HiEd Plan A Curriculum

Required (6 credits)

• OLPD 5701 [Formerly EDPA 5701]—U.S. Higher Education (3 cr)
• OLPD 5080 [Formerly EDPA 5080]—Special Topics: Critical Issues in Higher Education (3 cr)

Program Area (9 credits)

Selected from the following course offerings with adviser consultation and approval:

• OLPD 5001 [Formerly EDPA 5001]—Formal Organizations in Education (3 cr)
• OLPD 5080 [Formerly EDPA 5080]—Special Topics: Perspectives on Leadership (3 cr)
• OLPD 5080 [Formerly EDPA 5080]—Special Topics: Diversity and Equity in Higher Education (3 cr)
• OLPD 5080 [Formerly EDPA 5080]—Special Topics: Public Engagement in Higher Education (3 cr)
• OLPD 5080 [Formerly EDPA 5080]—Special Topics: External Relations in Higher Education (3 cr)
• OLPD 5704 [Formerly EDPA 5704]—College Students Today (3 cr)
• OLPD 5721 [Formerly EDPA 5721]—Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Higher Education (2-3 cr)
• OLPD 5724 [Formerly EDPA 5724]—Leadership and Administration of Student Affairs (2-3 cr)
• OLPD 5734 [Formerly EDPA 5734]—Institutional Research in Postsecondary Education (2-3 cr)
• OLPD 8703 [Formerly EDPA 8703]—Public Policy in Higher Education (3 cr)
• Other courses as offered by higher education faculty

Related Fields (6 credits)

The master’s degree requires 6 semester credits taken outside the department that directly relate to the student’s area of study. These courses should be selected in consultation with the adviser and should constitute a solid coursework foundation for the student’s thesis. These courses may include additional methods courses taught outside the department.

Research Design and Methods (3 credits)

Select courses in consultation with your adviser. Courses you may wish to consider are:

• CI 8148—Conducting Qualitative Studies in Educational Contexts (3 cr)
• EPSY 5244—Survey Design, Sampling, and Implementation (3 cr)
• EPSY 5247—Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology (3 cr)
• EPSY 5261—Introductory Statistical Methods (3 cr)
• EPSY 5262—Intermediate Statistical Methods (3 cr)
• EPSY 8261—Statistical Methods I: Probability and Inference (3 cr)
• OLPD 5056 [Formerly EDPA 5056]—Case Studies for Policy Research (3 cr)
• OLPD 5061 [Formerly EDPA 5061]—Ethnographic Research Methods (3 cr)
• OLPD 5501 [Formerly EDPA 5501]—Principles and Methods of Evaluation (3 cr)

Electives

To be determined with adviser; used to reach required total of 34 credits.

Thesis Credits (10 credits)

• OLPD 8777 [Formerly EDPA 8777]—Thesis Credits: Master's (10 cr)

Total Plan A HiEd Credits=34 credits

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HiEd Plan B Curriculum

Required (6 credits)

• OLPD 5701 [Formerly EDPA 5701]—U.S. Higher Education (3 cr)
• OLPD 5080 [Formerly EDPA 5080]—Special Topics: Critical Issues in Higher Education (3 cr)

Program Area (12 credits)

Selected from the following course offerings with adviser consultation and approval:

• OLPD 5001 [Formerly EDPA 5001]—Formal Organizations in Education (3 cr)
• OLPD 5080 [Formerly EDPA 5080]—Special Topics: Perspectives on Leadership (3 cr)
• OLPD 5080 [Formerly EDPA 5080]—Special Topics: Diversity and Equity in Higher Education (3 cr)
• OLPD 5080 [Formerly EDPA 5080]—Special Topics: Public Engagement in Higher Education (3 cr)
• OLPD 5080 [Formerly EDPA 5080]—Special Topics: External Relations in Higher Education (3 cr)
• OLPD 5704 [Formerly EDPA 5704]—College Students Today (3 cr)
• OLPD 5721 [Formerly EDPA 5721]—Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Higher Education (2-3 cr)
• OLPD 5724 [Formerly EDPA 5724]—Leadership and Administration of Student Affairs (2-3 cr)
• OLPD 5734 [Formerly EDPA 5734]—Institutional Research in Postsecondary Education (2-3 cr)
• OLPD 8703 [Formerly EDPA 8703]—Public Policy in Higher Education (3 cr)
• Other courses as offered by higher education faculty

Related Fields (6 additional credits outside OLPD)

The master's degree requires 6 semester credits taken outside the department that directly relate to the student's area of study. These courses should be selected in consultation with the adviser and should constitute a solid coursework foundation for the student's thesis. These courses may include additional methods courses taught outside the department.

Methods Course (3 credits)

Select courses in consultation with your adviser. Courses you may wish to consider are:

• CI 8148—Conducting Qualitative Studies in Educational Contexts (3 cr)
• EPSY 5244—Survey Design, Sampling, and Implementation (3 cr)
• EPSY 5247—Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology (3 cr)
• EPSY 5261—Introductory Statistical Methods (3 cr)
• EPSY 5262—Intermediate Statistical Methods (3 cr)
• EPSY 8261—Statistical Methods I: Probability and Inference (3 cr)
• OLPD 5056 [Formerly EDPA 5056]—Case Studies for Policy Research (3 cr)
• OLPD 5061 [Formerly EDPA 5061]—Ethnographic Research Methods (3 cr)
• OLPD 5501 [Formerly EDPA 5501]—Principles and Methods of Evaluation (3 cr)

Electives

To be determined with adviser; used to reach required total of 30 credits .

Colloquium Paper (3 credits)

Plan B paper is prepared under the guidance of adviser and committee. The final paper must represent no fewer than 120 hours of work.

• OLPD 5795 [Formerly EDPA 5795]—Plan B Research Design

Total Plan B HiEd Credits=30 credits

Revised November 2011