Higher Education and Student Affairs (EDUCST-ED, HEA)

Specialization leading to Doctor of Education in Educational Studies

Core Requirements (12 hours)

First Year Seminar (6 hours)

• EDUCST 6891 Proseminar in Educational Studies (3)
• EDUCST 6892 Educational Policy and Inequality in Social and Cultural Context: Integrating Research Traditions (3)

Research Methodology (choose two, one quantitative and one qualitative, minimum 6 hours)

• ESQREM 6641 Introduction to Educational Statistics (4)
• ESQREM 6625 Introduction to Educational Research (3)
• ESQREM 8280 Qualitative Research in Education: Paradigms, Theories, & Exemplars (3)
• ESHESA 7256 Qualitative Research in Higher Education Settings (3)

Specialization Requirements (36 hours)

Required Courses (18 hours)

• ESHESA 7576 Assessment in Higher Education (3)
• ESHESA 7540 Higher Education Institutions and Core Academic Issues (3)
• ESHESA 8560 Legal Aspects of Higher Education (3)
• ESHESA 8515 Advanced Seminar in Theories of College Student Development (3)
• ESHESA 8552 Impact of College on Students (3)
• ESHESA 7564 Financing Higher Education (3)

Supporting Courses (choose three, 9 hours)

• ESHESA 7500 Introduction to the Profession of Student Affairs (3)
• ESHESA 7512  Interactions of Students and Environments (3)
• ESHESA 7513 Understanding Educational Organizations (3)
• ESHESA 7520 Diversity in Higher Education (3)
• ESHESA 7550 Women in Higher Education (3)
• ESHESA 7554 Admission and Retention of College Students (3)
• ESHESA 7558 Administering Service‐Learning Programs in HESA (3)
• ESHESA 7562 The Community College (3)
• ESHESA 7568 Higher Education and Public Policy (4) \
• ESHESA 7570 Internationalizing Colleges and Universities (3)
• ESHESA 7574 Curriculum in Higher Education (3)
• ESHESA 7579 Higher Education Governance and Policy Analysis (3)
• ESHESA 8895 Seminar in Higher Education and Student Affairs (3)
• ESHESA 8895 Seminar in Higher Education and Student Affairs: Critical Race Theory (3)
• ESCFE 7222 History of Educational Policy (3)
• ESCFE 7572 History of Colleges and Universities (3)
• ESCFE 8201 Social Foundations of Education (3)
• ESEPHL 6410 Philosophy of Education (3)
• ESEPOL 7224 Educational Policy Analysis in Contemporary Culture (3)
• ESEPSY 7403 Motivation in Learning and Teaching (3)
• ESEPSY 7404 College Teaching (3)
• ESEPSY 7405 Cooperative Learning: Research and Practice (3)
• ESWDE 8911 Theoretical and Scholarly Perspectives on Workforce Development and Education (3)
• ESWDE 8932 Adult Learning Theory (3)
• ESWDE 7757 Aspects of Human Resource Development (3)

Technology Requirement (3 hours)

• ESETEC 6223 Issues and Practices in Educational Technology (3)

External Cognate (minimum 6 hours)

Sample Cognate Areas:  

• Organizational Behavior
• Leadership & Technology
• Sports in Education
• Human Development
• Educational Psychology  
• Women’s Studies
• Administration
• Public Policy & Management
• Finance in Education
• Human Resource Development
• African American Perspectives
• Cultural Influences in Education
• Comparative Perspectives on Higher Education

Final Document Research (minimum 6 hours)

• ESHESA 8999 Dissertation or Thesis Research: Higher Education and Student Affairs (3)

Minimum hours post‐MA/MS:  54