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Educational Studies, Faculty of Education

EDST: Educational Studies

  1. EDST 314 (3) Social Issues in Education

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  2. EDST 400 (2-5) d Social and Ethical Considerations in Education

    [5-0-0]

  3. EDST 401 (3) Education, School, and Social Institutions

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  4. EDST 403 (1) Education, Knowledge, and Curriculum

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  5. EDST 404 (1) Ethics and Teaching

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  6. EDST 425 (3) Educational Anthropology

    Selected concepts from educational anthropology for teachers. Comparative study of school and classroom culture, school teaching, and multicultural education. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  7. EDST 426 (3) History of Education

    An examination of selected topics in the history of Canadian and British Columbian education and of the relationships between historical development and current educational policy.

  8. EDST 427 (3) Philosophy of Education

    An introductory course in which consideration is given to the philosophical foundations of education and to the practical bearing of theory upon curriculum content and classroom practice in our schools.

  9. EDST 428 (3) The Social Foundations of Education

    An application of the social sciences to the study of education. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  10. EDST 429 (3) Educational Sociology

    Selected theories of society and schooling applied to Canadian education.

  11. EDST 451 (3) Issues and Frameworks in Environmental Education

    Competing conceptions of environmental education; the social construction of nature and of science; addressing class, race, culture, and gender in developing sound teaching strategies. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  12. EDST 452 (3) Gender and Education

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  13. EDST 453 (3) Moral Education in Elementary and Secondary Schooling

    Approaches to moral education; developing educationally and morally justifiable teaching strategies. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  14. EDST 454 (3) Critical Thinking: Frameworks, Methods, and Challenges

    Competing conceptions of critical thinking, including feminist and post-colonial; teaching and evaluation strategies. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  15. EDST 455 (3) History of Childhood and Youth

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  16. EDST 493 (3) Introduction to the Study of Higher Education

    An overview of the field of study of higher education in Canada and other countries emphasizing current issues such as accessibility, enrolment, diversity of offerings, and internationalization. [3-0-0]

  17. EDST 501 (3) Research Traditions in Educational Administration

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  18. EDST 502 (3) Growing Up in History: Critical Approaches to Children and Youth

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  19. EDST 503 (3) Foundations of Adult Learning and Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  20. EDST 504 (3) History of Educational Policy

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  21. EDST 505 (3) First Nations and Educational Change

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  22. EDST 506 (3) Educating the Body: Physicality and Identity in Historical Perspective

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  23. EDST 507 (3-6) Topics in the History of Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  24. EDST 508 (3/12) c Review of Research in Educational Studies

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  25. EDST 509 (3) Constructing Citizens: Canada and the Educational Past

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  26. EDST 510 (3) Adult Education Research Traditions

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  27. EDST 511 (3) Organization and Administration of Higher Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  28. EDST 512 (3) Transitions and Access Across the Life Course

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  29. EDST 513 (3) Current issues in Higher Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  30. EDST 514 (3) Adult Education Program Planning Theory

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  31. EDST 515 (3) Survey Research Methods

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  32. EDST 516 (3) Adult Education and Community

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  33. EDST 517 (3) Improvement of Instruction Through Supervision

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  34. EDST 518 (3) Theory and Research on Adult Learning

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  35. EDST 519 (3) Theory and Research on Adult Instruction

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  36. EDST 520 (3) Perspectives on Adult Education Practice

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  37. EDST 521 (3) Foundations of Higher Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  38. EDST 522 (3) Adult Education Program Planning and Evaluation

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  39. EDST 523 (3/6) d Comparative Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  40. EDST 524 (6) Advanced Seminar in Comparative Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  41. EDST 525 (3) Program Evaluation in Adult and Community Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  42. EDST 526 (3) Advanced Study of Educational Organizations

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  43. EDST 527 (3) Higher Education Policy: International and Comparative Perspectives

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  44. EDST 528 (3) Social Movements, Political Learning and Popular Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  45. EDST 529 (3) Qualitative Research Interviewing

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Prerequisite: One of EDUC 500, EDST 545, EDST 571, EPSE 595, ETEC 500, KIN 571.

