UWM Undergraduate Catalog 2009-2010

School of Education

Educational Policy and Community Studies

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The Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies at UWM provides students with a deeper understanding about education and community contexts in urban areas, with a focus on the historical, political, economic, and sociocultural contexts of schools and society.

Students often choose to focus their coursework in one of the following areas:

• Alternative Education/At-Risk Students

• Child Care (Educator or Administrator Track)

• Community Organizing for Social Change

• Policy and Leadership in Community-Based Organizations

• Urban Education

• Youth Work

The Department offers transcript-designated submajors in the areas of Child Care and Policy and Leadership in Community-Based Organizations. Students may seek certificates in Youth Work and Community Organizing. Licensed teachers may seek an add-on state DPI certification in Alternative Education.

Students, past and present, are employed by charities, hospitals, schools, community-based organizations, and local government units in metropolitan Milwaukee. The Department does not offer licensure for teaching in k-12 public schools, but many graduates either seek post-baccalaureate certification or teach in private schools.

The Department offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Community Education. The purpose of the degree program is to assist those involved in community change activities and improve their ability to function in educational roles. Students can also select one of two optional submajors, Child Care or Community-Based Organizations Policy and Leadership, within the Bachelor of Science degree in Community Education.

The Department works with individuals and groups that provide leadership in educational and community contexts and institutions. Students include state and local elected officials; community organizers and developers; personnel in human resource institutions, such as program developers, outreach workers and administrators; teachers and directors of community day care programs; youth workers in community and group home care; teachers and directors of alternative schools; and citizen volunteers in community-based organizations.

The Department also offers a master’s degree program in Cultural Foundations of Education with areas of concentration in educational foundations and multicultural education as addressed through sociological, historical, philosophical, and comparative frames of reference. Additional information about the master’s degree program is available at www.cultfnds.soe.uwm.edu.

Community Education

Admission. Community Education majors must meet regular University requirements for admission and are admitted through the Department.

Prior Professional Educational Experience. A student who has been accepted as a major in Community Education may earn Prior Professional Educational Experience (PPEE) credit that will be counted toward the Community Education degree. Students must demonstrate competence by completing examinations. Credit is awarded in 3-credit blocks, if the student earns a grade of C or better, on each of the 14 essay examinations that s/he takes. The specific competencies are listed below:

Community Education majors wishing to demonstrate their competencies for these credits are required to enroll in the competency examination course (Ed Pol 100, Community Education I) during their first or second semester of study. Students will be apprised of deadlines and procedures once they are enrolled in the course. The student may earn a maximum of 42 PPEE credits. These credits may be applied only to a Community Education degree and only as lower division electives.

Course of Study: Major. Students take a common core of required introductory courses to help them learn how to evaluate the educational needs inherent in community social problems, devise appropriate change strategies, and improve their skills as advocates and educators. Students will have the opportunity to relate their programs of study to their community work.

A minimum of 120 credits distributed within specific categories is required for graduation.

The Department requires its students to meet requirements for English and mathematics proficiency as outlined in the University’s General Education Requirements. Community Education majors have until the beginning of their junior year (58 credits) to meet this requirement. Students admitted to the University for Semester I, 1986-87 or later must meet UWM’s General Education Requirements.

CURRICULUM FOR THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM

Lower Division Electives: 42 cr.
Students may earn elective units through Educational Policy and Community Studies courses, including prior professional educational experience, transfer units, or other UWM courses.

Child care students who have met State of Wisconsin primary care requirements should register for Ed POL 383, Child Care Programming; those who have not should register for Ed Pol 381, Introduction to Child Care.

Required Courses: 6 cr.

Diversity Course: 3 cr.
(Choose one course from the following):

Ed Pol Foundations Courses: 15 cr.
Choose from any Ed Pol course, 300 level or above; a maximum of 6 cr of fieldwork (Ed Pol 409, 688, or 698) may be used toward meeting this requirement; Ed Pol 499 cannot be used for this requirement.

Upper Division Electives: 15 cr.
These courses should be 300-level or higher, including Upper Division transfer units. These courses should be chosen by the student in consultation with an Educational Policy and Community Studies advisor.

Major in Community Education, Submajor in Community-Based Organizations Policy and Leadership

The total number of credits a student needs for the degree with this submajor is the same as the base CED requirements (includes GER and electives). Requirements for the submajor are listed below.

Community Education Lower Level Coursework: 12 credits (Ed Pol 111, 112, 113, and 114).

CED Upper Level Major Coursework: 30 Credits Total

I. Community Education Core: 9 credits

6 Credits Required Courses:

3 Credits in Cultural Diversity from the following courses:

II. Community-Based Organizations Policy and Leadership: 21 Credits

9 Credits in Foundations of Policy Analysis

3-Credit Required Course:

and

6 Credits Community Policy Analysis from the following:

*Advisor's permission and placement in a community-based organization or nonprofit agency required. 3-credit maximum.

6 Credits in Foundations of Community-Based Organizations from the following:

6 Credits in Management and Leadership from the following:

III. Upper Division Electives: 9 Credits

300-level courses or higher from any UWM department or transfer credit equivalent.

Contact: Professor Michael Bonds

Major in Community Education, Submajor in Child Care

Students choose either the Child Care Educator Track, or the Child Care Administrator Track.*

The total number of credits a student needs for the degree with this submajor is the same as the base CED requirements (includes GER and electives). Requirements for the submajor are listed below. Also listed below are course substitutions for students who matriculate into the department with an associate of applied science (AAS) degree in Early Childhood Education under the department's articulation agreement with the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS).

*NOTE: Students completing the Administrator Track also receive a Certificate in Child Care Administration from the UWM Center for Early Childhood Professional Development & Leadership, and earn the Wisconsin Professional Credential for Child Care Administrators from The Registry.

Community Education Lower Level Coursework: 12 credits (Ed Pol 111, 112, 113, and 114).

CED Upper Level Submajor Coursework: 30 Credits Total

I. Community Education Core: 9 credits

6 Credits Required Courses:

3 Credits in Cultural Diversity from the following*:

*May substitute another approved diversity course with permission of advisor.

II. Child Care: 24 Credits Educator Track, 30 Credits Administrator Track

6 Credits Educational Policy Foundations:

6 Credits Child Care Foundations:

3 Credits Program Focus:

Child Care Focus (9 Credits Educator Track or 15 Credits Administrator Track):

Educator Track

Or
Administrator Track

III. Upper Division Electives (6 Credits Educator Track, 0 Credits Administrator Track)

Educator Track (6 Credits):

300-level courses or higher, from any UWM department or transfer credit equivalent.

(WTCS AAS Substitute: CurrIns 301, Infants and Toddlers Care, 3 cr.; and CurrIns 302, Curriculum at the Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Levels, 3 cr.)

Administrator Track (No electives):

Course of Study: Minor. The minor in Community Education is open to all undergraduate students, but should be of particular interest to majors in Africology, anthropology, business, communication, curriculum and instruction, philosophy, political science, psychology, social welfare and sociology.

With this minor, students can learn about local urban communities and how to improve them. This practical knowledge can provide a foundation for building a career in human services.

Students may declare the minor after completing at least 45 credits, but prior to completing 75 credits.

The minor consists of 18 credits distributed in the following manner:

Requirements for Minor

Courses

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Educational Policy and Community Studies (ED POL)