Higher Education (HI ED)

HI ED 101 PSU STUDENTS AND THEIR UNIVERSITY ( 3) An opportunity for undergraduates to investigate, in small informal groups, governance, curricula, and student life at Penn State and elsewhere.

HI ED 497 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

HI ED 498 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

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

HI ED 545 HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES ( 3) Introduction to the educational context and major organizational and academic characteristics of postsecondary education; analysis of issues and future trends.

HI ED 546 COLLEGE TEACHING ( 2 - 3) Principles involved in teaching at the college level; effective use of teaching aids; criteria used in evaluation.

HI ED 548 CURRICULUMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION ( 2 - 3) Various types of curriculums and philosophies underlying them; ways in which curriculums are developed; elective versus required courses; evaluation of achievement.

HI ED 549 (ADTED) COMMUNITY JUNIOR COLLEGE AND THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE ( 2 - 3) Distinctive contributions to meeting the need for postsecondary education; development, functions, curriculum and instruction, government, administration, and finance.

HI ED 552 ADMINISTRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION ( 3) Philosophy of administration; principles of scientific 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) Role of education in social mobility, using quantitative, qualitative, and historical methods; focuses comparatively on Britain, East Asia, and South America.

HI ED 554 THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION ( 3) An examination of the development of American higher education against the background of influential social, political, economic, and intellectual issues.

HI ED 556 HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS AND CLIENTELE ( 3) Characteristics of higher postsecondary education students and other clientele; changes during postsecondary education years and during college; educational challenges and responses.

HI ED 557 (EDTHP;SOC) SOCIOLOGY OF HIGHER EDUCATION ( 3) Reviews theory and current sociology research on student access, achievement, and governance in postsecondary education, with applications to policy analysis. Prerequisite: graduate students only, except with permission of instructor; EDTHP/SOC 416 is recommended.

HI ED 560 LEGAL ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION ( 3) 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 AND HIGHER EDUCATION ( 3) Application of social science theory and research to postsecondary education organizations and administration; use of research in administrative practice. Prerequisite: HI ED 552

HI ED 571 (CI ED) COMPARATIVE HIGHER EDUCATION ( 3) 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 IN HIGHER EDUCATION ( 3) A capstone course on research design and analytical approaches to support decision-making in administration and policy-making. Prerequisite: EDPSY 400 , EDPSY 406 ; or AG 400 , R SOC 573

HI ED 586 (EDLDR;EDTHP) QUALITATIVE METHODS IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ( 3) 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) The political economy and bureaucratic politics of educational organizations, with special attention to the policy-making, implementation, and evaluation processes.

HI ED 588 (EDLDR;EDTHP) QUALITATIVE METHODS IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH II ( 3) Advanced study of methods involved in executing and analyzing qualitative research in education. Prerequisite: EDTHP 586

HI ED 590 COLLOQUIUM ( 1 - 3) Continuing seminars which consist of a series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers.

HI ED 594 RESEARCH TOPICS ( 1 -18) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.

HI ED 595 INTERNSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION ( 1 - 9) Supervised experience in administrative offices, in research, on instructional teams, and in college teaching.

HI ED 596 INDIVIDUAL STUDIES ( 1 - 9) Creative projects, including nonthesis research, that are supervised on an individual basis and fall outside the scope of formal courses.

HI ED 597 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

HI ED 598 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

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Effective Date: Current

Review Date: 06/20/2008

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