1. To examine the historical developments and philosophical perspectives 
affecting academic programs in U.S. higher education,

2. To identify internal and external influences that affect curricular 
decision-making, design, implementation and evaluation,

3. To develop awareness of the diversity and complexity of contemporary 
higher education through a review of various curricular approaches and programs,

4. To identify and examine critical components and dimensions which 
define and affect curricula 
structure,

5. To examine the inter-relatedness of various issues facing higher 
education and curricular responses to those issues.

A.	Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on the Curriculum:
	Major Events 
	1.	Colonial Period and Curriculum: Primary Purposes, Practices,
                and Priorities		
	2.	19th Century and the emergence of universities,  special purpose
                colleges, and diversity in degrees and programs.
	3. 	1900-1944: Experimentation with curricular ideas and introduction of
                the GI Bill
	4.	Last 50 years: Mass Education, Changing Demographics,
                Curricular Diversity, and External Influences		
		
B. 	Contemporary Viewpoints and Curricular Responses
	1.	Mission, Goals and Purposes in Contemporary Higher Education
	2.	Shifting Expectations: Core Curriculum and General Education
                (objectives and outcomes)
	3.      Liberal Education  
        4.      Professional studies
	5.	Interdisciplinary Studies
	6.	Diversity and Multicultural Education:
		Women's Studies, Ethnic Studies, African-American and Area Studies
	7.	International Education and Global Awareness
	8.	Distance Education

C.	National Reports on the Status of Higher Education
	1.	Sponsoring Agencies/Associations
	2. 	Problem Identification
	3. 	Suggested Solutions	
	4.      Disciplinary and Field-based reports
        5.      Reports on Graduate Education
	6.      Reports on Undergraduate Education

D.	Academic Programs: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluting
	1.      Components of the Curriculum
	2.	Terminology and Definitions
	3.	Levels of Change: Course, Departmental, Institutional, System
	4.	Kinds of Change: Amount, Structure, Length
	5.	Models of Academic Planning