Online Program Outline
The degree includes synchronous, asynchronous, and blended course offerings.
Our 67-hour program includes specifically sequenced courses to build on student learning, embedded field experiences across five courses, a scaffolded comprehensive exam project across the same five courses, 15 credit hours of quantitative research methods, and 12 credit hours of data science.
Core Courses / 25 credit hrs
- 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 Management (3)
- HRED 7040 Public Policy & Higher Education Law (3)
- HRED 7050 Educational Technologies, Design & Innovation in Higher Education (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)
Dissertation / 15 credit hrs (minimum)
Data Science Courses / 12 credit hrs
- 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 / 15 credit hrs
- EDU 7300 Research Design (3)
- EDU 7420 Quantitative Inquiry in Education I (3)
- EDU 7430 Quantitative Inquiry in Education II (3)
- EDU 7900 Scholarly Inquiry & Design Seminar (3)
- EDU 7920 Research Seminar in Education (3)
