PhD Minor in Education Policy Studies

The Minor in Education Policy Studies permits doctoral students majoring in other education fields or academic fields outside the School of Education to learn basic concepts, analytic techniques, and issues in the study of contemporary education policy at the state, national, and international levels.

Required Coursework

This minor contains two required core offerings, and two electives. The two core courses are:

H620 - Seminar in Educational Policy Studies
H622 - Seminar: Issues in Education Policy

In addition to these two core courses, students pursuing the minor select two additional courses that help to acquaint them with fundamental areas relevant to policy studies: the context of policy, the politics of the policy process, the legal and financial aspects of policy, and topical issues courses. These courses include:

A560 - Political Perspectives on Education
A608 - Legal Perspectives on Education
A630 - Economic Dimensions of Education
C705 - Legal Aspects of Higher Education
C670 - Problems in Financing Higher Education
H504 - History of American Education
H525 - Anthropology of Education
H540 - Sociology of Education
H560 - Education and Social Change
H631 - Social and Political Philosophy and Education
H637 - Topical Seminar - Appropriate Topic

Courses selected for the minor may not be used to meet substantive core requirements, and may not be from the student’s primary field of specialization.

Advisement

Students should ask a member of the Education Policy Studies faculty for assistance in planning a program of studies to meet the requirements of the minor.