UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
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Program name: Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) College: Neag School of Education Department: Department of Educational Leadership
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Contact Persons: Web Page (URL) address: http://www.hesa.uconn.edu Degree first offered: Master's Typical number of students admitted each year: 16 (master's) |
PROGRAM STATEMENT
The Department of Educational Leadership of the Neag School of Education, in cooperation with the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Connecticut offers a Master of Arts in Higher Education and Student Affairs. This program is designed to prepare students for a variety of student affairs positions in post-secondary institutions.
PROGRAM MISSION
The UConn HESA master's program is a reflective, practitioner based educational experience. Graduates of this program experience a learning environment that combines traditional instruction with graduate assistantships and practicum experiences. This curriculum facilitates opportunities for mastery of fundamental skills in areas including but not limited to the following:
- College Student Needs and Development
- (Student development theory and research, application of theory and research, demographic trend need analysis)
- Student Learning Initiatives
- (Teaching college students, developing new programs/services, leadership development)
- Multicultural Educational Environments
- (Diversity issues in academia, inter-/intra-group dynamics, organizational impact, appreciating differences)
- History and Foundations of Higher Education
- (Historical context of the student affairs profession, institutional culture, the academic mission of higher education)
- Resource Utilization and Management
- (Human resources, budgeting/financial management, use of information technologies, strategic planning)
- Problem-Solving Abilities
- (Processing conflict, responding to crisis situations, communicating effectively, coping with ambiguity and change)
- Research Strategies and Program Assessment
- (Interpretation and application of quantitative/qualitative research techniques, on-going process improvement, quality assurance)
PROGRAM UNIQUENESS
- Each student has a 20-hour/week assistantship in a student affairs or related department. Assistantship opportunities include cultural centers, student activities, first year programs, leadership, student activities, residential life.
- Students take two practica in a student affairs or related department.
- The curriculum emphasizes application of concepts to contemporary practice using experiential strategies.
- Students complete a year long assessment project to help resolve a genuine issue in a student affairs department.
Meets ACPA Professional Preparation Commission Standards: YES
Meets CAS Standards: YES
Other/Comments:
APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
- GPA: 3.0
- Entrance Exams: none
- 3 Letters of recommendation
- Interview
- Personal statement
- Bachelors Degree
- Resume
- HESA graduate assistantship (see web-site for details)
- Deadline ? January 2
CURRICULUM INFORMATION
Program Required Hours: 44 credit hours
Program Curriculum:
Semester 1
Assessment, Evaluation, and Research in Student Affairs I
Structured Group Interventions in Student Affairs
Senior Year Experience Practicum
College Student Development: Programs and Services
Semester 2
Assessment, Evaluation, and Research in Student Affairs II
The Law, Ethics and Decision-Making in Student Affairs
The College Student
Practicum in Higher Education
Semester 3
Leading Toward a Multicultural Educational Environment
Leadership Challenges in Higher Education
Practicum in Higher Education
Elective
Semester 4
Resource Management Issues in Student Affairs
Seminar in Higher Education
Elective
Is a thesis required? No
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Students in student affairs or higher education administration programs (2009-2010):
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PROGRAM FACULTY (Name, title, typical number of coursed taught annually, interests)
Dr. Sue Saunders, Ph.D., Program coordinator for the master?s program, 100%<o:p></o:p>
Dr. George Allen, Ph.D., research and assessment, 15%<o:p></o:p>
Dr. Philip E. Austin, Ph.D., President emeritus, current issues in higher education and student affairs, 15%<o:p></o:p>
Dr. Julie Bell-Elkins, Ed.D., multicultural educational environments, alcohol and other drugs, leadership challenges; 15%<o:p></o:p>
David Clokey, M.Ed., practicum facilitator, 15% <o:p></o:p>
Catherine Cocks, M.A., Senior Year Experience facilitator, 15%<o:p></o:p>
Dan Doerr, M.A., Director ofSenior Year Experience, 15% <o:p></o:p>
Dr. Cynthia Jones, Ed.D., higher education administration, college student development, 15%<o:p></o:p>
Donna Korbel, M.Ed., multicultural and disability issues, 15%<o:p></o:p>
Dr. Jennifer Lease, Ph.D., group interventions, college student development; 15%<o:p></o:p>
Dr. John Saddlemire, Ed.D., college student development, higher education foundation, small college experience; 15%<o:p></o:p>
Dr. Marie Saddlemire, Ph.D., law, ethics, and decision making in higher education, 15%<o:p></o:p>
Dr. Barry Schreier, Ph.D., current issues in higher education and student affairs with a focus on helping skills, 15%<o:p></o:p>
Dr. John Sears, Ph.D., current issues in higher education and student affairs, 15%<o:p></o:p>
Todd Sullivan, M.S., Senior Year Experience facilitator, 15%<o:p></o:p>
Dr. Lee Williams, Ph.D., leadership theory and challenges in higher education, 15%<o:p></o:p>
Dr. Christine Wilson, Ph.D., structured group interventions, 15%
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