**Review** Graduate Catalog 2025-2026

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Department of Leadership, Policy and Development: Higher Education and P-12 Education

HESA 508 Workshop

A variety of workshops on special topics within the discipline. Goals and objectives will emphasize the acquisition of general knowledge and skills in the discipline. Repeatable, under different subtitles.
1- 3

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles with no limits on the number of times it can be repeated

HESA 601 Introduction to Higher Education & Student Affairs

Introduction to the higher education and student affairs profession. Examined through organizational lenses, ethics, social values, historical documents, and social justice. Emphasis on theory to practice, philosophy, and diversity.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 611 Organization and Administration

Develop an understanding of contemporary post-secondary education organizational and administrative theories. Emphasis on theories related to power, multicultural work environments, and other pluralistic models.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 612 Higher Education Assessment and Evaluation

Introduction to the philosophy and evolution of social program evaluation and assessment specific to higher education environments. Students will consider political, social, and ethical contexts of evaluation and assessment processes with emphasis on equity and social justice. Substantive emphasis on research design, data collection and analysis techniques, and report writing.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 622 Directed Studies

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
1- 4

Special Notes

Maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

HESA 650 College Student Development: Foundational Theory

Examines foundational and life span theories of college student development and applies them to students' lives and higher education and student affairs practice.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 651 Philosophical, Historical and Cultural Foundations of Student Affairs in Higher Education

Philosophies of education and epistemology. History of U.S. higher education. Origin/history of student affairs. Emphasizes cultural perspective of ethnic minorities, women and other cultural subgroups in higher education.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 652 Enrollment Management Services

Examines and reviews the history, purposes, functions, organization and administration of Admissions, Financial Aid, Records and Registration, Advising and Orientation.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 655 Multiculturalism in Higher Education and Student Affairs

Exploration of meaning making from individual cultural lenses to the application of theory to practice in higher education settings. Assessment of multicultural competence within HESAL.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 658 Helping Skills for Practitioners

Exploration of intervention models and helping relationships for professionals working with diverse college students including: student needs assessment, intervention strategies, conflict coaching, restorative models of accountability.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 660 Women in Higher Education and Student Affairs

An overview of women and women's issues in higher education and student affairs in the U.S. Topics include: feminist theories; the division of labor for women faculty and administration; identity and experiences of undergraduate and graduate women; intersectionality of race, class, and gender.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 661 Practicum in College Teaching for Student Development

Actual classroom experience in teaching under supervision any course that has as a part of its objectives, developmental content. S/U graded.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 665 International Higher Education and Student Affairs

An overview of international higher education and student affairs by global regions. The globalization and internationalization of higher education in the U.S. International students, student affairs, faculty, including study abroad.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 668 College Students: Culture, Characteristics, Campus Life

Investigates diverse college student cultures, subcultures, student development, and student engagement. Considers effect on students' progress and success, social media, parental involvement, and ethnic, socio-economic, gender, sexual identity of students.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 669 Culturally Responsive Aspects of Transformative Learning

Develop understanding of learner centered approaches examining theories of culturally responsive pedagogy and transformative learning.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 670 Internship in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership

Field-based experience, applying theoretical and conceptual knowledge in higher education setting. Minimum 20 hours per week. In-depth experience with overall functions of office/agency. Develop skills in specific professional role. S/U graded.
6

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 18 credit hours

HESA 671 Introduction to Leadership in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership

Course focuses on leadership theory to assist ethical scholar/leaders prepare for leadership roles in diverse organizations.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 675 Field Experience in Student Affairs

Application of theoretical/conceptual knowledge in field-based experience. Overview of role, function of higher education office/ agency, with focus on specific projects or responsibilities. Requires 4 hours per week per credit hour. S/U graded.
1- 3

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 12 credit hours

HESA 680 Law and Higher Education

Relate statutory provisions, court decisions, common law principles and constitutional requirements to legal problems affecting public and private higher education institutions and systems.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 683 Finance and Resource Management in Higher Education

Analyze issues of financing public and private higher education; examine alternative financing sources and methods; develop skill in resource allocation and management.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 685 Human Resources in Higher Education

The course focuses on understanding Human Resource Management (HRM) as an energy source for shaping institutions. Emphasis is on the practical application of achieving change through personnel and compensation administration.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 695 Current Issues in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership

In this seminar students will examine and analyze current issues and trends in higher education. Specific content will vary, dependent upon the nature of contemporary issues and trends and student interests.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 696 Special Topics in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership

Study of special topics in higher education and student affairs leadership. Topics vary.
1- 4

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course may be repeated 1 time

HESA 761 Scholarly Writing for Scholar/Leaders

Seminar focusing on scholarly writing skills and examination of the macro perspective of leadership.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 781 Collaborative Inquiry for Scholar/Leaders

Continued doctoral study in higher education and student affairs leadership focusing on collaborative research. Explores research framework and design through a collaborative research project.
3

Prerequisites

HESA 761 with a minimum grade of C

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 782 Research Capstone in Higher Ed

This course focuses on three themes, data analysis and representation of findings, writing for publication, and navigating the comprehensive exam and dissertation processes.
3

Prerequisites

(HESA 761 and HESA 781 with a minimum grade of C)

Level Restriction

Include GR

HESA 797 Doctoral Proposal Research

Required dissertation proposal experience for all doctoral students. Four hours of credit must be earned in this course in partial fulfillment of requirements for doctoral degrees before admission to candidacy. S/U graded.
1- 4

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 4 credit hours

HESA 799 Doctoral Dissertation

Required of all doctoral candidates under the direction of a graduate faculty committee. May be taken only after admission to candidacy. S/U graded.
1-12

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations