Higher Education Administration, M.I.S.

The program would consist of 30 credit hours of courses delivered fully online by expert scholars and practitioners who would provide students with theoretical, empirical, and practical skills necessary for success in higher education careers. To complete the degree requirements, students would be required to fulfill the 6-credit master’s core requirement in EPS, a 3-credit hour internship, a 3-credit interdisciplinary elective, and 18 credit hours for the Higher Education Administration major.

This program provides the skills to be successful in careers in higher education administration and is offered fully online:

Knowledge of the institutional landscape of higher education, governance, and issues faced by colleges and universities, especially institutional types in Georgia such as minority-serving institutions and community colleges.
Understanding of how colleges and universities shape - and are shaped by - race, gender, and class
Understanding of social and academic integration and how to design support services based on these principals
Ability to apply higher education theory and concepts in a real-world setting

Professional Studies: (6 Hours)

Credits / Units: 3
EPRS 7900 - Methods of Research in Education 3 Credit Hours
EPRS 7910 - Action Research 3 Credit Hours
Credits / Units: 3
EPSF 7120 - Social and Cultural Foundations of Education 3 Credit Hours
EPSF 7100 - Critical Pedagogy 3 Credit Hours

Internship: (3 Hours)

EPHE 7750 - Higher Education Internship 3 Credit Hours

Major Area: (18 Hours)

EPEL 7000 - Educational Leadership and Organizational Culture 3 Credit Hours
EPHE 7240 - College Student Affairs Administration 3 Credit Hours
EPSF 7500 - Understanding Minority Serving Institutions 3 Credit Hours
EPHE 7450 - The American Community College 3 Credit Hours
EPHE 7350 - Organizational Theory in Higher Education 3 Credit Hours
EPEL 7020 - Leadership for a Diverse Society 3 Credit Hours

Electives: (3 Hours)

Select from one of the following or identify another (Other online courses in the college or university may also be appropriate to include as an elective with approval from the chair of the student’s advisory committee.)

Credits / Units: 3
EPY 8240 - Development of Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Identity 3 Credit Hours
EPY 8070 - Understanding and Facilitating Adult Learning 3 Credit Hours
LT 8000 - Foundations of Instructional Technology 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8151 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8111 - Public Management & Democracy 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8161 - Public Budgeting and Finance 3 Credit Hours