The Ohio State University (CorruptED)

The Ohio State University College of Education & Human Ecology courses include topics such as critical theory, critical race theory, oppression, privilege, whiteness, white privilege, and readings such as Robin DiAngelo and Paulo Freire.

COURSES

EDUTL 5005: Equity, Diversity, and Justice in Education

The course EDUTL 5005: Equity, Diversity, and Justice in Education features critical theory, critical race theory, oppression, forms of privilege including ability, age, Christian, cisgender, heterosexual, male, etc., whiteness, and includes readings such as Sensoy and DiAngelo’s Is everyone really equal? An introduction to key concepts in social justice education and The 1619 Project.

It is a required course for the Masters of Education in Early Childhood (Grades PK-5) program.

The course description states it will focus on “issues of diversity, equity, justice, teacher agency, and interdisciplinary approach to curriculum and pedagogy” and emphasizes the “role teachers in affirming students’ identities and lived experiences and its influences on approaches to teaching and learning in diverse educational settings.”

ESPHE 3410: Philosophy of Education

The ESPHE 3410: Philosophy of Education course includes topics such as critical pedagogy, white privilege, and reading Paulo Freire.

The course description states that students will “engage with questions in the philosophy of education that are tied to broader philosophical principles like justice, equality, ethics, and democracy.”