EL 6500 - Contemporary American Higher Education

(4 credits)

This course is designed to introduce students to and/or provide the opportunity to reflect upon, higher education as: the location of your educational experiences; the environment in which you participate in professional practice; an organizational entity; the subject of scholarly research; and an economic, social, cultural, political institution; as well a potential force for social justice within American society. The class will be run as a seminar with students discussing the assigned readings. Cross Listed with ED 7500 .

Prerequisite(s): Student must have a Master’s degree and be admitted to the Post-Master’s Graduate Certificate in Higher Education program, the Master of Science in Nursing: Nursing Education program, or by permission of the instructor.

Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.