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Course Description
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Course Name
Sociology of Higher Education
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Host University
University of Limerick
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Location
Limerick, Ireland
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Area of Study
Sociology
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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ECTS Credits
6 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
This module aims to provide students with an understanding of the sociology of Higher Education internationally and the processes impacting on it, including globalisation, massification; managerialism and masculinisation. It will locate these changes in the context of changing paradigms of Higher Education in Ireland and its nature and purpose. Policies related to Higher Education will be explored in the context of its relationship with the state, the economy and the paradox of gender. The relationship between students social class position; states encouragement of access policies and its perceived elite/non-elite character. Issues related to managerialism versus collegiality; career paths; organisational culture; leadership styles; the gendering of academic and senior management in Irish Universities and internationally; the factors explaining such variation will be explored. Similarities and differences between academic and senior management in Universities and other types of higher education institutions. The future of Higher Education
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Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
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