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Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

Course Guide

The following is a list of EDLPS course titles categorized by rubric/program. For general course descriptions, please refer to the UW Course Catalog.

Social & Cultural Foundations | Organizations & Policy | Higher Education

Social & Cultural Foundations of Education

Core & Introductory Coursework

EDLPS 520U: Education as a Moral Endeavor Required of all Ed. D. students in the College; open to all others. (C/NC, 3 credits)

EDLPS 521U: Introduction to the Philosophy of Education Open to all students. Limited to 20 Students on a First-Come, First-Served Basis. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 530U: History of Education in the United States: Ideas and Practice Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 540U: Introduction to Sociology of Education Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

Special Focus Seminars

a. Philosophy of Education Seminars

EDLPS 522A: Contemporary Philosophies of Education Entry Code Required. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 523: Analysis of Educational Concepts Entry Code Required. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 524: Seminar in Philosophy of Education Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 549U: Special Topics in Educational Studies: Philosophy Seminar Entry code required. (Graded, 5 credits)

b. History of Education Seminars


EDLPS 531YA: History of American Higher Education Required of students concentrating in higher education; open to all other students. Registration open only to Evening Degree during Registration Period I, open to all students during Registration Pds. II and III. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 535U: Historical Inquiry in Education Research Open to all students. Recommended prerequisite: EDLPS 530, or equivalent. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 536U: Historical Analysis of Educational Issues Open to all students. Recommended prerequisite: EDLPS 530, or equivalent. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 549U: Special Topics in Educational Studies: Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

c. Sociology of Education Seminars

EDLPS 540: Sociology of Education Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 542U: Seminar in Educational Sociology Open to all students (students are encouraged to have taken some coursework in sociology of education). (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 543: Seminar: Research in Educational Sociology (Graded, 3 credits)

d. Comparative Education Seminars


EDLPS 541U: Topics in Comparative Education: Russian Education and Society Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 544: Comparative Education: Introduction to Concepts and Methods Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

Foundations of Inquiry

EDLPS 525A-526A:Educational Inquiry Required of all Ph.D. students in the College. Entry code required (CR/NC only, 3 credits each quarter)

EDLPS 549U: Special Topics in Educational Studies: EdD Inquiry (CR/NC only, 3 credits each quarter)

EDPSY 586U-587U (cross-listed as EDC&I 578-579) Qualitative Methods in Educational Research Open to doctoral students in their second year or beyond (must apply in Spring 2001). Prerequisites: one course in statistics or quantitative research methods. (Graded, 5 credits each quarter)

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Organizations & Policy

Core & Introductory Coursework: Advanced Leadership Sequence

a. Ed. D. "Leadership Core" Courses


EDLPS 520: Education as a Moral Endeavor Required of all Ed. D. students in the College; open to all others. (C/NC, 3 credits)

EDLPS 550YA: Dynamics of Educational Organizations Required of all Ed. D. students in the College; open to all others. Registration open only to Evening Degree students during Registration Period I; open to all students during Registration Pds. II and III. (C/NC, 3 credits)

EDLPS 560YA: Perspectives on Policy and Policymaking in Education Required of all Ed. D. students in the College; open to all others. Registration open only to Evening Degree students during Registration Period I; open to all students during Registration Pds. II and III. (C/NC, 3 credits)

b. Other Advanced Leadership Courses


EDLPS 509: Planning, Organizing & Decision Making Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 510U: Educational Finance Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 514U: Law and Public Education: The Case of Washington State Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 518: Reflective Seminar: The Superintendency Required of all students completing the Superintendent Certificate Preparation Program.(CR/NC, 3 credits)

EDLPS 552: Organizational Change Open to all students. (CR/NC, 3 credits)

EDLPS 561: Education Policies and Leadership in Political Context Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 567U: Education Policy and the Improvement of Teaching and Learning Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 568U: Policy Evaluation in Education Open to all students (Graded, 3 credits)

Special Focus Seminars in Educational Organizations & Policymaking


These seminars include several permanent courses that are offered every year (or every other year), alongside special topic courses, sometimes with the same course number, that change focus depending on the year and instructor.

