Course Descriptions

The Course Descriptions catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Michigan State University. The searches below only return course versions Fall 2000 and forward. Please refer to the Archived Course Descriptions for additional information.

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EAD 800A Professional Seminar in Educational Leadership

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 1   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:1
Description:
Fundamentals of school leadership. Enduring problems in educational administration. Program orientation, including organizing perspectives and expectations for students. Technological tools and resources for learning.
Effective Dates:
FS08 - Open

EAD 801 Leadership and Organizational Development

Semester:
Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Interaction of leadership with organizational culture and development within a variety of educational organizations.
Effective Dates:
FS07 - Open

EAD 805 Administration in Higher Education

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Theories, systems, structures, and processes of college and universities. Comparison of the organization, leadership, and governance of higher education institutions to other non-profit organizations.
Effective Dates:
FS07 - Open

EAD 806 Evolving Practice of School Leaders

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the K-12 Educational Administration major.
Description:
Historical analysis of K-12 school leadership. Comparative analysis of leadership and school improvement. Leadership theory. Ethical leadership. Critical thinking and reflection of one's own leadership.
Effective Dates:
FS08 - Open

EAD 811 Data-Informed Instructional Leadership

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Inquiry and applied research methods and skills. Data-based decision making for instructional improvement. Computer skills for data analysis. Methods of data use for teachers and leaders. Legal and ethical use of data.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open

EAD 812 Leading Continuous Improvement in Schools

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Inquiry and applied research methods and skills. Data-based decision making for organizational improvement. Analyzing schools as rational, natural, and open systems. Methods of data use for school administration. Legal and ethical concerns of data use.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open

EAD 820 School Leadership Internship

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the K-12 Educational Administration major.
Description:
Supervised internship in an educational institution focused on school leadership issues.
Effective Dates:
FS08 - Open

EAD 821 Internship in Educational Administration II

Semester:
Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 3
Restrictions:
Open only to graduate students in K-12 Educational Administration.
Description:
Supervised internship in an educational and/or community organization focused on school-community leadership issues.
Effective Dates:
FS01 - Open

EAD 822 Engaging Diverse Students, Families, and Communities

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Comparative and historical analysis of education within the broader social, cultural, and linguistic contexts of schools. Students in contemporary schools. Social problems, social policies, and school practice. School, family, and community relationships.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open

EAD 824 Leading Teacher Learning

Semester:
Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Not open to students with credit in:
EAD 853C
Description:
Instructional leadership. Learning environment for teachers and students. Teacher supervision and evaluation. Staff development and teacher collaboration. Improvement of instructional program. Assessing student achievement.
Effective Dates:
FS08 - Open

EAD 830 Race, Class, and Education Disparities in U.S. Schooling

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Institutional, class, race systemic factors that contribute to the racial achievement gap. Strategies for improving urban schools; uncover areas of study for future research.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open

EAD 840 Inquiry in Postsecondary Education

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Inquiry concepts and methods related to postsecondary education; problems of theory and practice in teaching and learning, administration, and leadership.
Effective Dates:
SS11 - Open

EAD 850 Issues and Strategies in Multicultural Education

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Historical, pedagogical, and administrative considerations of multicultural education in K-16 educational settings.
Effective Dates:
FS03 - Open

EAD 852 The School Principalship

Semester:
Fall of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Not open to students with credit in:
EAD 852A or EAD 852B
Description:
Administration of K-12 schools. Alternative organizational arrangements, curricula, and practices. Problems and strategies for improving schools.
Effective Dates:
FS08 - Open

EAD 853 Education Finance and Policy

Semester:
Fall of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Not open to students with credit in:
EAD 853A
Description:
Alternative policies to fund public schools. Equity and adequacy in school finance. Cost-effective education practices. Privatization of education service provision.
Effective Dates:
FS08 - Open

EAD 860 Concept of a Learning Society

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Learning in the Knowledge Age with special focus on the role of technology as a partner in the learning process and in extending intelligence.
Effective Dates:
FS07 - Open

EAD 861 Adult Learning

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Not open to students with credit in:
EAD 861A
Description:
Learning and change in the adult years. Motivation and barriers to participation. Cognitive, emotional, developmental, and socio-cultural processes involved in adult learning. Understanding differences among adults in approaches to learning.
Effective Dates:
FS07 - Open

