Higher Education and Student Affairs (EDUCST-PH, HEA)

Specialization leading to Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies

Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Summer 2023

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Program Requirements (18 hours)

Common Core (6 hours)

Core 1 Course (3 hours)

• EDUCST 6891 Proseminar in Educational Studies (3)

Core 2 Course: Choose from one of the following courses (3 hours)

• EDUCST 6892 Educational Policy and Inequality in Social and Cultural Context: Integrating Research Traditions (3)
• EDUCST 7765 Grant Writing (3)
• ESEPOL 7100 Writing for Educational Policy Audiences (3)
• ESEPSY 7404 College Teaching (3)
• ESEPSY 8404 Academic Writing in Education: Reviewing the Literature (3)
• ESPHE 6403 Ethics and the Professional Context of Teaching (3)

Research Core (Choose four, minimum 12 hours)

At least one course must come from each methodology area (“quantitative” or “qualitative”). 

Quantitative Courses (sample):

• ESQREM 7627 Sampling Designs and Survey Research Methods (3)
• ESQREM 7648 GLM I: Introduction to Regression and ANOVA (4)
• ESQREM 7658 GLM II: Advanced Regression and ANOVA (4)
• ESQREM 8648 Multivariate Analysis (3)
• ESQREM 8658 Applied Multilevel Data Analysis (3)
• ESQREM 8659 Structural Equation Modeling (3)

Qualitative Courses (sample):

• EDUTL 8010 Critical Discourse Analysis (3)
• ESHESA 7256 Qualitative Research in Higher Education Settings (3)
• ESHESA 8895 Seminars: Higher Education and Student Affairs (3)
• ESQUAL 7240 Life History & Interviewing Methods (3)
• ESQUAL 8280 Qualitative Research in Education: Paradigms, Theories, and Exemplars (3)
• ESQUAL 8290 Qualitative Research in Education: Methods and Analysis (3)

Specialized Sequence:

Students, in consultation with their advisors, may design their own methodology sequence. This is particularly suited to humanistic scholarship in education (e.g., history or philosophy of education). To complete a specialized sequence, students must take four methodology courses relevant to their research interests. Specialized research plans are approved by the Graduate Studies Committee.

Specialization Requirements (33 hours)

Required Courses (12 hours)

• ESHESA 7540 Higher Education Institutions and Core Academic Issues (3)
• ESHESA 8515 Advanced Seminar in Theories of College Student Development (3)
• ESHESA 8552 The Impact of College on Students (3)
• ESHESA 8560 Legal Aspects of Higher Education Administration (3)

Equity, Diversity, and Global Engagement Requirement (choose one, 3 hours)

Consult with faculty advisor for alternatives

• ESHESA 7520 Diversity in Higher Education (3)
• ESHESA 7550 Gender in Higher Education (3)
• ESHESA 7562 Broad Access Institutions and Community Colleges (3)
• ESHESA 7570 Internationalizing Colleges and Universities (3)
• ESHESA 7750 Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues in Higher Education (3)
• ESHESA 7850 Critical Race Theory in Higher Education (3)
• ESHESA 7854 Activism on College Campuses (3)

Supporting Courses/Cognate Area (12 hours)

Students are required to take 4 courses in consultation with their advisor in an area of interest relevant to the study of higher education.

Cognate Areas (Sample):

• Diversity Issues in Higher Education and Student Affairs 
• Critical Theoretical Perspectives in Higher Education
• Critical Pedagogies and Research Methods

Internship Requirement (6 hours)

• ESHESA 8191 Professional Internship (minimum 6 hours)

Research Apprenticeship (9 hours)

Consult with faculty advisor

• EDUCST 8191 Research Apprenticeship: Educational Studies (9)

Dissertation Requirement (3 hours)

Consult with faculty advisor

• ESHESA 8999 Dissertation or Thesis Research: Higher Education and Student Affairs (minimum 3)

Minimum hours post‐MA/MS: 63