Educational Policy and Community Studies Courses
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Allows Community Engagement & Education majors only to earn credits for their prior professional education experiences. Course credits may only be used towards lower electives.
Prerequisites: Admis to CEED.
Course Rules: Cr/no cr only.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-42 cr. Undergraduate.
Second semester lower division curriculum: includes development of prior educational experience statement, personal goal analysis, learning agreement, continued acquisition of skills and understandings leading to competence, practice.
Prerequisites: ED POL 100 or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: Less than 42 cr available to students possessing some equivalent skills and/or understandings.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Basic concepts and strategies for fostering community engagement in communities and neighborhoods.
Prerequisites: none.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Examines strategies for community education and development; discusses the different roles of education within a community setting.
Prerequisites: none.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
An overview of communities and neighborhood groups in Milwaukee.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Examines challenges and opportunities in urban communities and neighborhoods while exploring strategies for improvement.
Prerequisites: none.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/content chg to 12 cr max.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-15 cr. Undergraduate.
Third semester lower division curriculum: emphasizes acquisition of skills and understandings leading to basic competence as set forth in student learning agreements. Includes fieldwork practice.
Prerequisites: Ed Pol 101 or cons instr.
Course Rules: Variable cr based on skills & understanding to be acquired & nature of practice.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-15 cr. Undergraduate.
Fourth semester of lower division curriculum: emphasizes final development of skills and understandings leading to basic competence as set forth in student learning agreements and continuation of fieldwork practice. Includes final evaluation of basic competence.
Prerequisites: Ed Pol 200 or cons instr.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Cr/no cr only. May be retaken to max of 6 cr.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Students will construct a survey of their neighborhoods, examine theories of community structure, and analyze neighborhood improvement movements. Fulfills Ed Pol 113 req for CED.
Prerequisites: none.
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1 cr. Undergraduate.
Examination of students' internships in the local context of the Milwaukee metropolitan area, exploring both current and historic themes.
Prerequisites: an internship experience is required in conjunction with this course.
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Variable content course. Specific topic announced in the Schedule of Classes.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to max of 9 cr.
Last Taught: Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-12 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor; acceptance for Study Abroad Program.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
For the benefit of undergraduate students unable to secure needed content in regular courses.
Prerequisites: cons instr.
Course Rules: May be retaken to max of 6 cr.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Critical examination of cultural influences in American society as they affect education.
Prerequisites: soph st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Prerequisites: C/NC only. May be retaken to 12 cr max.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
The specific topics and prerequisites will be announced in the Schedule of Classes each time the course is offered.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to max of 12 cr.
Last Taught: Summer 2010, Fall 2009, Fall 1999, Fall 1998.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
This course surveys important issues shaping the Chicano experience in U.S. society by focusing on immigration, the Barrio, Repatriation, Zoot Suit, Chicano-police riots, etc.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: CD, HU
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
Prerequisites: junior standing, consent of instructor; acceptance for Study Abroad Program
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
Last Taught: Fall 2014, Spring 2010.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
Prerequisites: junior standing, consent of instructor; acceptance for Study Abroad Program
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
Last Taught: Fall 2014, Spring 2010.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Prerequisites: jr st; cons instr.
Course Rules: May be retaken for cr.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Selected contemporary social issues analyzed for their bearing on urban communities and schools.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Last Taught: Summer 2006, Summer 2005.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Selected contemporary social issues analyzed for their bearing on urban communities and schools.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Last Taught: Summer 2006, Summer 2005.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Concepts and strategies for community change and engagement in low-income urban settings.
Prerequisites: grad st or cons instr.
Course Rules: Not open to students with credit for ED POL 111.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Introduction to basic research techniques and the specific skills needed for community engagement and education.
Prerequisites: none.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examination and analysis of the organization, philosophy, and history of specific Milwaukee institutions. Emphasis placed on how these institutions affect the lives of community residents and appropriate alternatives to current arrangements.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Spring 2012, Spring 2011.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examination and analysis of the organization, philosophy, and history of specific Milwaukee institutions. Emphasis placed on how these institutions affect the lives of community residents and appropriate alternatives to current arrangements.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Spring 2012, Spring 2011.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Discusses how education and community education can address the threats of violence and prepares students to teach about peace, nonviolence, and conflict resolution.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr. Minimum of 9 hrs Soc Sci division course work.
Last Taught: Summer 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Discusses how education and community education can address the threats of violence and prepares students to teach about peace, nonviolence, and conflict resolution.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr. Minimum of 9 hrs Soc Sci division course work.
