Course Sequence
The following chart presents a progression that allows completion of the MA in Higher Education & Student Development in two years.
Year One:
Fall:
- HESD 595: Introduction to Higher Education (4)
- MML 512: Leadership and Spiritual Formation (4)
January:
- HESD 546: Facilitating Collegiate Learning (2)
- MML 503: Cultural Engagement (2)
Spring:
- HESD 602: Research and Reeflective Practice (4)
May:
- HESD 614: Diversity & Student Development (2)
- HESD 608: Well-Being in Young Adults (2)
- BITH 565: Christian Theology (4)
Year Two:
Fall:
- HESD 636: Leadership in Higher Education (2)
- HESD 639: Legal Issues in Higher Education (2)
- HESD 641: Emerging Adult Development (4)
January:
- HESD 575: Conflict and Mediation (4)
Spring:
- HESD 549 Theology & Philosophy of Ministry (2)
- HESD 696: Capstone (2) OR HESD 698 Thesis (2)
~ Summer and January courses are intensives.
~ Fall and Spring courses are available for both residential students and flexible learning students via live video.
