical Pedagogies
• SCAE 560 - History of Social and Educational (In)equality
• SCAE 561 - Urban Educational Policy
• SCAE 562 - Agency, Resistance and Identity in Education
• SCAE 564 - Language and Education Policies
• SCAE 566 - Education and Global (In)equality
• SCAE 567 - Educational Issues in Global Perspective
• SCAE 568 - Globalization and Educational Reform
• SCAE 695 - Social and Cultural Analysis of Education Capstone