Higher Education
This concentration prepares students for an administration role at a college or university. Through coursework in higher education, students are prepared for leading in a variety of areas.
All courses are 4 credits unless otherwise noted.
Higher Education Requirements (38-40 credits)
M.Ed. Core Classes (12 credits)
All M.Ed. candidates are required to take the following:
- EDU 5060 Foundations of Education (4 credits)
- EDU 5240 Qualitative Methods in Educational Research (4 credits)
- EDU 5250 Quantitative Methods in Educational Research (4 credits)
- EDU 5990 Master’s Degree Capstone Completion (0 credits)
Choose one (2-4 credits)
- EDU 5550 Master’s Degree Capstone Experience (4 credits)
- EDU 5950 Master’s Comprehensive Exam (2 credits)
Take all (24 credits)
- EDU 5010 Organizational Management in Educational Settings (4 credits)
- EDU 5020 School Finance (4 credits)
- EDU 5030 Evidence-Based Decision-Making (4 credits)
- EDU 5065 History and Governance of Higher Education (4 credits)
- EDU 5066 Student Development Theory (4 credits)
- EDU 5160 Professionalism and Leadership in Today’s Schools (4 credits)