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Department of Secondary Education and Foundations

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Graduate EDF Courses

Courses numbered 5000-5499 inclusive may be taken by a senior whose grade point average is 2.75 or higher, with permission of the instructor and the Dean of the Graduate School. Courses numbered 5500 and above are open only to students who have been admitted to the Graduate School.

  • 5500. Curriculum Development. (3-0-3) Basic determinants of curriculum; factors influencing curricular design; current trends, including experimental programs and practices. Credit applicable to the requirements for the M.S. in Education degree.
  • 5510. Social Foundations of Education. (3-0-3) The school in society; effects of cultural patterns, social classes, community organizations, and some social problems. Credit applicable to the requirements of the M.S. in Education degree.
  • 5530. Philosophy of Education: Interpretive. (2-0-2) The sources of systematic theories, and critical analyses of some common educational slogans and ideologies. Credit applicable to the requirements for the M.S. in Education degree.
  • 5535. Philosophy of Education: Clinical. (2-0-2) Development of philosophical skills in education, including self and interpersonal analyses of basic orientations, drawing educational implications, consistency, dealing with alternative orientations, and focusing philosophical literature upon educational problems. If 5535 is taken for Basic Education Component Credit, 5530 may not be taken for the same purpose.
  • 5540. History of Educational Thought. (2-0-2) Major economic, political religious and scientific ideas of education constantly recurring and interacting with Western civilization. Credit applicable to the requirements for the M.S. in Education degree.
  • 5550. Comparative and International Education. (3-0-3) A study of national systems of education, international issues in education, and comparative and international perspectives on education in the U.S. Credit applicable to the requirements for the M.S. in Education degree.
  • 5990. Independent Study. (Arr.-Arr.-1 to 6) Intended to permit a student to pursue more intensely various aspects of his/her special interest. Prerequisite: Permission of the department chair.
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