EPPL 628 - The History of Higher Education

Fall. (3). Staff. Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate studies or consent of instructor.

This graduate course presents critical analysis and interpretation of historical developments in higher education from the medieval to modern periods. Emphasis is on key institutions, episodes, and social trends which illustrate the continuities, complexities, and changes in colleges and universities. Students are introduced to the use of historical documents and the logic of historical analysis.