Courses and Syllabi
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Higher Education Spring 2024
Graduate
Examines key concepts, issues, questions, contemporary concerns, theories, and literature relevant to scholars and practitioners of higher education. May not be repeated for credit.
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Higher education is undergoing rapid transformation in the 21st century, due in large part to emerging digital technologies. This course explores the changing landscape, including face-to-face and online teaching and learning, student affairs, infrastructure, and administration. Combining reading, writing, viewing, and hands-on learning, students examine issues through the content and lens appropriate for their discipline and learning goals. May not be repeated for credit.
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Provides in-depth study and analysis of current issues with today’s college students. Examines theories relating to college student success including college access and choice, college’s impact on students, student retention and attrition, and student learning and engagement as well as current issues affecting contemporary college students and higher education institutions. May not be repeated for credit.
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Focusing on the leadership of higher education and the role leaders play in institutional transformation, this course explores the complex social and political environments and the current and future trends of higher education. This focus occurs through the foundational grounding of leadership theory and research. Students will be challenged to employ multiple perspectives of leadership in higher education. May not be repeated for credit.
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This capstone course guides students in the creation of a learning and professional practice portfolio. The portfolio is a compilation of academic work and other forms of educational evidence assembled for the purpose of (1) evaluating coursework quality, learning progress, and academic achievement; and (2) determining whether learning standards or other academic requirements for courses and the program have been met. Students should enroll in the HE 797 course in their last academic year. May not be repeated for credit.
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