UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

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Program name: Higher Education College: College of Education Department: Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis Degrees and Emphases:  MEd with emphases in (a) student affairs leadership, (b) higher education administration and leadership, and (c) medical education administration and leadership. / PhD with emphases in (a) higher education leadership and (b) higher education policy. / EdD

Contact Person: Jeni Hart, PhD 202 Hill Hall University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-4225 Fax: (573) 884-5714 e-mail: HARTJL@missouri.edu Web Page (URL):  http://education.missouri.edu/ELPA/program_areas/higher_cont_ed_program.php Web Page for Doctoral Degree: http://education.missouri.edu/ELPA/program_areas/degree_pages/higher_cont_ed_doctoral_degree.php

PROGRAM STATEMENT

Our mission is to prepare graduate students for administrative and leadership positions in all types of postsecondary educational institutions. We have three tracks at the master's level: student affairs leadership, higher education administration and leadership, and medical education administration and leadership. The goals for students who complete the program include:

• Preparing them for leadership and administrative positions in postsecondary educational institutions.
• Developing an awareness of organizational and environmental characteristics in various types of postsecondary educational institutions.
• Developing an understanding of students across all institutional types, student culture, and the impact of college upon undergraduate students.
• Developing a greater understanding of student development theories and knowledge and skills available to the educator in postsecondary settings to foster student learning and development.
• Preparing them with the appropriate skills needed to develop programs for students and assess the value of those programs.
• Preparing them to become thoughtful consumers of educational research in higher education.

The program is taught by 5 full time faculty, 3 of whom worked as student affairs educators, who are actively engaged in research about higher education and student affairs. In addition, we work closely with student life to provide adjunct instruction, internship, and assistantship experiences for students .

NATIONAL STANDARDS

Meets ACPA Professional Preparation Commission Standards: Yes
Meets CAS Standards: Yes


PROGRAM INFORMATION

Entrance Exam: None required
Thesis: Optional
Comprehensive exam: Not required
Hours/credits required: 33
Total number of faculty: 17
Number of faculty dedicated full time to the program: 5

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Updated: 10/1/10