Curriculum Overview
Required Core Courses (18 credits)
HIED 511 Foundations of Higher Education (3)
HIED 512 Organizational Culture and Governance in Higher Education (3)
HIED 513 Institutional Assessment and Effectiveness (3)
HIED 514 Equity Issues in Higher Education (3)
HIED 515 Strategic Leadership in Higher Education (3)
HIED 516 Legal and Ethical Issues in Higher Education (3)
College Athletics Management Track (18 credits; 36 total)
HIED 530 Collegiate Sport Administration (3)
HIED 531 Events and Facilities Management in College Athletics (3)
HIED 532 Marketing and Sponsorship in Intercollegiate Athletics (3)
One of the following courses (3):
HIED 537 Compliance and Regulation in Intercollegiate Athletics (3)
Capstone Requirement (6):
HIED 562 Internship in Higher Education(3)
One of the following:*
HIED 563 Internship ll in Higher Education (3)
HIED 565 Thesis (3)
Student Affairs Track (18 credits; 36 total)
HIED 550 Student Affairs in Higher Education (3)
HIED 551 College and University Environments (3)
HIED 520 Academic Engagement and Learning in Higher Education (3)
One of the following courses (3):
HIED 553 Enrollment Management in Higher Education (3)
Capstone Requirement (6):
HIED 562 Internship in Higher Education (3)
One of the following:*
HIED 563 Internship ll in Higher Education (3)
HIED 565 Thesis (3)
Higher Education, Individualized Concentration (18 credits; 36 total)
Any 4 of the following courses (12):
HIED 550 Student Affairs in Higher Education (3)
HIED 551 College and University Environments (3)
HIED 520 Academic Engagement and Learning in Higher Education (3)
HIED 530 Collegiate Sport Administration (3)
HIED 560 Research Methods in Higher Education (3)
COUN 510 Lifespan Development (3)
COUN 511 Multicultural Issues for Counseling Professionals (3)
COUN 528 Career Counseling Across the Lifespan (3)
COUN 532 Group Counseling (3)
COUN 539 Human Sexuality (3)
COUN 550 Crisis, Trauma, and Grief Counseling (3)
EDME 502 Advanced Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Education (3)
EDME/COUN 551 Effective Practices for Every Learner (3)
MMIN 501 The Minister’s Vocation: Life, Work, and Discipline (3)
MMIN 503 Ministry and Human Diversity (3)
MMIN 511 Foundations of Biblical Interpretation (3)
MMIN 513 Foundations of Christian Theology (3)
MMIN 523 Teaching and Learning in Ministry (3)
MMIN 533 Adolescent and Young Adult Development (3)
MMIN 537 Counseling Theories and Practices for Youth and Young Adults (3)
MMIN 539 Technologies for Youth and Young Adult Ministries (3)
Capstone Requirement (6):
HIED 562 Internship in Higher Education (3)
One of the following:*
HIED 563 Internship ll in Higher Education (3)
HIED 565 Thesis (3)
*Students with two or more years of professional higher education experience or those serving as Graduate Assistants may be granted approval to take an additional elective course in place of these two options.
