全国认可的Ph值.D. 程序 empha大小s informed, ethical decision making in the 政府 of higher education. It is intended to launch its graduates into new areas and/or higher levels of leadership in colleges and universities.

学生选修高等教育基础课程的核心课程, 政府, 治理和组织, 法律, 以及美国的高等教育学生. 

The sequence of five research courses culminates in a dissertation of original contribution to the knowledge of higher education. 基于队列模型, 学生’ professional and life experiences actively contribute to and enhance the learning experience in the classroom. The 程序 is designed to be completed in three years for those pursuing full-time study. 必修的核心课程和博天堂官方网站课程安排在晚上, allowing for greater flexibility for those maintaining full-time 博天堂官方网站 while in the 程序.

Most full-time 学生 are employed in a variety of graduate assistantships that both support and supplement the 程序, 通常会提供全额学费奖学金. 全球理解需求, 这个项目的独特之处, broadens and diversifies 学生’ conceptions of higher education and how it is influenced by culture and custom internationally.

The 程序 is committed to educational leadership grounded in the following values: 

• A zeal for involvement and advocacy in the higher education profession;
• A holistic perspective of higher education that reflects an understanding of the interests and concerns of the internal campus environment (its faculty, 工作人员, 学生, 和管理员), 外部成分(消费者), 政府代理, 公众), 国际社会;
• 在一个学科为基础的学术专业的专业知识, in addition to a command of a core of professional studies in higher education; appreciation for both quantitative and qualitative tools of inquiry, emphasizing an understanding of their application to an array of problems, 挑战, 问题, 以及高等教育的实践.

HIED学习成果

学生 are expected to integrate and synthe大小 content across domains.  Learning outcomes are achieved through engagement in course work, 独立博天堂官方网站, 博天堂官方网站, 课外和专业经验, 以及与教师的互动, 同行, 大学领导.

高等教育管理与领导“，

• 了解历史, 哲学, 社会学, 以及与治理有关的法律, 政府, 以及高等教育机构和系统的领导能力
• 阐明高等教育是如何根据使命来区分的, 部门, 课程, 大小, 和利益相关者
• Evaluate and apply organizational theories and models to create and lead effective organizations 
• Develop effective practices and 政策 to create socially-just higher education and institutions and systems

专上学生的学习与发展

• Understand the demographic profile and trends of college 学生 in the U.S.
• Analyze and critique models and theories of student learning and development and understand the cultural factors that influence their creation and use 
• Articulate the effect of individual and group differences and similarities on 学生' learning and development
• 创建环境, 政策, 项目, and services that promote deep learning and foster the success of all 学生
• Collaborate within and beyond the institution to foster student learning, growth, and development

多样性、公平和社会正义

• Articulate the experiences of historically underrepresented and marginalized groups in higher education in the United States
• Understand 问题 of diversity, equity, and social justice in higher education
• Evaluate and create socially just 政策 以及高等教育的实践
• 了解非u.S. 文化背景下的高等教育制度
• 理解你.S. higher education is similar to and different from other higher education systems
• 了解全球化在高等教育中的作用

探究:评估、评价和博天堂官方网站

• Articulate paradigmatic assumptions that underlie different approaches to research, 评价, 和评估
• Understand and interpret results from 程序matic and institutional data
• 培养至少一种博天堂官方网站方法的专业知识
• Apply best practices of assessment and 评价 in postsecondary education
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data to address research questions
• Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of research 和评估 studies
• Create and implement at least one assessment project and one research study