Courses 400 - 499

Education Policy Studies (EDPS) Course Offerings:

Through Fall 2007 courses offered by the Department of Education Leadership, Higher Education and International Education will have an EDPL prefix. If you have questions concerning registration please contact the EDHI office at 301-405-3586.

EDPL 400: The Future of the Human Community (3).
Examination of the future of our social and cultural institutions for education and child rearing, social and family relationships, health and leisure, information exchange, and the provision of food, clothing, and shelter.

EDPL 401: Educational Technology, Policy, and Social Change (3).
Junior Standing. Examines technology as a complex force which influences social change and the educational development of individuals.

EDPL 440: Educational Media (3).
Survey of classroom uses of instructional media. Techniques for integrating media into instruction. Includes preparation of a unit of instruction utilizing professional and teacher-produced media.

EDPL 488: Special Topics in Education Policy and Administration (1-3).
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits. Special and intensive treatment of current topics and issues in education policy and administration.

EDPL 489: Field Experiences in Education (1-4).
Prerequisite: permission of department. Planned field experience in education-related activities. Credit not to be granted for experiences accrued prior to registration.

EDPL 498: Special Problems in Education (1-3).
Prerequisite: permission of department. Available only to students who have definite plans for individual study of approved problems.

EDPL 499: Workshops, Clinics, and Institutes (1-6).
Repeatable to 6 credits. The following type of educational enterprise may be scheduled under this course heading: Workshops conducted by the College of Education (or developed cooperatively with other colleges and universities) and not otherwise covered in the present course listing; clinical experiences in pupil-testing centers, reading clinics, speech therapy laboratories, and special education centers; institutes developed around specific topics or problems and intended for designated groups such as school superintendents, principals and supervisors.

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