NURS623

This course is an overview of the evolution of higher education in the U.S. The early development of colleges in the U.S.and the effect of the Industrial revolution will be presented. The focus of the course, however, will be on the trends, events, and issues that have shaped the contemporary system of higher education in the U.S. Issues facing higher education in the new millennium including aging of the population and faculty, increasing pressure for proportional representation, the virtual university and web based education, distance learning, and multiculturalism will be discussed. 3 credits elective