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2004-2005 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2004-2005 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Foundations, Leadership and Policy Studies


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Educational Studies (ED ST)

Professor Osterman, Chairperson

Assistant Professor Scott, Coordinator

The Educational Studies Program is the interdisciplinary examination of education as institution and as enterprise. It is designed specifically for those students concerned with the interpretation, appraisal and reform of our society’s educational arrangements; the program is not designed to prepare school teachers or other school personnel. Students will be provided with the opportunity to view education from philosophical, historical, sociological, political, anthropological and psychological perspectives.

Areas of specialization are Administration and Policy Studies, Educational Administration, Educational Studies, and Foundations of Education. These areas are listed alphabetically.

An undergraduate minor in Educational Studies requires 18 semester hours chosen from the courses listed below with a minimum of 15 semester hours in the school of Education and Allied Human Services including ED ST 170, Colloquium in Educational Studies.

Program Requirements
CRSR 113 - Educational Psychology, 3 s.h.
CRSR 115 - The Helping Relationship, 3 s.h.
ELED 125 - Child Development in the School Setting, Home & Community, 6 s.h.
FDED 110 - History of American Education, 3 s.h.
FDED 111 - The American School, 3 s.h.
FDED 112 - Politics of Education, 3 s.h.
FDED 114 - The Education of America’s Minority Groups, 3 s.h.
FDED 115 - Introduction to Sociology of Education, 3 s.h.
FDED 120 - Aesthetics & Education, 3 s.h.
FDED 121 - Existentialism & Education, 3 s.h.
FDED 127 - Introduction to Philosophy of Education, 3 s.h.
FDED 129 - Current Problems in Education, 3 s.h.
FDED 130 - Topics in the History of American Education, 3 s.h.
FDED 131 - Anthropology & Education, 3 s.h.
FDED 155,156 - Seminar in Foundations of Education, 3 s.h.
FDED 161,162 - Readings in Foundations of Education, 1-3 s.h.each.
PESP 155 - Leisure Interpretation, 3 s.h.
PHI 25 - Theories of Human Nature, 3 s.h.
PSY 53 - Child Psychology, 3 s.h.
PSY 54 - Adolescent Psychology, 3 s.h.
SOC 102 - Social Institutions, 3 s.h.

Advisement in the Educational Studies Program is available through the foundations of education area. Students are urged to confer with the faculty early in their program to enable individual planning of programs.

Foundations of Education (FDED)

Professor Osterman, Chairperson and Director

Professors Barnes, Kottkamp, Shakeshaft
Associate Professor Duarte
Assistant Professor Scott

A number of undergraduate courses are available in Foundations of Education, all of which may be taken as electives or as part of the requirements for the Educational Studies minor. For a description of the minor program, see course listing above.

Foundations of Education Courses
In addition to semester notations next to each course, a selection of courses is offered during January and Summer sessions. Consult the January and Summer Sessions bulletins for these schedules.

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