a. Discipline-Based Seminars


EDLPS 551: Seminar on Complex Organizations in Education Open to all students who have completed EdLPS 550, or the equivalent; other students welcome with the instructor's permission. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 553: Human Resources in Educational Organizations Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 561: Education Policies & Leadership in Political Context Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 564: Seminar in Economics of Education Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 565U: Power & Politics in Organizational Leadership and Decision-making Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

b. Topical Seminars


EDLPS 516: Special Education and the Law (Cross-listed as SPE 504) Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 563: Education, the Workforce, and Public Policy (Cross-listed as PA 571) Open to all students. Registration open only to Evening Degree students during Registration Period I; open to all students during Registration Pds. II and III. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 566: Education Policies Serving Disenfranchised Groups Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 579U: Special Topics in Organizational & Policy Analysis: The Connection Between Leadership and Learning in Public Schools Open to all students (Graded, 3 Credits)

EDLPS 579: Special Topics in Organizational & Policy Analysis: Race, Ethnicity, & Educational Policy Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 579: Special Topics in Organizational and Policy Analysis: Critical Perspectives on Educational Leadership Open to all students. (Graded, 3 credits)

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Higher Education Institutions & Leadership

A third line of coursework regarding Educational Organizations and Policy concentrates on the postsecondary arena. Here, introductory and special-focus courses examine the nature of higher education institutions and the populations served by them, along with a range of issues confronting individuals who assume leadership and policymaking roles within them (as well as those who study these facets of postsecondary institutional life).

a. Higher Education Core Courses


EDLPS 531YA: History of American Higher Education Required of students concentrating in higher education; open to all other students. Registration open only to Evening Degree students during Registration Period I; open to all students during Registration Pds. II and III. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 580YA: The American College and University Required of students concentrating in higher education; open to all other students. Registration open only to Evening Degree students during Registration Period I; open to all students during Registration Pds. II
and III. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 590YA: The Student Population and Experience in Higher Education Required of students concentrating in higher education; open to all other students. Registration open only to Evening Degree students during Registration Period I; open to all students during Registration Pds. II and III. (Graded, 3 credits)

b. Other Higher Education Seminars


EDLPS 583YA: Higher Education and the Law Open to all students. Registration open only to Evening Degree students during Registration Period I; open to all students during Registration Pds. II and III. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 584: Collective Bargaining in Higher Education Open to all students. Registration open only to Evening Degree students during Registration Period I; open to all students during Registration Pds. II and III. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 585: Resource Allocation in Higher Education Open to all students. Registration open only to Evening Degree students during Registration Period I; open to all students during Registration Pds. II and III. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 589YA: The Community College Open to all students. Registration open only to Evening Degree students during Registration Period I; open to all students during Registration Pds. II and III. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 598YA: Special Topics in Higher Education: Assessment & Accountability in Higher Education Registration open only to Evening Degree students during Registration Period I; open to all students during Registration Pds. II and III. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 598YA (Cross listed with PA 573): Special Topics in Higher Education: Higher education and Public Policy Registration open only to Evening Degree students during Registration Period I; open to all students during Registration Pds. II and III. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 598YA: Special Topics in Higher Education: Current Management Theories in Higher Education Registration open only to Evening Degree students during Registration Period I; open to all students during Registration Pds. II and III. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 549: Special Topics in Higher Education: Diversity Open to all students with the instructor's permission. Registration open only to Evening Degree students during Registration Period I; open to all students during Registration Pds. II and III. (Graded, 3 credits)

EDLPS 598: Special Topics in Higher Education: Student Development and its Implications for Postsecondary Leadership and Administration Registration open only to Evening Degree students during Registration Period I; open to all students during Registration Pds. II and III. (Graded, 3 credits)

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Generic Course Options

EDLPS 599: Independent Studies in Education (C/NC, 1-10 credits)

EDLPS 600: Independent Study (C/NC, max 12 credits)

EDLPS 601: Internship/Field-Based Studies (C/NC, 1-4, max 12 credits)

EDUC 700, 800: Thesis, Dissertation (C/NC, 1-10 credits)


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