Educational Advocacy

This is a sample set of learning objectives only. Each INDS student chooses a unique combination of courses as part of their degree proposal. See more »

Learning Objectives:
My proposed degree program incorporates five main threads that support my long range goals: African immigration patterns and causes; African immigrant communities; Educational policy; the politics of Advocacy; and Education and Child Development. With this program I will:

1. Gain a broader understating of the economic, political and social forces that drive African emigration to the U.S.

GOVT 211: Pol. Econ. Dev. 3rd World
INDS 430: Global Migration Seminar

2. Develop insight into the social and economic realities that African immigrant families face in the U.S.

ANTH 304: Kin, Community & Ethnicity
SOCY 204: Diversity & Pluralism
SOCY 321: Race & Ethnic Relations
MLL 306: Intercultural Communication: Confronting Immigrant and Heritage Communities

3. Understand the relationship between Education Policy and Immigrants.

AMST 452: Evaluating Educational Policy and Culture
POLI 445: Law, Politics and American Education
HIST 447: History of Civil Rights

4. Develop an understanding of how advocacy works at every level in the community.

POLI 327: Interest Groups and Lobbyists
INDS 410: Interdisciplinary Studies Internship
INDS 490: Capstone Project

5. Acquire a solid foundation in Education and Child Development.

EDUC 310: Foundations of Education
EDUC 311: Psychological Foundations of Education
EDUC 312: Analysis of Teaching and Learning
PSYC 203: Human Growth and Development
PSYC 210: Psychology of Learning
PSYC 330: Child Development and Culture