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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
HIGHER EDUCATION
(HSA)

5003 History of American Higher Education
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
This course covers the development of higher education from the 11th century to the present with an emphasis on its development in America since the founding of Harvard in 1636. (Formerly AHE 5003. Credit cannot be earned for both HSA 5003 and AHE 5003.)

5023 Foundation and Function of College Student Personnel
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Provides initial insight into the student affairs profession. This survey course provides a concise and comprehensive understanding of student affairs using theory-based and application-oriented approaches.

5103 College Student Development
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
This course provides an opportunity for those who work or plan to work in post secondary educational institutions with an understanding of the student population in contemporary colleges and universities. (Formerly AHE 5203. Credit cannot be earned for both HSA 5103 and AHE 5203.)

5203 Multicultural Issues in Higher Education
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
This course surveys literature on multiculturalism, diversity, and racism in institutional settings. (Credit cannot be earned for more than one of the following: HSA 5203, AHE 5633, ALT 5633, and COU 5633.)

6003 Higher Education Law
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
This course examines the legal status of higher education in the United States, the rights and responsibilities of educators and students including fair employment, due process, tort liability and contracts, student rights, landmark court decisions, and federal and state legislation having an impact on education. (Formerly AHE 5333. Credit cannot be earned for both HSA 6003 and AHE 5333.)

6103 Assessing Higher Education Environments
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
This course explores the application of environmental theory to the assessment of human environments. A focus on the study of select campus environments and their influence on students.

6123 Program Planning and Evaluation in Higher Education and Student Affairs
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
An overview of program evaluation models and perspectives currently being applied in higher education. Emphasis will be on how to construct program plans and perform program evaluations, based on existing evaluation models, theories, and research methods.

6143 Administration of Student Services in Higher Education
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Examines the organization and administration of student services in institutions of higher education. Theories, research, and methods are used to encourage the application of theory to practical experience. Topics will include the administrative environment of student affairs, organizational and management issues of student affairs, essential skills and competencies for student affairs managers, commitment to professional education, and challenges for the future.

6203 Contemporary Thought in Higher Education
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
A study of current thought as it relates to the management of institutions of higher education. (Formerly AHE 5103. Credit cannot be earned for both HSA 6203 and AHE 5103.)

6303 Seminar in Governance in Higher Education
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Analysis of current practices and issues in the governance of higher education that affect students, faculty, and administration. Study of the scope and role of colleges and universities. (Formerly AHE 5313. Credit cannot be earned for a both HSA 6303 and AHE 5313.)

6403 Financing Higher Education
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Examination of representative methods of state funding of public colleges and universities; elements of funding formulas; rationales for funding patterns; and policy implications of various funding methods for colleges and universities. (Formerly AHE 5323. Credit cannot be earned for both HSA 6403 and AHE 5323.)

6503 The Community College
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
The historical and philosophical foundations for the community junior college movement in the United States are analyzed and utilized as a basis for understanding contemporary trends and problems of community junior colleges. (Formerly AHE 6003. Credit cannot be earned for both HSA 6503 and AHE 6003.)

6943 Internship in Higher Education
3 hours credit.
Individually supervised field experiences in student personnel services, college administration, college teaching, institutional research, development, or other areas of college and university work. May be repeated for a total of 6 semester credit hours. (Formerly AHE 6943. Credit cannot be earned for both HSA 6943 and AHE 6943.)

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