Master of Education in Administration of Higher Education

Degree Requirements: 12 courses, 36 credits

Core Requirements (7 courses, 21 credits)

• AHE-625 Organization & Administration of Higher Education
• AHE-626 Legal Aspects Higher Education
• AHE-628 Financial Aspects Higher Education
• AHE-648 Research in Higher Education

Choose three of the following:

• AHE-632 Diversity Issues in Higher Education
• AHE-634 Student Development: Theory and Practice
• AHE-635 The American College/University Student
• AHE-643 Leadership in Higher Education
• AHE-647 Critical Issues in Higher Education

Electives (3 courses, 9 credit)

Choose three of the following:

• AHE-642 College and University Culture
• AHE-649 History of Higher Education
• COUNS-727 Substance Abuse & Treatment
• COUNS-729 Human Sexuality Seminar
• COUNS-733 Counseling Diverse Populations
• COUNS-735 Group Counseling
• DSHE-710 Introduction to Disability Services in Higher Education
• DSHE-720 Disability, Documentation, and Reasonable Accommodations
• DSHE-730 Assistive Tech, Emerging Tech, and Web Access for Disability
• DSHE-740 High School and Career Transition Planning for Students With Disabilities
• GVT-724 Politics of Public Policy
• GVT-777 Writing for the Policy Professional
• P.AD-849 Revenue Strategies for Nonprofits

Notes:

• AHE core course options not used to fulfill requirements may be completed as electives.
• Students completing the MEd in Administration of Higher Education and the Disability Services in Higher Education Graduate Certificate may double count no more than one DSHE course.

Supervised Field Experience: 2 courses, 6 credits

Students enrolled in the Administration of Higher Education program are required to complete a practicum experience, which is designed to link theoretical issues in practice and in the classroom to problems and concerns encountered by students in a field setting. Students will select a field setting and gain practical, hands-on work experience under the guidance of a master's level or higher site supervisor. The practicum experience consists of two 3-credit Practicum courses taken over an academic year (one course per semester) combined with 300 total work hours in the field (150 per semester). Students typically spend 10 hours per week working at a local college or university in an academic or student affairs setting. Students formally apply for the practicum experience and consult with their advisor regarding field placement.

• AHE-645 Practicum in Administration