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Higher Education
The Higher Education Administration specialization is designed for individuals
interested in pursuing careers in academic affairs and student affairs as administrators,
faculty, researchers, and policyanalysts in colleges, universities, and state
and federal agencies. The program offers M.Ed. and Ed.D. degrees. The Master’s
program is the equivalent of a two-year full-time program aimed at preparing
students with the knowledge competencies, skills, and ethics necessary to be
leaders in higher education in the 21st century. The program is approximately
80% full-time and 20% part-time. The doctoral program aims to prepare students
to be scholars and leaders in higher-education institutions. The doctoral program
operates on the cohort model in which candidates take a year-long Proseminar
in Higher Education; a core of foundation courses; relevant specialization
and elective courses; an integrative seminar that culminates with a comprehensive
exam; and complete a dissertation. This program often attracts students who
are working in leadership positions regionally and complete the program part-time
(60%) as well as growing cadre of full-time (40%) students.
Program Highlights
- The Higher Education Administration track has a strong focus on
leadership theory and practice and leads to various administrative positions
in higher education.
- The Student Affairs Administration track has a strong focus on the
holistic development of students and leads to administrative positions specifically
within the division of student affairs in postsecondary education.
Courses
Examples of Higher Education Specialization Courses
History of American Higher Education (EDUC 844)
Law and Higher Education (EDUC 617)
College Student Development Theory (EDUC 601)
College Impact on Students (EDUC 615T)
Leadership in Higher Education (EDUC 674)
Management in Higher Education (EDUC 778)
Principles and Practices of Student Affairs (EDUC 642)
Race, Class & Gender in Higher Education (EDUC 615E)
Service-Learning & Engagement in Higher Education (EDUC 691U)
Student Activism (EDUC 592C)
Theoretical Foundations of Organizational Analysis (EDUC 615U)
Assessment Practices in Higher Education (EDUC 691A)
Current Issues in Higher Education (EDUC 845)
Women in Higher Education (EDUC 697A)
Introduction to College Teaching (EDUC 595K)
The Academic Profession (EDUC 846)
Strategies for Institutional Change (EDUC 634)
Contact Information
Joseph B. Berger
Program Coordinator
Associate Professor of Higher Education
Department of Educational Policy, Research and Administration
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003
tel: 413.545-3610
fax: 413.545.1523
email:
Associated Faculty
Benita J. Barnes (Assistant Professor), Joseph
B. Berger (Associate Professor), Gary D. Malaney (Adjunct
Associate Professor), Shederick A. McClendon (Lecturer), Mary
Deane Sorcinelli (Professor,
Associate Provost), Elizabeth Williams (SAREO Associate Coordinator).
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