Education Policy

The Education Policy concentration will provide the student with an overview of the history and current status of major public policy issues in education. Students are encouraged to take courses in the methods of public policy analysis that are distinctive to education policies. Courses are available for students to specialize in such areas as evaluation methods, effective schools research, and education in developing areas.

Courses

Below is a list of suggested courses. The list includes classes that students have taken in the past to complete this particular concentration, as well as additional classes that may be considered toward this topic. Students may choose to take other courses, though all concentration courses must be discussed with and approved by the faculty adviser whether or not they are on the suggested list. Students may also propose directed reading, Overseas Studies (BOSP), and Bing Stanford in Washington (BSIW) courses.

Students may also want to review courses listed in the graduate Education Policy Concentration.