UWM Undergraduate Catalog 2008-09 School of Education Educational Policy and Community Studies

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The Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies at UWM provides students with a deeper understanding of urban educational issues with a focus on the historical, political, economic, and sociocultural context of communities, schools, and society.

Its goals are to help students, including nontraditional students:

Students, past and present, are employed by charities, hospitals, schools, community-based organizations, and local government units in metropolitan Milwaukee.

The Department offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Community Education. The purpose of the degree program is to assist those involved in community change activities and improve their ability to function in educational roles. Students also can elect the submajor option for a Bachelor of Science degree in Community Education.

The Department works with individuals and groups that provide educational leadership in community settings and in institutions. Students include state and local elected officials; community organizers and developers; personnel in human resource institutions, such as program developers, outreach workers and administrators; teachers and directors of community day care programs; teachers and directors of alternative schools; and citizen volunteers in community-based organizations.

The Department also offers a master’s degree program in Cultural Foundations of Education with areas of concentration in educational foundations and multicultural education as addressed through sociological, historical, philosophical, and comparative frames of reference. Additional information about the master’s degree program is available in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Graduate Bulletin, www.cultfnds.soe.uwm.edu.

All elementary and secondary education undergraduate students preparing to be certified teachers are required to complete Ed Pol 375, Cultural Foundations of Education.

Students seeking a post-baccalaureate certificate take Ed Pol 530, Urban Education: Foundations.

Community Education

Admission. Community Education majors must meet regular University requirements for admission and are admitted through the Department.

Prior Professional Educational Experience. A student who has been accepted as a major in Community Education is eligible to demonstrate competencies for Prior Professional Educational Experience (PPEE) credit which will be counted toward the Community Education degree. Credit is awarded in 3-credit blocks, if the student earns a grade of C or better, on each of the 14 essay examinations that s/he takes. The specific competencies are listed below:

Community Education majors wishing to demonstrate their competencies for these credits are required to enroll in the competency examination course (Ed Pol 100, Community Education I) during their first or second semester of study; students will be apprised of deadlines and procedures once they are enrolled in the course. The student may earn a maximum of 42 PPEE credits. These credits may be applied only to a Community Education degree and only to lower division electives.

Course of Study: Major. Students take a common core of required introductory courses to help them learn how to evaluate the educational needs inherent in community social problems, devise appropriate change strategies, and improve their skills as advocates and educators. Students will have the opportunity to relate their programs of study to their community work.

A minimum of 120 credits distributed within specific categories is required for graduation. A student must take a minimum of 36 credits in the required components of the degree program.

The Department requires its students to meet requirements for English and mathematics proficiency as outlined in the University’s General Education Requirements. Community Education majors have until the beginning of their junior year (58 credits) to meet this requirement.

Students admitted to the University for Semester I, 1986-87 or later must meet UWM’s General Education Requirements.

CURRICULUM FOR THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM

Lower Division Electives: 42 cr.
(Students may earn elective units through Educational Policy and Community Studies courses, including prior professional educational experience, transfer units, or other UWM courses.)

Child care students who have met State of Wisconsin primary care requirements should register for Ed POL 383, Child Care Programming; those who have not should register for Ed Pol 381, Introduction to Child Care.

Required Courses: 6 cr.

Diversity Course: 3 cr.
(Choose one course from the following):

or

or

Ed Pol Foundations Courses: 9 cr.
(Choose from any Ed Pol course, 300 level or above)

Child Care
Choose one of the following: (With advisor permission, other courses outside the Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies may be counted.)

Community Change
Choose one of the following: (With advisor permission, other courses outside the Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies may be counted.)

Urban Education
Choose one of the following: (With advisor permission, other courses outside the Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies may be counted.)

Recommended for students interested in exceptional education:

Non-Major Electives: 12 cr.
These courses should have 300-level numbers or higher, including Upper Division transfer units. These courses should be chosen by the student in consultation with an Educational Policy and Community Studies advisor.

General Education Requirements (GER): 24 credits

Community Education majors also must complete 24 credits in the General Education Requirements (GER). The categories are listed below. (A list of approved courses is provided in the Schedule of Classes under General Education Requirements.)

Community Education majors must meet UWM proficiency in four areas:

Major in Community Education, Submajor in Community-Based Organizations Policy and Leadership

The total number of credits a student would need for the major would be the same as the base requirements (includes GER and electives) for the degree. However, students take only 9 credits of upper division electives (not 15). The balance (6 cr.) is taken as required courses from Administrative Leadership.

Community Education Lower Level Coursework: 12 credits (Ed Pol 111, 112, 113, and 114).

CED Upper Level Major Coursework: 30 Credits Total

I. Community Education Core: 9 credits

6 Credits Required Courses:

3 Credits in Cultural Diversity from the following courses:

II. Community-Based Organizations Policy and Leadership: 21 Credits

9 Credits in Foundations of Policy Analysis

3-Credit Required Course:

and

6 Credits Community Policy Analysis from the following:

*Advisor's permission and placement in a community-based organization or nonprofit agency required. 3-credit maximum.

6 Credits in Foundations of Community-Based Organizations from the following:

6 Credits in Management and Leadership from the following:

III. Upper Division Electives: 9 Credits

300-level courses or higher from any UWM department or transfer credit equivalent.

Contact: Professor Michael Bonds

Course of Study: Minor. The minor in Community Education is open to all undergraduate students, but should be of particular interest to majors in Africology, anthropology, business, communication, curriculum and instruction, philosophy, political science, psychology, social welfare and sociology.

With this minor, students can learn about local urban communities and how to improve them. This practical knowledge can provide a foundation for building a career in human services.

Students may declare the minor after completing at least 45 credits, but prior to completing 75 credits. The minor also is available to students with an undergraduate degree.

The minor consists of 18 credits distributed in the following manner:

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