NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Educational Policy Studies

EDPS            361
         Education in Urban Context
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or above and admission to the Bachelor of Arts in elementary Education program. Restricted to Education.   Advisor Approval Required 

EDPS            449
         Early Childhood /Early Childhood Special Ed: Perspectives, Policies and History
       3 hours.  Same as EPSY 449 and SPED 449.    

EDPS            500
         City Schools: Education in the Urban Environment
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.    

EDPS            510
         Introduction to Doctoral Education in Policy Studies
       4 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Policy Studies in Urban Education program or consent of the instructor.    

EDPS            512
         Data and Interpretation in Educational Policy Studies
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ED 500 and enrollment in the Ph.D. in Policy Studies in Urban Education program or consent of the instructor.    

EDPS            549
         Teaching for Social Justice
       4 hours.  Same as CI 549. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.   Instructor Approval Required 

EDPS            552
         The Urban School Principal
       4 hours. Meets 28-Nov-09 - 28-Nov-09. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Doctor of Education in Urban School Leadership Program or consent of the instructor.   Departmental Approval Required 

EDPS            555
         Political Economy of Urban Education
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.   Instructor Approval Required 

EDPS            556
         Instructional Leadership
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.   Departmental Approval Required 

EDPS            559
         Internship in Educational Leadership
       4 hours.  May be repeated. 4 hours required for the Illinois Type 75 certificate. Additional hours may be needed for students to satisfy local school system administrator certification requirements (such as Chicago Public School's 1019 requirement). Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ed.D. in Urban School Leadership program and to the Type 75 General Administrative Certificate program, and consent of the instructor. Requires concurrent registration in EDPS 573.    To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Conference and one Practice.

EDPS            567
         Economics of Education
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.    

EDPS            571
         The Education Policy Process
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Admission to the PhD in Policy Studies in Urban Education or the EdD in Urban School Leadership or consent of the instructor.    

EDPS            572
         Sociology of Education
       4 hours.  Same as SOC 572. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.    

EDPS            573
         Seminar in Education Leadership Practice
       4 hours.  May be repeated. 4 hours is required for the Illinois Type 75 certificate. Additional hours may be needed for students to satisfy local school system administrator certification requirements (such as Chicago Public School's 1019 requirement). Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ed.D. in Urban Educational Leadership program and consent of the instructor. Requires concurrent registration in EDPS 559.    

EDPS            586
         Methods of Institutional and Practitioner Research
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.    

EDPS            588
         Critical Race Theory: Race and Racism in Education
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.    

EDPS            589
         Adminstrative and Leadership Theory in Education
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Policy Studies in Urban Education program or the Ed.D. in Urban School Leadership program or consent of the instructor.    

EDPS            592
         Professional Career Training in Education Policy Studies
       4 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 16 hours. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Department Chairperson.    

EDPS            593
         Doctoral Research Project
       1 TO 8 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.    

EDPS            594
         Special Topics in Educational Policy
       4 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.    

EDPS            596
         Independent Study in Educational Policy Studies
       1 TO 4 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the advisor and the Department chairperson.   Instructor Approval Required 

EDPS            599
         Dissertation and Thesis Research in Educational Policy Studies
       0 TO 16 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the dissertation advisor.