Last Taught: Summer 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examine the alternative schools movement.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Ed Pol 330.
Last Taught: Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examine the alternative schools movement.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Ed Pol 330.
Last Taught: Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Helps teachers to identify and understand the personal, social, cultural and community contexts which contribute to risk discourse and the labeling of public school students.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Last Taught: Summer 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Helps teachers to identify and understand the personal, social, cultural and community contexts which contribute to risk discourse and the labeling of public school students.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Last Taught: Summer 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Development of skills and techniques to enable teachers to be instructionally effective with students placed at risk.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Development of skills and techniques to enable teachers to be instructionally effective with students placed at risk.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Focuses on the development of public schooling in the US, particularly large urban districts, and contexts of foundations of education. Explores the school-society relationship from critical, normative, and interpretive perspectives.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of ED POL 375 taken at the undergraduate level.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-6 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Specific topics and any additional prerequisites will be announced in the Schedule of Classes each time the course is offered.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to max of 9 credits, including credits earned under ED POL 779.
Last Taught: Summer 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-6 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Specific topics and any additional prerequisites will be announced in the Schedule of Classes each time the course is offered.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to max of 9 credits, including credits earned under ED POL 779.
Last Taught: Summer 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Applies the skills, theories and approaches of the youth work field to settings such as schools, community centers, and residential programs.
Prerequisites: jr st; Ed Pol/Soc Wrk 580(P); or grad st or cons instr.
Course Rules: Ed Pol/Soc Wrk 581 are jointly offered & count as repeats of each other.
Last Taught: Spring 2017, Spring 2016.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Applies the skills, theories and approaches of the youth work field to settings such as schools, community centers, and residential programs.
Prerequisites: jr st; Ed Pol/Soc Wrk 580(P); or grad st or cons instr.
Course Rules: Ed Pol/Soc Wrk 581 are jointly offered & count as repeats of each other.
Last Taught: Spring 2017, Spring 2016.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examination of the intersection between church and state in public education, including historical, legal, and moral issues; discussions of religious conflicts.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Last Taught: Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examination of the intersection between church and state in public education, including historical, legal, and moral issues; discussions of religious conflicts.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Last Taught: Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Overview of community based organizations, their structures, functions, & administration. Students will also be taught proposal writing skills.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Spring 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Overview of community based organizations, their structures, functions, & administration. Students will also be taught proposal writing skills.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Spring 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Course prepares students to research, identify and apply for government funded community programs.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Last Taught: Fall 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Course prepares students to research, identify and apply for government funded community programs.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Last Taught: Fall 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Basic theories of marketing and the application of marketing strategies used by community-based organizations.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2019, Fall 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Basic theories of marketing and the application of marketing strategies used by community-based organizations.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2019, Fall 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Overview of basic fiscal issues (funding types and sources, accountability issues, oversight systems, etc) impacting community-based organizations.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Overview of basic fiscal issues (funding types and sources, accountability issues, oversight systems, etc) impacting community-based organizations.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examines theories and practices of Service Learning and Community Engagement. Provides frameworks for reflection and action. Explores power, inequality and approaches to social justice.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
Course Rules: Part of concentration in Community Engagement and Partnerships.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examines theories and practices of Service Learning and Community Engagement. Provides frameworks for reflection and action. Explores power, inequality and approaches to social justice.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
Course Rules: Part of concentration in Community Engagement and Partnerships.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Introduces a variety of current visions of social media and approaches to community informatics.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Introduces a variety of current visions of social media and approaches to community informatics.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Explores different partnership environments, including: community-campus partnerships, inter-agency non-profit partnerships; governmental-non-profit partnerships; and public-private partnerships through theory and practice.
Prerequisites: junior standing or consent of instructor.
Last Taught: Spring 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Explores different partnership environments, including: community-campus partnerships, inter-agency non-profit partnerships; governmental-non-profit partnerships; and public-private partnerships through theory and practice.
Prerequisites: junior standing or consent of instructor.
Last Taught: Spring 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Analysis of the social, economic, and cultural forces behind the formation and reproduction of minoritized communities in the United States.
Prerequisites: junior standing; or consent of instructor.
Last Taught: Fall 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Analysis of the social, economic, and cultural forces behind the formation and reproduction of minoritized communities in the United States.
Prerequisites: junior standing; or consent of instructor.