EAD 863 Training and Professional Development

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Not open to students with credit in:
EAD 862A
Description:
Design of training and professional development programs for postsecondary education contexts.
Effective Dates:
FS01 - Open

EAD 866 Teaching in Postsecondary Education

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Not open to students with credit in:
EAD 861B
Description:
Philosophies and beliefs undergirding teaching strategies. Effective teaching strategies and formal learning environments. Assessment of teaching and of student learning.
Effective Dates:
FS01 - Open

EAD 867 Case Studies in Educational Leadership

Semester:
Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Case-based learning to examine contemporary K-16 leadership.
Effective Dates:
FS03 - Open

EAD 868 Pro-Seminar in Higher and Adult Education

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to master's students in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education major.
Description:
Foundations and development of higher and adult education as a professional discipline. Traditional and contemporary issues in theory, research, and practice.
Effective Dates:
FS07 - Open

EAD 870 Foundations of Postsecondary Education

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Historical, philosophical and social forces that shaped development of colleges and universities. Emphasis on higher education in the United States.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - Open

EAD 871 Collegiate Contexts for Teaching and Learning

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Not open to students with credit in:
EAD 871B
Description:
Sociocultural contexts of teaching and learning in collegiate environments. Organizational strategies to improve learning contexts for diverse students.
Effective Dates:
FS01 - Open

EAD 872 Legal Issues in Higher Education

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Legal aspects of administrative practice in institutions of higher education. Governance, academic freedom, due process, and anti-discrimination.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - Open

EAD 873 College Student Development

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to master's students in the Student Affairs Administration major.
Description:
Research, theory, and literature related to student development in the college years.
Effective Dates:
FS07 - Open

EAD 874 Introduction to Student Affairs

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to master's students in the Student Affairs Administration major.
Description:
History, development, philosophy, organization, and administration of college student personnel as a profession. Needed services, programs and skills.
Effective Dates:
FS07 - Open

EAD 875 Issues and Strategies in Student Affairs

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
EAD 874
Restrictions:
Open to master's students in the Student Affairs Administration major.
Description:
Student affairs work in colleges and universities. Integration of theory with practice.
Effective Dates:
FS07 - Open

EAD 876 Budgeting and Finance in Higher Education

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Not open to students with credit in:
EAD 971C
Description:
Fundamentals of higher education budgeting and finance, including external sources of funding, internal resource allocation processes, social and economic principles and values regarding the distribution of resources among competing concerns.
Effective Dates:
FS07 - Open

EAD 877 Program Planning and Evaluation in Postsecondary Contexts

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Not open to students with credit in:
EAD 871A
Description:
Planning and evaluating programs for learning in diverse educational contexts.
Effective Dates:
FS07 - Open

EAD 878 Education in the Digital Age

Semester:
Fall of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
An exploration of the historical, philosophical, critical, and practical questions associated with the technological transformation of all levels of education.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open

EAD 882 Seminars in Educational Administration

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Seminars in various fields in K-12 educational administration and in higher, adult, and lifelong education.
Effective Dates:
US02 - Open

EAD 889 Research and Assessment in Student Affairs

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to master's students in the Student Affairs Administration major.
Description:
Introduction to strategies for research and inquiry in student affairs.
Effective Dates:
SS07 - Open

EAD 890 Independent Study

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Individual study in an area of K-12 administration or higher, adult, and lifelong education.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - Open

EAD 893 Professional Development Seminar in Student Affairs

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lab Hours: 3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to students in the Student Affairs Administration Major.
Description:
Supervised work experience in student affairs.
Effective Dates:
FS23 - Open

EAD 894 Laboratory and Field Experiences

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 6
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Supervised graduate practica, observations, internships, or externships in K-12 administration and in higher, adult, and lifelong education.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - Open

EAD 895 Research Ethics

Semester:
Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 1   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:1
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students.
Not open to students with credit in:
PES 895
Description:
Identifying and resolving ethical problems in research. Collegial interactions. Authorship, publication, and reviewing practices. Data management. Ownership of data and intellectual property. Conflicts of interest. Protection of human and animal subjects. Lab safety and compliance.
Interdepartmental With:
Counseling, Educational Psy & Special Education, Kinesiology, Teacher Education
Administered By:
Kinesiology
Effective Dates:
FS06 - Open

EAD 899 Master's Thesis Research

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 9
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 15 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Master's thesis research.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - Open