Course Descriptions

Course Descriptions

In addition to the courses listed below, students can also take research courses in other College of Education programs (pdf).

HI ED 503. ETHNICITY, NATIONAL IDENTITY, AND EDUCATION (3 credits)
Surveys group-oriented education policies internationally, especially comparing those of Britain, Taiwan, India.

HI ED 545. HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES (3 credits)
A basis for all courses in higher education. Current issues are analyzed and trends of the future anticipated.

HI ED 546. COLLEGE TEACHING (3 credits)
Principles involved in teaching at the college level; effective use of teaching aids; criteria used in evaluation.

HI ED 548. CURRICULA IN HIGHER EDUCATION (3 credits)
Types of undergraduate curricula and their supporting philosophies; approaches to curriculum planning and assessment; patterns of interdisciplinary studies; sources of curricular reforms, representative case studies.

HI ED 549 (ADTED). COMMUNITY COLLEGES (3 credits)
Distinctive contributions to meeting the need for post-secondary education; development, functions, curriculum and instruction, government, administration and finance.

HI ED 552. ADMINISTRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION (3 credits)
Philosophy of administration; principles of management and their application in colleges and universities; case studies of administrative problems. Prerequisite: Courses or experience in higher education.

HI ED 553 (CI ED, EDTHP, SOC). EDUCATIONAL MOBILITY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE (3 credits)
Role of education in social mobility, using quantitative, qualitative, and historical methods; focuses comparatively on Britain, East Asia, and South America.class

HI ED 554. THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION (3 credits)
Examination of the development of higher education in the United States against the background of influential social, political, economic, and intellectual forces; major trends and issues.

HI ED 556. HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS AND CLIENTELE (3 credits)
Guided inquiries into the life and work of college students. Previous graduate-level study of adolescence and young adulthood is highly desirable (e.g., IFS 435 and PSY 426).

HI ED 557 (EDTHP, SOC). SOCIOLOGY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (3 credits)
Reviews theory and current sociology research on student access, achievement, and governance in postsecondary education, with applications to policy analysis.

HI ED 560. LEGAL ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION (3 credits)
A process for analyzing case law on issues of access, student rights, employment, collective bargaining, church/state, private sector, and liability.

HI ED 562. ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY & HIGHER EDUCATION (3 credits)
Application of social science theory and research to post-secondary education organizations and administration; use of research in administrative practice. Prerequisite: HI ED 552.

HI ED 571 (EDLDR, EDTHP). COMPARATIVE HIGHER EDUCATION (3 credits)
Comparative methods of studying structural variations in systems of higher education in principal industrialized nations and other selected countries.

HI ED 585 (EDLDR, EDTHP). RESEARCH DESIGN: IMPLICATIONS FOR DECISIONS AND POLICY IN HIGHER EDUCATION (3 credits)
A capstone course on research design and analytical approaches in decision-making in higher education from several policy perspectives for dissertation proposal preparation. Prerequisite: Ag 400 and R SOC 573.

HI ED 586 (EDLDR, EDTHP). QUALITATIVE METHODS IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH (3 credits)
Exploration of the theoretical framework undergirding qualitative research and its attendant practices and techniques. Prerequisite: completion of core courses in higher education.

HI ED 587 (EDLDR, EDTHP). EDUCATION POLICY AND POLITICS (3 credits)
The political economy and bureaucratic politics of educational organizations, with special attention to policy making, implementation, and evaluation processes.

HI ED 594. RESEARCH TOPICS (1-9 credits)
Dissertation proposal preparation. Student must take 3 credits of 594 in class. Registration contingent upon advisor's approval.

HI ED 595. INTERNSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION (1-9 credits)
Supervised experience in administrative offices, in research, on instructional teams, and in college teaching. Registration contingent upon instructor's approval.

HI ED 596. INDIVIDUAL STUDIES (1-9 credits)
Registration contingent upon instructor's approval.

HI ED 597. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-6 credits)
Special topics in higher education that examine in greater depth both current and recurring issues and that illustrate different approaches to the investigations of higher education. Each of the seminars and courses in this series is generally offered based on need, and topics may change from time to time. Examples:

• Budgeting
• Leadership in Higher Education
• Advanced Qualitative Research Methods in Higher Education
• State Policy in Higher Education
• The American Research University
• Federal Policy and Legislative Process
• Institutional Research
• Equity Issues in Higher Education
• History Since 1945
• Economics & Finance in Higher Education
• Technology in Higher Education
• Foundations of Educational Research

HI ED 600. D.Ed. THESIS RESEARCH (on campus) (1-15 credits)

HI ED 601. Ph.D. PHD DISSERTATION FULL-TIME (0 credits))

HI ED 610. D.Ed. THESIS RESEARCH OFF-CAMPUS (1-15 credits)

HI ED 611. Ph.D. PHD DISSERTATION PART-TIME (0 credits)