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
Foundations of Higher Education 3.0
Governance, Management & Administration in Higher Education 3.0
Student Development & Customer Service Management 3.0
EDHE 540 Outcomes Assessment and Continuous Improvement 3.0
EDUC 705 School Law and Politics 3.0
ORGB 631 Leading Effective Organizations 3.0
Capstone
6.0 Credits
EDHE 715 Higher Education Co-op with Portfolio 1.5
EDHE 716 Higher Education Co-op II 4.5
Primary Concentration 12.0 Credits
Students complete the four required courses for the primary concentration:
Higher Education Administration and Organizational Management Concentration
EDHE 714 Introduction to Research Methods 3.0
EDHE 601 Strategic Planning and Evaluation 3.0
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EDHE 602 Managing Campus Operations 3.0
EDHE 606 Higher Education Career Development 3.0
  Strategic Planning and Evaluation 3.0
Electives or Secondary Concentration 9.0 Credits
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.
Secondary Concentration in Student Development and Affairs
Students select three courses from the following list:
EDHE 652 Enrollment Marketing and Recruitment 3.0
EDHE 662 Critical Issues in Student Affairs 3.0
EDHE 663 Safety and Crisis Management 3.0
EDHE 669 Diversity in Higher Education 3.0
Secondary Concentration in Community College Administration and Leadership
Students select three additional courses from the following list:
EDHE 634 Proposals and Sponsored Projects 3.0
EDHE 664 Strategies for Educational Success 3.0
EDHE 668 Transformational Leadership 3.0
EDHE 669 Diversity in Higher Education 3.0
Secondary Concentration in Institutional Advancement
EDHE 610 Institutional Advancement 3.0
EDHE 614 Alumni Relations 3.0
EDHE 616 Institutional Communications, Marketing and Public Relations 3.0
AADM 650 Fund Development for the Arts 3.0
Secondary Concentration in Financial Management
EDHE 602 Managing Campus Operations 3.0
EDHE 624 Capital Financing, Business Development & Asset Management 3.0
EDHE 626 Public-Private Funding & Legal Issues 3.0
BUSN 501 Measuring and Maximizing Financial Performance 3.0
Secondary Concentration in Academic Development, Technology & Instruction
EDHE 634 Proposal Writing & Sponsored Project Management 4.0
EDUC 522 Evaluation of Instruction 3.0
EDUC 524 Current Research in Curriculum and Instruction 3.0
EDUC 530 Advanced Techniques in Instruction and Assessment 3.0
Secondary Concentration in Institutional Research
EDHE 640 Foundation of Institutional Research 3.0
EDHE 644 Student Assessments & Academic Program Evaluation 3.0
EDHE 646 Survey Tools, Statistical Software and Effective Reporting 3.0
EDUC 803 Educational Research Design 3.0
Secondary Concentration in Enrollment Management
EDHE 650 Introduction to Enrollment Management 3.0
EDHE 652 Enrollment Marketing, Recruitment and Retention 3.0
EDHE 654 Financial Aid & Enrollment Management 3.0
EDHE 656 Enrollment Management Database Systems & Management 3.0