HEDMA - Higher Education
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Core Major Units: 24
Additional Emphasis Units: 12 (see emphasis requirements below)
Total Minimum Degree Units: 36
Core Coursework: 24 units
course: History and Philosophy of Higher Education (3)
course: Research and Data-Based Decision Making (3)
course: Student Personnel Services in Higher Education (3)
course: The College Student (3)
course: Organization and Administration in Higher Education (3)
course: Internship (3)
course: Capstone: Contemporary Issues in Student Affairs (3)
course: Advising and Supervision in Higher Education (3)
None
Comprehensive Exams or Thesis Option: A student must successfully pass comprehensive exams or defend a thesis in order to satisfy the requirements of the MA in Higher Education. You may choose to complete either the exam or thesis.
Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.
Minimum Emphasis Units
12 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
Emphasis Core: 12 units
Select 4 HED elective courses. Options include but are not limited to the following. Other 500 or 600 level courses may be approved by an academic advisor.
course: Introduction to Multivariate Regression and Quantitative Program Evaluation (3)
course: Survey Research Methods (3)
course: Values, Consciousness and Professional Practice (3)
course: Introduction to Critical Race Theory in Education (3)
course: Sociology of Community Colleges (3)
course: Gender & Education (3)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
None
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
12 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
Emphasis Core: 12 units
course: Funds of Knowledge and the Forms of Capital (3)
course: Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies (3)
course: Sociology of Community Colleges (3)
course: Indigenous Statistics (3) OR course: Whiteness and Education (3)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
None
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.