HED 764 Global Topics in Education

In this course, students explore a higher education system in a selected country and compare it to the system in the United States. The course involves a faculty-led study trip to the country of the system being studied and visits to universities of various types within that country. The two systems will be compared through an examination of the ways in which these two systems differ in light of current issues such as the globalization of higher education, funding, access and assessment. During the trip students will learn about historical and contemporary national culture as they explore various aspects of the area they are visiting.