Program of Study

MASTER OF EDUCATION (M.Ed.)

MASTER OF EDUCATION (M.Ed.)

Course Descriptions

The following list provides the course descriptions as they appear in the graduate catalog.

• EDH 6040 Theory of College Student Development
  Examines theoretical perspectives that describe college students’ holistic growth in the areas of learning, psychosocial, cognitive-structural, typological, motivational, and moral development. Explores how person-environment interactions affect student learning and development. Explores how to create opportunities for learning and development by applying and critiquing appropriate theory to understand, support, and advocate for students.

• EDH 6065 History of American Higher Education
  Focuses on the development of American colleges and universities. Emphasis is placed on the historical natures of institutional types, the history of inclusion and exclusion of people with a variety of identities, and the relevance of historical context to current and emergent professional practice.

• EDH 6306 Coaching Models for Student Success
  Introduces techniques and methods for coaching, mentoring, and supporting student success in higher education, including but not limited to, academic coaching, life/career coaching, and wellness coaching. Explores skills to assess, design, implement, and evaluate effective coaching models and interventions.

• EDH 6360 Foundations and Functions of Higher Education & Student Affairs
  Reviews the historical, philosophical, ethical, cultural, and research foundations of higher education and student affairs practice. Examines historical and contemporary documents that state the philosophical foundations and the values of the profession. Explores the understanding of higher education systems through the study of various student affairs functional areas.

• EDH 6364 Higher Education Environments
  Examines the effects of the college experience and institutional characteristics on student learning and development. Focuses on how student learning and learning opportunities are influenced by student characteristics and by collegiate environments so that practitioners can design and evaluate learning experiences for students.

• EDH 6365 Academic & Student Affairs Collaborations
  Explores high impact partnerships between academic and student affairs that contribute to student learning and retention. Examines student characteristics and institutional contexts that correlate with student persistence to design and evaluate learning experiences for students.

• EDH 6644 Assessment in Higher Education
  Focuses on the practical application of assessment within higher education and student affairs while maintaining ethical standards. This includes the creation and implementation of assessment efforts; analysis, interpretation, and presentation of results; utilization of existing instruments; and consumption of assessment efforts from colleagues, benchmark institutions, and literature.

• EDH 6665 Leadership and Supervision in Higher Education
  Explores various aspects of leadership and supervision within the context of the various staffing practices of higher education. Students will be exposed to current theory and research about each topic and will learn how to translate that information to professional practice.

• EDH 6935 Capstone Seminar in College Student Personnel in Higher Education
  Culminating seminar integrating core curriculum and practitioner experience.

• EDH 6947 Practicum in Student Personnel
  Prerequisite: Permission of adviser and written application to practicum coordinator.
  This 150 hour internship serves as an opportunity to learn new skills in a position that differs from your current position.

• EDH 7405 The Law and Higher Education
  The legal structure of higher education, religion, academic freedom of faculty, employment, due process, students’ rights of speech and expression, search and seizure, desegregation, and tort liability.

• EDH 7634 Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education
  Explores divisional models and administrative functions in the context of diverse institutional types. Analyzes leadership, organizational, and management practices that assist institutions in accomplishing their missions, including content regarding organizational culture and campus politics; budgeting, finance, and resource management; strategic planning; and technology.