2023-2024 Curriculum and Sample Courses

Please note that all courses are samples and are subject to change for the 2023-2024 academic year.

A minimum of 42 credits are required to graduate with an Ed.M. degree from HGSE. All students in the
EPA program will take a minimum of 12 EPA credits, including the following:

• The EPA Program Core Experience (4 credits) is a 4-unit fall semester course that introduces
both practical competencies and theoretical frameworks about the policymaking process. You
will survey policies across the sector and advance your learning through cases, problems of
practice, and current policy debates. Students must enroll in their first fall semester.

• Research methods courses (4 credits) Sample courses include:

• S012 Introduction to Statistics for Educational Research
• S030 Intermediate Statistics for Educational Research: Applied Linear Regression
• S052 Intermediate and Advanced Statistical Methods for Applied Educational Research
• S057 Using Data in Organizations
• S501Y Researching in Community: Intergenerational Participatory Action Research for
Educational Justice
• S507 Interviewing in Qualitative Research
• S515 Emancipatory Inquiry: Listening, Learning, and Acting for Social Change
• A164 Program Evaluation and Education Policy

• Policy-related/Additional research methods courses (4 credits) Sample courses include

research methods courses like the ones above, and:
• A029 Introduction to Education Budgeting and Finance
• A210H Introduction to Policymaking in Action
• A221 Economics for Educators
• A235 Legal Issues in K-12 Education
• A313 Migration and Urban Education
• A314 Collaborative Action for Children: Redesigning Education for Equity
• A705 C.R.E.A.M.: Class and Culture at U.S. Colleges and Universities
• A718 Redesigning Colleges and Universities for Equitable Student Success
• A801 Education Policy Analysis and Research in Comparative Perspective
• A826 The Politics of Education in the Developing World
• A833 Inter-Asian Perspectives on Global Education
• T410H Education in Uncertainty

• Policy Analysis Exercise (PAE), a written submission that demonstrates application of program
competencies to a real-world or simulated organization or client. The PAE may be a final project
developed in a course, including the courses above, or in a field experience or internship. The
purpose of the PAE is to allow you to practice, demonstrate, and reflect on the five core
competencies of the EPA Program.

Remaining credits may be elective or associated with a concentration.