  46. EDST 530 (3) Continuing Professional Education and Learning

    Study of the history, politics, and pedagogical dimensions of continuing professional education. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  47. EDST 531 (3) The Politics of Educational Governance

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]

  48. EDST 532 (3) Leadership in Educational Organizations

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  49. EDST 533 (3) Planning in Educational Organizations

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0]

  50. EDST 534 (3) Theory and Practice of Transformative Learning and Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  51. EDST 535 (3) Comparative and International Adult Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  52. EDST 536 (3) Higher Education Systems in Canada

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  53. EDST 540 (3/6) d Locating Oneself in Global Learning

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  54. EDST 541 (3) Adult Learning: Contexts and Perspectives

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  55. EDST 542 (3) Fostering Learning in Practice

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  56. EDST 543 (3) Understanding Research

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  57. EDST 544 (3) Global/Local Learning

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  58. EDST 545 (3) Indigenous Inquiry and Research

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  59. EDST 546 (3) Indigenous Methodology and Epistemology

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  60. EDST 548 (3) Critical Perspectives on Teacher Unions in Educational Leadership

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  61. EDST 550 (3) The Role of the School Principal

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  62. EDST 551 (3) Personnel Administration in Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  63. EDST 552 (3) School Law

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  64. EDST 553 (3-6) d Group Inquiry into Educational Practices

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  65. EDST 554 (3) Administration and Educational Policy

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  66. EDST 555 (3) Educational Finance

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  67. EDST 556 (3) Leadership and Administration of Educational Programs

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  68. EDST 557 (3) Professional Ethics and School Leadership

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  69. EDST 558 (3) Antiracism Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  70. EDST 560 (3) Institutional Analysis and Planning in Higher Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  71. EDST 561 (3-6) Practicum

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  72. EDST 565 (3/6) d Special Course in Subject Matter Field

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  73. EDST 570 (3) Topics in Sociology of Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  74. EDST 571 (3) Educational Research: Relating Questions, Theory, and Methodology

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  75. EDST 572 (3) Research, Writing, and Representation

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  76. EDST 573 (3) Sociology of the Curriculum

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  77. EDST 574 (3) Cultural Studies and Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  78. EDST 575 (3) Work and Learning

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  79. EDST 576 (3) Feminist Theory, Pedagogy and Curriculum

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  80. EDST 577 (3) Social Contexts of Educational Policy, Politics and Practice

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  81. EDST 578 (3) Multiculturalism and its Critical Alternatives: Diversity in Education and Society

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  82. EDST 579 (3) School-Community Relations

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  83. EDST 580 (3-12) c Directed Study

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  84. EDST 581 (3) Leadership, Administration, and the Aims of Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  85. EDST 582 (3) The Study of Educational Organizations

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  86. EDST 583 (3/6) d Advanced Seminar in Educational Studies

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  87. EDST 585 (3) Capstone: Society, Culture, and Politics in Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  88. EDST 588 (3) Environmental Philosophy and Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  89. EDST 590 (3) Graduating Paper

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  90. EDST 591 (3) Indigenous Epistemology and Curriculum

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  91. EDST 592 (3/6) c Topics in Philosophy of Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  92. EDST 593 (3/6) d Ethics and Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  93. EDST 594 (3) Philosophy of Educational Research

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  94. EDST 595 (3) Philosophical Research in Education

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  95. EDST 596 (3) Philosophy and Educational Policy

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  96. EDST 597 (3) Educational Theories: Equality, Democracy, and Justice

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  97. EDST 598 (3-6) Field Experiences

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  98. EDST 599 (6) Master's Thesis

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  99. EDST 601 (3/6) d Doctoral Seminar

    Required of students in the first year of a doctoral program. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  100. EDST 602 (3/6) d Doctoral Seminar

    For students in the first or second year of a doctoral program as determined in consultation with the student's supervisor. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  101. EDST 603 (3) Researching Educational Practice & Policy

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  102. EDST 604 (3) Advanced Seminar in Researching Educational Practice & Policy

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  103. EDST 699 (0) Doctoral Dissertation

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

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