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Graduate Degree Programs

Comparative and International Education (CI ED)

CI ED 401 (IL) (EDTHP 401) Introduction to Comparative Education (3) Origins, nature, scope, basic literature, and methodology of comparative education. Study of sample topics.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite: 5th semester standing or higher  

CI ED 440 (EDTHP 440) Introduction to Philosophy of Education (3) Introduction to the examination of educational theory and practice from philosophical perspectives, classical and contemporary.
Effective: Spring 2013
Prerequisite: ENGL 015  

CI ED 444 (WL ED 444) Language, Culture and the Classroom: Issues for Practitioners (3) Critical understanding of cultural linguistic diversity to facilitate the inclusion of English Language Learners in a globalized classroom.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite: WL ED 300 orWL ED 400  

CI ED 457 (AGECO 457) Principles of Integrated Pest Management (3) Integrated study of pest complexes and their management, emphasizing ecological principles drawing on examples from a range of agricultural, forestry and urban systems. This course is designed for sixth, seventh, and eighth semester and graduate students.
Effective: Spring 2010
Prerequisite: Must take two or more of the following:ENT 313 and/orPPATH 405 and/orPPATH 318 and/orHORT 238  

CI ED 497 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1998
 

CI ED 500 Comparative Education Proseminar I (3) Methods of comparative education and case studies of governance and administration; first of two part sequence.
Effective: Spring 1995
 

CI ED 503 (EDTHP 507, HI ED 503) Ethnicity, National Identity, and Education (3) Surveys group-oriented education policies internationally, especially comparing those of Britain, Taiwan, India.
Effective: Summer 1995
 

CI ED 504 Perspectives in African Education (3) Educational systems in selected african countries are examined with respect to colonial history, social, political, and cultural factors.
Effective: Spring 2012
 

CI ED 508 (ADTED 508) Globalization and Lifelong Learning (3) Examination of globalization discourses and their relationships, implications and impacts on lifelong learning processes and contexts.
Effective: Summer 2004
 

CI ED 509 (ADTED 509) Language, Literacy, Identity, and Culture in a Global Context (3) Examines the relationship between issues of language, identity, and culture for adult learners in an increasingly global context.
Effective: Spring 2004
Prerequisite: CI ED 508  

CI ED 516 (EDTHP 516) Education and Demographic Change in the United States and Abroad (3) Interrelationship between schooling and employment, marriage, fertility, and migration. Focus comparatively on the United States and developing countries.
Effective: Spring 1998
 

CI ED 534 (EDTHP 534, SOC 534) Childhood and Education in Sociological and International Comparative Perspective (3) The course objective is to use an international comparative lens and sociological perspective to examine the social, cultural, political and economic forces that shape childhood and the role education plays in this process.
Effective: Spring 2013
 

CI ED 541 (EDTHP 541) Contemporary Philosophies of Education (3) Educational theory and practice in relation to contemporary movements in philosophy.
Effective: Spring 2008
 

CI ED 542 (LL ED 542) Issues in Literacy Education (3) Discussion of philosophical, sociological, historical, and curricular issues in literacy education.
Effective: Spring 1997
 

CI ED 553 (EDTHP 553, HI ED 553, SOC 553) 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.
Effective: Spring 2003
 

CI ED 555 (EDPSY 555) Validity of Assessment Results (3) Concepts, issues, and methods of validation of educational and psychological assessment including models and approaches to validation, bias, and utility.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: EDPSY 406, EDPSY 450  

CI ED 564 (ADTED 564) Social and Cultural Contexts of Learning and Work (3) Examines the relationship between learning and work with special attention given to how certain forms of learning are legitimized.
Effective: Summer 2004
Prerequisite: CI ED 500, ADTED 542  

CI ED 570 (ADTED 570) Comparative and International Adult Education (3) Critical and comparative analysis of adult education theory and practice outside North America, including international agency involvement.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite: ADTED 460  

CI ED 571 (HI ED 571) Comparative Higher Education (3) Comparative methods of studying structural variations in systems of higher education in principal industrialized nations and other selected countries.
Effective: Spring 1995
 

CI ED 572 (ADTED 572) Policy Studies in Lifelong Learning (3) Examine lifelong learning policies and the relationship between lifelong learning issues and problems, policy development, policy actors and institutional structures.
Effective: Summer 2004
Prerequisite: CI ED 508  

CI ED 587 (E C E 587) Curriculum, Culture, and Child Development (3) Examines human development and cultural factors in planning, designing, and implementing curriculum and instruction in early childhood and childhood education.
Effective: Spring 2012
Prerequisite: HD FS 429  

CI ED 590 Colloquium (1-3) Continuing seminars that consist of a series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers.
Effective: Spring 1995
 

CI ED 594 Research Topics (1-18) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Spring 1995
 

CI ED 596 Individual Studies (1-9) Creative projects, including nonthesis research, that are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 1995
 

CI ED 597 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Spring 1995
 

CI ED 597A (ADTED 597A) Concept Mapping in Cross-Cultural (Comparative) Research in Education (3) This course will explore concept maps as analytical tools for research in cross-cultural and comparative contexts.
Effective: Summer 2013 Ending: Summer 2013
 

CI ED 597A (ADTED 597C) Multicultural Education in Schools and the Workplace (3) Describes multicultural education as "an educational reform movement designed to increase educational equity for all students from diverse racial and ethnic groups, gender groups, exceptional students, and students from each social-class group."
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
 

CI ED 597B (EDTHP 597B) Research in Comparative Education (3) This course introduces large-scale international assessment databases and demonstrates how to use these data to conduct comparative education research.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
Prerequisite: EDPSY 406 orSOC 574  

CI ED 597C Politics, Language, and Pedagogy: Applying Paulo Freire Today (3) This course examines the tenets, critiques, and application of Paulo Freire's educational philosophy in diverse international settings.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
 

CI ED 597F (EDTHP 597F) Issues and Trends in Early Childhood Education (3) This course explores historical and contemporary examples of downward schooling expansion in the US and other nations.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
 

CI ED 845 (AYFCE 845) Intergenerational Programs and Practices (3) Background, intervention strategies, and issues related to developing intergenerational programs and practices aimed at addressing vital social and community issues.
Effective: Fall 2011
 

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