Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (EL PS)

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Courses

Courses primarily for graduate students, open to qualified undergraduates:

Cr. 1-3. F.S.SS.

Prereq: EL PS 620
Supervised field experience in equity and social justice inside/outside higher education.

Courses for graduate students:

Cr. 1. F.S.SS.

Prereq: Admission to educational leadership doctoral program

Cr. 1. F.S.SS.

Prereq: Admission to educational leadership doctoral program

Cr. 1. F.S.SS.

Prereq: Admission to educational leadership doctoral program

Cr. 1. F.S.SS.

Prereq: Admission to educational leadership doctoral program

Cr. 1. F.S.SS.

Prereq: Admission to educational leadership doctoral program

Cr. 1. F.S.SS.

Prereq: Admission to educational leadership doctoral program

Cr. 1. F.S.SS.

Prereq: Admission to educational leadership doctoral program

Cr. 3. F.S.

Prereq: 4 credits of EL PS 615
This experience is designed to explore a topic addressed in one of the thematic seminars. The product of the capstone experience is a written paper of sufficient quality to be submitted to a scholarly journal for review.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.


Introduction to social justice theory, research, and practice from a variety of theoretical perspectives in the context of education and broader society.

(Cross-listed with WGS). (3-0) Cr. 3. S.

Prereq: EL PS 620
Critical examination of the philosophical foundations of education that seek to challenge the status quo and advance radical educational change. Exploration of macro-level (and some micro-level) issues relevant to educational change, in relation to how they inform practices of dissent and every day social relations.

(3-0) Cr. 3. S.

Prereq: EL PS 620
Critically probes the philosophical and historical foundations of anti/post-colonial theory. Examination of policy, social, theoretical and educational issues from an anti/post-colonial perspective.

(3-0) Cr. 3. SS.


Exploration of the central tenets of critical race theory. Examination of policy, social and educational issues from a critical race perspective.

(3-0) Cr. 3. SS.


Exploration of gender and sexuality in education.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.

Prereq: EL PS 621
An examination of how changes in the interest of social justice have occurred historically in education. Exploration of social movements and theories of social change.