Program Outline
The 67-hour program includes intentionally sequenced courses to build student learning, embedded field experiences across five courses, a scaffolded signature project across the same five courses, 12 credit hours of quantitative research methods, and 12 credit hours of data science.
The fully online program includes both synchronous and asynchronous course offerings. The program is self-paced and will take approximately four (4) years to complete, depending on enrollment status.
Core Courses / 28 credit hours
- HRED 7000 Seminar in Higher Education (1)
- HRED 7010 Trends & Issues in Higher Education (3)
- HRED 7020 Ethical Aspects of higher Education (3)
- HRED 7030 College & University Finance (3)
- HRED 7040 Public Policy & Higher Education Law (3)
- HRED 7050 Educational Technologies, Design & Innovation in Higher Education (3)
- HRED 7110 Trends & Structure of Higher Education Administration (3)
- HRED 7130 Leadership Development & Transformation (3)
- HRED 7140 College Access, Affordability & Student Success (3)
- HRED 7150 Program Planning, Evaluation & Assessment: Higher Education Administration (3)
Data Science Courses / 12 credit hours
- HRED 7160 Fundamentals of Data Science (3)
- HRED 7170 Applications of Data Analysis (3)
- HRED 7180 Data Manipulation, Analytics & Visualization (3)
- HRED 7190 Predictive Analytics (3)
Quantitative Research Courses / 12 credit hours
- EDU 7300 Research Design (3)
- EDU 7420 Quantitative Inquiry in Education I (3)
- EDU 7430 Quantitative Inquiry in Education II (3)
- EDU 7920 Research Seminar in Education (3)
Dissertation / 15 credit hours (minimum)
