The School of Education and the Division of Higher Education offer a master’s degree in Education with an emphasis in Higher Education in a fully online program with two specialty areas:
- Higher education administration
- Community college leadership
All students admitted fall 2020 or later have the below required classes. If you were admitted prior to the fall of 2020, your course sequence can be found here.
Course Sequence
First Year – Fall
- HG ED 552XE: Introduction to American Higher Education
- HG ED 573: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion in Student Affairs
First Year – Spring
- HG ED 576: Student Development in Higher Education
- RESEV 550: Introduction to Educational Research
First Year – Summer
- HG ED 544: Foundations of Leadership and Learning
- HG ED 575: Organization and Administration of Student Affairs
Second Year – Fall
- HG ED: Resource Management in Higher Education (Course call number pending)
Community College Leadership concentration
- HG ED 582: The Comprehensive Community College
Higher Education Administration concentration
- HG ED 504: History of Higher Education in the United States
Second Year – Spring
Community College Leadership concentration
- HG ED: Community and College Partnerships (Course call number pending)
- HG ED 580: Current Topics in Community Colleges
Higher Education Administration concentration
- HG ED 577: Campus Environments and Cultures
- HG ED 593: Workshop [Current topics in higher education administration]
Course descriptions can be accessed via the Iowa State course catalog.