Degrees Offered with a Major in Higher Education Administration
- Doctor of Education
- without a concentration
- concentration in Educational Policy
- Doctor of Philosophy
- without a concentration
- concentration in Educational Policy
Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.
Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education Departmental Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDA 6061 | Educational Organization and Administration | 3 |
| EDA 6069 | Educational Policy Analysis | 3 |
| EDA 6107 | Leading Change in Educational Organizations | 3 |
| EDA 6192 | Educational Leadership: The Individual | 3 |
| EDA 6193 | Educational Leadership: Instruction | 3 |
| EDA 6195 | Educational Policy Development | 3 |
| EDA 6198 | Communicating through Scholarly Writing in Educational Leadership | 3 |
| EDA 6215 | Communications in Educational Leadership | 3 |
| EDA 6222 | Administration of School Personnel | 3 |
| EDA 6232 | Public School Law | 3 |
| EDA 6242 | Public School Finance | 3 |
| EDA 6271 | Technology Leadership for Educational Administrators | 3 |
| EDA 6326 | Turnaround Schools | 3 |
| EDA 6370 | Mentoring for Career Development | 3 |
| EDA 6423 | Data-Driven Decision Making in Educational Organizations | 3 |
| EDA 6503 | The Principalship | 3 |
| EDA 6509 | The Superintendent | 3 |
| EDA 6905 | Individual Work | 1-6 |
| EDA 6931 | Special Topics | 1-3 |
| EDA 6948 | Supervised Practice in School Administration | 1-15 |
| EDA 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
| EDA 7206 | Organizational Leadership in Education | 3 |
| EDA 7945 | Practicum in Supervision and Administration | 1-15 |
| EDA 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
| EDA 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
| EDA 7985 | Research Design in Educational Administration | 3 |
| EDF 5441 | Assessment in General and Exceptional Student Education | 3 |
| EDF 6113 | Educational Psychology: Human Development | 3 |
| EDF 6211 | Educational Psychology: General | 3 |
| EDF 6215 | Educational Psychology: Learning Theory | 3 |
| EDF 6400 | Quantitative Foundations of Education Research Overview | 3 |
| EDF 6401 | Educational Statistics | 3 |
| EDF 6402 | Quantitative Foundations in Educational Research: Inferential Statistics | 3 |
| EDF 6403 | Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research | 6 |
| EDF 6416 | Quantitative Methods for Evaluation in Educational Environments | 3 |
| EDF 6436 | Theory of Measurement | 3 |
| EDF 6463 | Culturally Responsive Evaluation in Educational Environments | 3 |
| EDF 6464 | Reading and Designing Qualitative Research | 3 |
| EDF 6468 | Evaluation Management for Grants in Educational Environments | 3 |
| EDF 6471 | Survey Design and Analysis in Educational Research | 3 |
| EDF 6475 | Qualitative Foundations of Educational Research | 3 |
| EDF 6481 | Quantitative Research Methods in Education | 4 |
| EDF 6492 | Evaluation Communication and Ethics in the Educational Environment | 3 |
| EDF 6905 | Individual Study | 1-3 |
| EDF 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| EDF 6938 | Special Topics | 1-3 |
| EDF 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 1-5 |
| EDF 6941 | Practicum in Educational Research | 2-9 |
| EDF 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
| EDF 6973 | Project in Lieu of Thesis | 1-6 |
| EDF 7405 | Advanced Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research | 3 |
| EDF 7412 | Structural Equation Models | 3 |
| EDF 7413 | Advanced Topics in Structural Equation Modeling | 3 |
| EDF 7435 | Rating Scale Design and Analysis in Educational Research | 3 |
| EDF 7439 | Item Response Theory | 3 |
| EDF 7469C | AI for Evaluation in Educational Environments | 3 |
| EDF 7474 | Multilevel Models | 3 |
| EDF 7479 | Qualitative Data Analysis: Approaches and Techniques | 3 |
| EDF 7482 | Quasi-experimental Design and Analysis in Educational Research | 3 |
| EDF 7483 | Qualitative Data Collection: Approaches and Techniques | 3 |
| EDF 7486 | Methods of Educational Research | 3 |
| EDF 7491 | Evaluation of Educational Products and Systems | 3 |
| EDF 7931 | Seminar in Educational Research | 3 |
| EDF 7932 | Multivariate Analysis in Educational Research | 3 |
| EDF 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
| EDF 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
| EDG 6285 | Evaluation in the School Program | 3 |
| EDH 6006 | The College Student | 3 |
| EDH 6040 | Theory of College Student Development | 3 |
| EDH 6046 | Diversity Issues in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 6051 | Educational Outcomes of American Colleges and Universities | 3 |
| EDH 6053 | The Community Junior College in America | 3 |
| EDH 6065 | History of American Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 6066 | American Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 6305 | College and University Teaching | 3 |
| EDH 6306 | Coaching Models for Student Success in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 6360 | Foundations and Functions of Higher Education and Student Affairs | 3 |
| EDH 6365 | Academic and Student Affairs Collaborations | 3 |
| EDH 6503 | Resource Development in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 6632 | Current Issues in Community College Leadership | 3 |
| EDH 6637 | Crisis Management in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 6644 | Assessment in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 6664 | Public Policy in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 6665 | Leadership and Supervision in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 6905 | Individual Work | 1-3 |
| EDH 6931 | Special Topics in Higher Education | 1-3 |
| EDH 6935 | Capstone Seminar in Student Personnel in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 6947 | Practicum in Student Personnel | 3 |
| EDH 6973 | Project in Lieu of Thesis | 3 |
| EDH 7050 | Exploration of Research Literature in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 7225 | Seminar: Curriculum in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 7405 | The Law and Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 7505 | The Financing of Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 7631 | Administration of Instruction in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 7634 | Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 7635 | Higher Education Administration | 3 |
