Course Description
Higher education systems and institutions primarily outside of North America.
Athena Title
Comparative Higher Education
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EDHI 9400E
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will understand trends in higher education.
- Students will be able to explain the key features of higher education systems in various geographic regions of the world.
- Students will be able to bridge the gap between student experiences in higher education and those of others in different country contexts.
- Students will be able to work collaboratively with others to explore innovative ways of organizing higher education.
Topical Outline
- TUTORIALS
- Elements of Globalization
- Private Higher Education Worldwide
- The World Bank and Development of Higher Education
- Issues and Problems in Latin America
- Challenges in Sub-Saharan African Higher Education
- Higher Education in Asia
- Academic Freedom in International Perspective
