University of Nevada, Las Vegas (CorruptED)

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ College of Education courses feature topics such as critical theory, critical race theory, critical pedagogy, and Paulo Freire.

COURSES

EDA 732: Advancing Equity: Gender and Race Issues in Education

The graduate-level course EDA 732: Advancing Equity: Gender and Race Issues in Education states that it examines “critical theories (e.g. critical feminist theory, critical race theory) for the exploration of educational equity issues” and provides “students from a variety of educational settings/backgrounds the opportunity to study an equity issue of interest, using critical perspectives as a methodological lens.”

EDH 723: Women in Higher Education

The course EDH 723: Women in Higher Education explores “intersections of race, gender, socio-economic status and identity development in college women.” Students will consider “intersections of feminist theory and historical, social, professional and institutional contexts to shed light on the educational process and how women frequently experience discrimination.

CIG 773 – Critical Literacies/Critical Pedagogies

The course CIG 773: Critical Literacies/Critical Pedagogies is an elective course for doctoral students in literacy education. This course examines “the work of Paulo Freire and the development of Critical Literacy and Critical Pedagogy.”