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Curriculum Overview
The MA in Higher Education Program is comprised of 36 credit hours. All students take the Foundations Core (27 credits) and Electives (9 credits). Students also may opt to declare a concentration in Student Affairs Administration, Educational Leadership, College Teaching, or Campus Ministry. Contextualized learning, an important facet of the program, is a requirement of participation with 600 hours of related field experience required during each student's tenure.
The FOUNDATIONS CORE consists of nine required courses (twenty-seven credits) designed to ensure a broad grasp of the history and philosophy of higher education, clear insight into the nature of learning and the learner, and a thorough integration of learning and life.
Required courses:
Vocation and Formation in Higher Education
College Students in America
Worldviews and Higher Education
Historical Foundations of Higher Education
Great Issues in Higher Education
Sociological Foundations in Higher Education
Foundations of Learning and Knowledge
Foundations of Educational Research
Capstone in Higher Education
Three ELECTIVE COURSES (9 credits) are required. These electives may be selected from courses in the four concentration areas.
Elective options:
Residence Life
Diversity in Higher Education
Counseling and Advisement
Administrative Leadership in Higher Education
Assessment and Retention
The Vocation of Teacher
Principles of Effective Teaching
Foundations of Campus Ministry
Effective Methods of Campus Ministry
Legal Issues in Higher Education
Student Development Theory and Practice
Leadership and Leadership Development
International and Comparative Higher Education
Four CONCENTRATIONS are offered:
Student Affairs Administration
Educational Leadership
College Teaching
Campus Ministry
A concentration consists of two elective courses in a particular area and the completion of a final research project on a topic related to that area.