Last Taught: Fall 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Defines educational policy, studies philosophical, historical, and social contexts of educational policy, examines context of educational policy, and presents contemporary educational concerns.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Last Taught: Fall 2012, Spring 2012.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Defines educational policy, studies philosophical, historical, and social contexts of educational policy, examines context of educational policy, and presents contemporary educational concerns.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Last Taught: Fall 2012, Spring 2012.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Explores the tenets and application of Critical Race Theory in the field of education including relevant application to Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in schools.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of and not open for credit to students with credit in ED POL 579 with topic Critical Race Theory/Schools/Culturally Relevant Pedagogy.
Last Taught: Spring 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Explores the tenets and application of Critical Race Theory in the field of education including relevant application to Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in schools.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of and not open for credit to students with credit in ED POL 579 with topic Critical Race Theory/Schools/Culturally Relevant Pedagogy.
Last Taught: Spring 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examination of the relationship between race, ethnicity, and public policy with emphasis on issues (housing, crime, welfare reform, poverty, employment, discrimination, etc.) impacting urban communities.
Prerequisites: junior standing or consent of instructor.
Last Taught: Spring 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examination of the relationship between race, ethnicity, and public policy with emphasis on issues (housing, crime, welfare reform, poverty, employment, discrimination, etc.) impacting urban communities.
Prerequisites: junior standing or consent of instructor.
Last Taught: Spring 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Introduction to the principles, ideas, and techniques of community empowerment and the development of minoritized communities.
Prerequisites: junior standing; or consent of instructor.
Last Taught: Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Introduction to the principles, ideas, and techniques of community empowerment and the development of minoritized communities.
Prerequisites: junior standing; or consent of instructor.
Last Taught: Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-6 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Fieldwork in multicultural settings appropriate for cultural research, analysis and study. Individualized requirements and evaluation criteria to be determined by faculty on individualized bases.
Prerequisites: jr st; cons instr.
Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Summer 2025, Spring 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-6 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Fieldwork in multicultural settings appropriate for cultural research, analysis and study. Individualized requirements and evaluation criteria to be determined by faculty on individualized bases.
Prerequisites: jr st; cons instr.
Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Summer 2025, Spring 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-6 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Fieldwork in intercultural settings appropriate for cultural research, analysis and study. Requirements and evaluation criteria to be determined by faculty on individualized basis.
Prerequisites: jr st; cons instr.
Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-6 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Fieldwork in intercultural settings appropriate for cultural research, analysis and study. Requirements and evaluation criteria to be determined by faculty on individualized basis.
Prerequisites: jr st; cons instr.
Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Introduction to graduate studies. Provides students the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in graduate school.
Prerequisites: grad st
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Focus on education and communities as social systems. Examination of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic class, and gender in communities and schools.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Critical examination of historical, philosophical, sociological and comparative research methods and strategies and their implications for community engagement and educational change.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Analysis of philosophies of education and of community processes; exploration of beliefs about values and knowledge within cultural contexts.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Study of consensus and conflict in the ideas and issues shaping education and community in the changing U.S. society; includes an emphasis on the education and engagement of immigrants, minorities and women in and outside of mainstream society..
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Issues impacting urban school districts.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Capstone research course for students in the Cultural Foundations of Education MS program
Prerequisites: grad st; Ed Pol 710 and 705 (P), 740 & 750 (P) or (C) plus 6 addl cr; cons instr.
Course Rules: Open to Cultural Foundations Students only.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-3 cr. Graduate.
For benefit of grad students unable to secure needed content in regular courses.
Prerequisites: grad st; cons instr.
Last Taught: Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2024, Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Evaluation of theory, scholarly research, and issues in the sociology of education, with emphasis on empirical studies of social stratification and social mobility.
Prerequisites: Doctoral st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Study of education worldwide as well as issues that affect education internationally, including inequalities between and within countries. Examination of proposed reforms, innovations and technologies.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2010.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Study of cultural diversity and its relationship to educational theory and practice. Emphasis upon developing and analyzing programs with a multicultural emphasis.
Prerequisites: grad st; Ed Pol 705(P) or 750(P) or cons instr.
Last Taught: Summer 2014, Summer 2003, Summer 2002, Summer 2001.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Provides students an advance overview of state-of-the-art qualitative research methods.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Examination of prominent theories of education and society and application to current educational issues and contexts.
Prerequisites: Doctoral st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Historical background of contemporary debates and controversies in American education.
Prerequisites: Doctoral st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
0 cr. Graduate.
Available for graduate students who must meet minimum credit load requirement.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: Fee for 1 cr assessed; unit does not count towards credit load for Fin Aid. Repeatable. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-3 cr. Graduate.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-3 cr. Graduate.
Variable content course.
Prerequisites: master's degree.
Course Rules: Retakeable to max of 9 cr.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/