INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Introduction to the origins and development of the field of comparative and international education (CIE) and to explore how scholars engage some of the theoretical, ideological, methodological, and topical debates that characterize research in the field of CIE policy.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically compare and contrast theoretical approaches that have shaped the field of comparative international education. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify and compare the assumptions, benefits, and limitations of different educational policy and planning approaches on comparative international education. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Utilize concepts and lessons from the course to analyze new issues and pressing concerns related to comparative international education Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply various research methods to analyze data and research related to the comparative international education Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically compare and contrast theoretical approaches that have shaped the field of comparative international education. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify and compare the assumptions, benefits, and limitations of different educational policy and planning approaches on comparative international education. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Utilize concepts and lessons from the course to analyze new issues and pressing concerns related to comparative international education Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply various research methods to analyze data and research related to the comparative international education Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027