Curriculum for the Ph.D. in educational policy and
administration—comparative and international development education
track
Departmental core
(10 semester credits)
The departmental core is a set of prescribed courses that provides
Ph.D. students in the department with a common base of knowledge.
Students are expected to complete these courses (except 8015) during their first year of
graduate study.
- EDPA 5001—Formal Organizations in Education (3 cr)
- EDPA 8011—Doctoral Research Seminar (1 cr)
- EDPA 8015—Research Design and Ed. Policy (3 cr)
- EDPA 8302—Educational Policy Perspectives (3 cr)
Program core
(25 credits)
The program core is a set of courses prescribed by the program
emphasis. It is expected that students will complete their program
core within the first two years of full time graduate study or within
the first three years of part-time study.
EDPA 5101—International Education and Development (3 cr)
EDPA 5102—Knowledge Formats & Applications (3 cr)
EDPA 5103—Comparative
Education (3 cr)
EDPA 5048—Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Leadership (3
cr)
Plus the three courses in one of the two program specializations
below:
Comparative and development education
EDPA 5104—International Development of Education
Systems (3 cr)
EDPA 5121—Educational Reform in International Context
(3 cr)
EDPA 8104—Innovative Systems Thinking on
Education and Culture (3 cr)
Intercultural/International education
EDPA 5124—Critical Issues in International Education
and Educational Exchange (3 cr)
EDPA 5132—Intercultural Education and Training (3 cr)
EDPA 5095—Problems: Educational Policy and
Administration (3 cr) or other courses in consultation
with your adviser
Global youth policy and leadership
EDPA 5141—Comparative Youth Policy and Leadership (3
cr)
EDPA 5142—Strategic Projections, Visions &
Alternative Futures (3 cr)
EDPA 8143—Integrative Seminar in Global Youth Policy
and Leadership (3 cr)
Methodology courses
(18 credits)
Minimum of one (1) research course in each of the quantitative and
qualitative paradigms plus a research design course. These and all
remaining courses should be chosen in consultation with the academic
adviser and are in part dependent upon the student’s dissertation
research topic.
(12 or more
semester credits)
- in supporting program or minor field of study to meet the
requirement for 12 credits outside of EDPA
- in EDPA
to enhance program if the 12 credit outside course requirement has
been met through methodology courses above
Supporting program/minor
The supporting program or minor field of study provides in-depth
course work in other departments that directly supports the
dissertation area (EDPA courses in other programs in the department
are not considered as supporting program courses). In addition, this
course work is used by the student to focus on individual interests
and professional goals. Although the two options (supporting program
or minor) are formally distinct, they are similar in structure and
purpose. The supporting program consists of courses from one or more
related disciplines or fields of study outside the student’s
program. Students should discuss with their advisers the possible
use of appropriate master’s degree credits in the supporting
program. Up to 18 semester credits from previous graduate degree
work may be applied; some tracks have conditions for those transfer
credits (see the following section on transfer credits for
additional transfer rules). A list of available freestanding minors
can be found in the
Graduate
School Catalog. Students are encouraged to seek course work
outside the College of Education and Human Development.
Thesis credits
(24 semester credits)
All students are required to register for EDPA 8888 for 24
semester thesis credits after completing the preliminary oral exam.
The 24 credits must be taken over two or more terms.
For more information and application information, contact
cideinfo@umn.edu.
Revised October 2006 |
