Coursework in the M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration
The M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration requires a minimum of 33 credits of graduate-level coursework. The required coursework is divided into 24 credits of core course requirements, 6 credits of electives, and a 3-credit internship.
Core Course Requirements (24 credits)
- EDUC 607: Educational Research Procedures
- EDUC 670: Program Design & Instructional Strategies for Adults
- EDUC 699: Foundations of Adult & Postsecondary Education
- EDUC 818: Educational Technology Foundations
- EDUC 849: Governance, Planning and Finance in Higher Education
- EDUC 883: Administration of Adult & Postsecondary Education Programs
- IFST 688: The Law and Student Affairs
- IFST 689: The American College Student
Electives (6 credits)
All candidates must take six credits of electives chosen with the approval of the student’s advisor. Recommended electives include:
- HESC 616: Sport Marketing
- HESC 620: International Sport Management and Marketing
- HESC 634: Sport Business and Finance
- HESC 635: Administration of Intercollegiate Athletics
- HESC 647: Legal Aspects of Sport Management
- IFST 683: Seminar in Higher Education Administration
- IFST 692: Student Personnel Management
- EDUC 847: Post-secondary Student Affairs Issues and Management
Higher Education Internship (3 credits)
All students are required to complete the graduate course, EDUC 743, Internship in Higher Education Administration. To describe and analyze the internship experience, students will complete a portfolio. The portfolio must document what was done and explain how the student achieved the objectives. This Internship requirement is considered the capstone experience for this degree program.
