Yes, this is a traditional, face-to-face program, though it is possible to take some courses online.

No.

Students who pursue this degree full time can complete all the requirements in four years. In exceptional cases, it may be possible to complete in three years. It is more common for students to finish in five or six years.

Programs in Educational Foundations are praised for providing perspectives and answers to the “why” questions about the way things work in the educational arena – from the broader international and national systems level to classroom. On a personal level, our graduates come to understand their own values and come to appreciate the reasons why they have chosen education as a professional field. Professionally, our program enables them to feel a sense of belonging to the broader education community and how to make decisions that they believe are best for furthering the advancement of knowledge, their local community, and society. Importantly, our graduates see the forest beyond the trees in their professional decisions and are able to link local to global issues.

There are many resources available to help graduate students pay for college, including College of Education scholarships. There are also several scholarships listed generally through the STAR website (please note that this is only accessible to students with a valid UH ID number – must be admitted as a student prior to looking for scholarships on this site) and the Financial Support section of the Graduate Division website. For more information on financial aid and additional resources, please visit the UH Manoa Financial Aid Office (finaid@hawaii.edu).

Yes. If you have questions about GI Bill payments, please can contact the University Records Office at 808 956-7952 and ask for a VA rep.

Students in this program will complete a cumulative project known as “Plan B” project. These projects are a form of practitioner inquiry. The student will work together with their advisor to design and carry out this project. There are multiple forms that this project can take. See the document linked on this website in the “forms & docs” section that describes the various options for the final product that students can produce.

Educational Foundations is a field of study that aims to explain education from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including philosophy, history, sociology, anthropology, politics, and comparative and international studies.