Master of Science in Higher Education
45.0 credits
This Master of Science in Higher Education program requires 45.0 credits and consists of 14 courses: 6 core courses, 4 primary concentration courses, 3 elective courses or secondary concentration courses, and 1 capstone course (co-op with portfolio).
| Core courses | 18.0 Credits | |||
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| EDHE 500 | Foundations of Higher Education | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 510 | Governance, Management & Administration in Higher Education | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 520 | Student Development & Customer Service Management | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 540 | Outcomes Assessment and Continuous Improvement | 3.0 | ||
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| EDUC 705 | School Law and Politics | 3.0 | ||
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| ORGB 631 | Leading Effective Organizations | 3.0 | ||
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| Capstone |
6.0 Credits | |||
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| EDHE 715 | Higher Education Co-op with Portfolio | 1.5 | ||
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| EDHE 716 | Higher Education Co-op II | 4.5 | ||
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| Primary Concentration | 12.0 Credits | |||
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| Students complete the four required courses for the primary concentration: | ||||
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| Higher Education Administration
and Organizational Management Concentration |
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| EDHE 714 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 601 | Strategic Planning and Evaluation | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 602 | Managing Campus Operations | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 606 | Higher Education Career Development | 3.0 | ||
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| Strategic Planning and Evaluation | 3.0 | |||
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| Electives or Secondary Concentration | 9.0 Credits | |||
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| Students select either any three elective courses (from offerings within the School of Education) or three courses within the secondary concentrations offered. Courses within a student’s primary concentration do not count as electives. | ||||
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| Secondary Concentration in Student Development and Affairs |
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| Students select three courses from the following list: | ||||
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| EDHE 652 | Enrollment Marketing and Recruitment | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 662 | Critical Issues in Student Affairs | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 663 | Safety and Crisis Management | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 669 | Diversity in Higher Education | 3.0 | ||
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| Secondary Concentration in Community College Administration and Leadership |
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| Students select three additional courses from the following list: | ||||
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| EDHE 634 | Proposals and Sponsored Projects | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 664 | Strategies for Educational Success | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 668 | Transformational Leadership | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 669 | Diversity in Higher Education | 3.0 | ||
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| Secondary Concentration in Institutional Advancement |
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| EDHE 610 | Institutional Advancement | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 614 | Alumni Relations | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 616 | Institutional Communications, Marketing and Public Relations | 3.0 | ||
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| AADM 650 | Fund Development for the Arts | 3.0 | ||
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| Secondary Concentration in Financial Management |
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| EDHE 602 | Managing Campus Operations | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 624 | Capital Financing, Business Development & Asset Management | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 626 | Public-Private Funding & Legal Issues | 3.0 | ||
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| BUSN 501 | Measuring and Maximizing Financial Performance | 3.0 | ||
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| Secondary Concentration in Academic Development, Technology & Instruction | ||||
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| EDHE 634 | Proposal Writing & Sponsored Project Management | 4.0 | ||
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| EDUC 522 | Evaluation of Instruction | 3.0 | ||
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| EDUC 524 | Current Research in Curriculum and Instruction | 3.0 | ||
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| EDUC 530 | Advanced Techniques in Instruction and Assessment | 3.0 | ||
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| Secondary Concentration in Institutional Research |
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| EDHE 640 | Foundation of Institutional Research | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 644 | Student Assessments & Academic Program Evaluation | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 646 | Survey Tools, Statistical Software and Effective Reporting | 3.0 | ||
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| EDUC 803 | Educational Research Design | 3.0 | ||
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| Secondary Concentration in Enrollment Management |
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| EDHE 650 | Introduction to Enrollment Management | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 652 | Enrollment Marketing, Recruitment and Retention | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 654 | Financial Aid & Enrollment Management | 3.0 | ||
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| EDHE 656 | Enrollment Management Database Systems & Management | 3.0 | ||
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