Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs (MEd)

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The Master of Education, Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs provides current and prospective professionals working in various capacities within two-year, four-year and professional postsecondary institutions with the theoretical foundation and practical applications to excel in a variety of higher education administrative and students services positions (academic advising and support services). Students will have an opportunity to develop an area of proficiency such as student affairs, athletic administration or academic advising. A minimum of 41 units of graduate-level course work is required.

Required Courses

EDHP 500 Foundations of Higher, Adult, and Professional Education Units: 3
EDHP 551 Applied Educational Ethnography Units: 3
EDHP 552 The Politics of Difference Units: 3
EDHP 563 Student Affairs Work in College Units: 3
EDHP 587 Fieldwork in Higher, Adult, and Professional Education Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (3 Units Required)
EDHP 594a Master’s Thesis Units: 2 and
EDHP 594b Master’s Thesis Units: 2
or
EDUC 616 Higher Education Seminar Units: 3
EDHP 657 Management of Student Services in Higher Education Units: 3
EDHP 679 Legal Issues in the Administration of Higher Education Units: 3
EDHP 687 Student Development in Higher Education Units: 3
EDUC 508 Creating Communities of Interest Units: 2
EDUC 570 Research Methods and Data Analysis Units: 3
Approved electives Units: 9