This course provides doctoral and advanced master's students with a general understanding of theory and its application to the study of higher education. This includes an overview of major paradigms, schools of thought, and theoretical frameworks commonly used in the study of higher education. Through an examination of both conceptual and empirical work, students gain an understanding of important theoretical bodies of knowledge and how to apply them to their scholarship and practice. The course has an interdisciplinary orientation, drawing on sociology, psychology, anthropology, gender studies, cultural studies, and race studies.
Credits: 3.0