The Minor in Education Policy Studies permits doctoral students majoring in other education fields or academic fields outside the School of Education to learn basic concepts, analytic techniques, and issues in the study of contemporary education policy at the state, national, and international levels. Courses selected for the minor may not be used to meet substantive core requirements, and may not be from the student’s primary field of specialization.

Minor Requirements

Required Courses (6 cr.)

• H620 Seminar in Education Policy Studies (3 cr.)
• H622 Seminar: Issues in Education Policy Studies (3 cr.)

Additional Required Courses (6 cr.)
Select two courses from the following:

• A560 Political Perspectives of Education (3 cr.)
• A608 Legal Perspectives on Education (3 cr.)
• A631 Microeconomic Applications to Education
• C670 Problems in Financing Higher Education (3 cr.)
• C705 Legal Aspects of Higher Education (3 cr.)
• H504 History of American Education (3 cr.)
• H525 Anthropology of Education (3 cr.)
• H540 Sociology of Education (3 cr.)
• H560 Education and Change in Societies (3 cr.)
• H631 Social and Political Philosophy and Education (3 cr.)
• H637 Topical Seminar (3 cr.)

The doctoral minor in Education Policy Studies does not require a minor qualifying exam.