University of Colorado Denver (CorruptED)

The University of Colorado Denver School of Education & Human Development courses include topics such as critical race theory, power, and privilege.

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (EdD) – LEADERSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY

The student handbook for the Doctor of Education degree at the University of Colorado Denver makes social justice the first priority and has several required courses dedicated to privilege and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The stated goal of the Doctor of Education program is to prepare educational leaders to critically examine systems that grant privilege to some and marginalize others.

Additionally, the school states that the number one expectation of students completing the program is that they will be able to “Analyze and critically evaluate educational theories, policies, research, and practices intended to improve equity and social justice.” Acting as an educational leader is listed as a secondary goal.

Every Doctor of Education student must take the course “EDFN 7410 Power & Privilege” which discusses the role of power and privilege in individual and institutional interactions as well as a second course that addresses equity and diversity. The program also offers the course “CLDE 7310: Critical Race Theory.”

COURSES

EDFN 7410: Power and Privilege: The Social Construction of Difference

The course “EDFN 7410: Power and Privilege: The Social Construction of Difference” states that it will focus on “understanding culture and diversity, recognizing the role of power and privilege in both individual and institutional interactions, and developing a philosophy of social justice and equity.”

CLDE 7310: Critical Race Theory

The course “CLDE 7310: Critical Race Theory” states that students “will gain knowledge of Critical Race Theory and its early origins” and will include “interest convergence, intersectionality, revisionist history, critiques of Liberalism, and critiques of CRT.” The course will also “explore methodological issues and the potential applicability of CRT to their own research.”