Curriculum in Higher Education
Course Description:Â Â Â
This course provides a study of the factors and influences that have affected the development of the curriculum in higher education. Procedures for designing, implementing, and evaluating curricula at the senior college level will be examined. In addition, trends, issues, problems, and variations in general education programs in colleges and universities are studied. The objectives of general education in all post-high school curricula are emphasized. Â
Learning Objectives:Â
- Develop an understanding of the curriculum as an academic planÂ
- Understand models and strategies that create a curriculum planÂ
- Understand the challenges of administering curriculumÂ
- Understand the internal and external forces that affect the curriculumÂ
- Understand learners in a curriculum designÂ