| EDH 7636 | Organizational Theory in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 7916 | Contemporary Research on Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 7942 | Supervised Practice in Student Personnel in Higher Education | 1 |
| EDH 7948 | Internship in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
| EDH 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
| EDH 7982 | Research Proposal Development in Higher Education | 3 |
| MHS 5005 | Introduction to Counseling | 3 |
| MHS 6020 | Counseling in Community Settings | 3 |
| MHS 6061 | Spiritual Issues in Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| MHS 6071 | Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders | 3 |
| MHS 6200 | Assessment in Counseling | 3 |
| MHS 6340 | Career Development | 3 |
| MHS 6401 | Counseling Theories and Applications | 3 |
| MHS 6421 | Play Counseling and Play Process with Children | 3 |
| MHS 6428 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| MHS 6430 | Introduction to Family Counseling | 3 |
| MHS 6440 | Marriage and Couples Counseling | 3 |
| MHS 6450 | Substance Abuse Counseling | 3 |
| MHS 6466 | Trauma and Crisis Intervention: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| MHS 6471 | Sexuality and Mental Health | 3 |
| MHS 6480 | Developmental Counseling Over the Life Span | 3 |
| MHS 6495 | Counseling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients | 3 |
| MHS 6500 | Group Counseling: Theories and Procedures | 3 |
| MHS 6705 | Professional, Ethical, and Legal Issues in Marriage and Family Counseling | 3 |
| MHS 6720 | Professional Identity and Ethics in Counseling | 3 |
| MHS 6735 | Applied Research in Counseling | 3 |
| MHS 6831 | Supervision for a Split Internship | 3-6 |
| MHS 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| MHS 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 0-5 |
| MHS 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
| MHS 7407 | Advanced Counseling Theories | 3 |
| MHS 7431 | Advanced Family Counseling | 4 |
| MHS 7600 | Consultation Procedures | 3 |
| MHS 7610 | Counseling Supervision Theories and Practice | 3 |
| MHS 7730 | Advanced Counseling Research | 3 |
| MHS 7740 | Research in Counseling | 3 |
| MHS 7803 | Advanced Counseling Practicum | 3 |
| MHS 7804 | Group Supervision in Agency Counseling | 3 |
| MHS 7805 | Practicum in Agency Counseling | 3 |
| MHS 7806 | Practicum in Marriage and Family Counseling | 3 |
| MHS 7807 | Group Supervision in Marriage and Family Counseling | 3 |
| MHS 7809 | Counseling Supervision Practicum | 3 |
| MHS 7830 | Internship in Counseling and Development-600 Hours | 6 |
| MHS 7840 | Internship 1 in Counselor Education | 3 |
| MHS 7941 | Internship 2 in Counselor Education | 3 |
| MHS 7946 | Internship in Agency Program Management | 6 |
| MHS 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
| MHS 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
| PCO 6939 | Seminar: Current Topics in Counseling Psychology | 3 |
| PCO 7217 | Professional Ethics and Skills in Counseling Psychology | 3 |
| PCO 7949 | Internship in Counseling Psychology | 1 |
| SDS 6401 | Counseling Skills for Non-Counselors | 3 |
| SDS 6411 | Counseling with Children | 3 |
| SDS 6436 | Family-School Intervention | 3 |
| SDS 6620 | Organization and Administration of School Counseling Programs | 3 |
| SDS 6831 | Supervision for a Split Internship | 3 |
| SDS 6905 | Individual Work | 1-4 |
| SDS 6936 | Seminar in Counselor Education | 3 |
| SDS 6938 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
| SDS 7800 | Practicum in School Counseling | 3 |
| SDS 7820 | Group Supervision in School Counseling | 3 |
| SDS 7830 | Internship in Counseling and Development-600 Hours | 6 |
Higher education administration (PHd)
SLO 1 Knowledge
* Identifies, describes, and explains the substantive body of literature related higher education and the national, state, regional, and institutional contexts in higher education * Describes and explains the institutional functioning of higher education institutions including issues related to leadership and governance, funding, the role of the government as well as issues pertaining to students, faculty, and administrators * Identifies and describes major global and national trends affecting higher education * Identifies and describes the most conventional types of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies applied to the study of higher education
SLO 2 Skills
* Relate and apply major concepts and theories in the literature to specific higher education issues, cases, and settings * To develop skills of analysis, synthesis, research, and communication (verbal and written) concerning issues and topics related to higher education * To write academically according to APA style and to other audiences effectively
SLO 3 Professional Behavior
* Displays ethical behaviors consistent with professional standards related to research and publishing and practice demonstrated through cultural sensitivity, awareness, and empathy * Abides to expectations and norms of the discipline and profession
Higher education administration (Edd)
SLO 1 Knowledge
* Identifies, describes, and explains the substantive body of literature related to higher education and the national, state, regional, and institutional contexts in higher education *Describes and explains the institutional functioning of higher education institutions including issues related to leadership and governance, funding, the role of the government as well as issues pertaining to students, faculty, and administrators *Identifies and describes the major global and national trends affecting higher education * Identifies and describes the most conventional types of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies applied to the study of higher education
SLO 2 Skills
* Relate and apply major concepts and theories in the literature to specific higher education issues, cases, and settings * To develop skills of analysis, synthesis, research, and communication (verbal and written) concerning issues and topics related to higher education * To write academically according to APA style and to other audiences effectively
SLO 3 Professional Behavior
* Displays ethical behaviors consistent with professional standards related to research and publishing and practice demonstrated through cultural sensitivity, awareness, and empathy Abides to expectations and norms of the discipline and profession