The following courses, numbered 5000-9999, are offered for graduate credit. Courses numbered 5000-6999 which are offered for undergraduate credit only may be found in the undergraduate bulletin, as well as all other undergraduate courses (numbered 0900-4999). Courses in the following list numbered 5000-6999 may be taken for undergraduate credit unless specifically restricted to graduate students as indicated by individual course limitations. For interpretation of numbering system, signs and abbreviations, see University Courses.
Prereq: admission to doctoral program. Students develop research proposals, evaluate each other's research designs, and conduct any necessary pilot studies. (F)
Survey of higher education in the United States today. Examination, through extensive reading, lecture and discussion, of the types of institutions, purposes, programs, organization, governance and control, planning, institutional life, role of faculty and administration, financing, and current trends. (I)
The growth and development of American education K-16, including events, circumstances, and influential ideas. Emphasis on the relationship between social, political, and economic change and the evolution of education. (I)
Examination of the role of government and politics in effecting higher education policy, structure, governance, and finances. Exploration of planning and coordination arrangements, and the function of various governmental agencies. (I)
Examination of alternative theories of organizational and administrative behavior as these relate to colleges and universities. Consideration of the issues of academic governance and college bargaining as they impact on the role of the administrator. Special projects according to positions held and particular interests of students. (I)
Seminar for advanced doctoral students. Intensive exploration of major issues and problems confronting higher education. (I)
Research and literature related to formal organizations; administrative activity which guides behavior of people in organizations; organizational theory as it relates to group interaction. (I)
Prereq: admission to doctoral program. Directed readings in the principles underlying administration in education, government, business and social agencies and other major areas. (W)
Offered for S and U grades only. Practicum in the study of current problems affecting administrative and organizational studies. (I)
Prereq: EDA 7620. Research and theory relating to administration. Examination of textbooks, journals, and associations which promote educational administration research; review of the focus of inquiry and methodology for research in educational administration. (W)
Must be followed by election of EPS 9620. Role and nature of educational policies; observation, assessment, reporting, and discussion of policy-making bodies; review of policy research method; relationship of public values and public school policy. (W)
Prereq: EPS 9610. Recent policy initiatives in elementary and secondary education, with some attention to higher education. Techniques of policy analysis are utilized. (F)