Curriculum

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 21 credits of core curriculum and 9 hours in a sub-concentration for a total of 30 credits. If you were admitted prior to the Fall of 2020, your course sequence can be found here. 

Required Courses 

  • HG ED 5440: Foundations of Leadership and Learning (3 credits)
  • HG ED 5520: Introduction to Higher Education in the United States (3 credits)
  • HG ED 5720: Resource Management in Higher Education (3 credits)
  • HG ED 5730: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion in Student Affairs (3 credits)
  • HGED 5830: Governance and Oversight of Higher Education (3 credits) (HG ED 575 prior to fall 2023)
  • HGED 5780: Students in U.S. Higher Education (3 credits) (HG ED 576 prior to fall 2024)
  • RESEV 5500: Introduction to Educational Research (3 credits)

Higher Education Administration concentration

  • HG ED 5040: History of Higher Education in the United States (3 credits)
  • HG ED 5770: Campus Environments and Cultures (3 credits)
  • HG ED 5930: Workshop [Current topics in higher education administration] (3 credits)

Community College Leadership concentration

  • HG ED 5810: Community and College Partnerships (3 credits) 
  • HG ED 5800: Current Topics in Community Colleges (3 credits)
  • HG ED 5820: The Comprehensive Community College (3 credits)

Course descriptions can be accessed via the Iowa State course catalog.