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Graduate faculty and areas of research
John L. (Jack) Baier, Professor; Ph.D., Southern Illinois. Financing of higher education; university planning systems/models; applications of technology to administrative functions; student affairs graduate programs and standards for professional practice; impact of college policies on student development, attitudes and behaviors, and enrollment management practices.
V. Barbara Bush, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University. Leadership; racial and ethnic diversity; women in higher education; student development theory; management; strategic planning; student affairs graduate preparation.
Patsy Fulton-Calkins, Executive Lecturer, Don A. Buchholz Endowed Chair in Higher Education and Director of the Bill J. Priest Center for Community College Education; Ph.D., North Texas. Institutional effectiveness in community colleges; administration of higher education; advancement; collaboration in higher education.
Marc Cutright, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Higher Education; Ed.D., Tennessee, Knoxville. Academic administration; the professoriate; planning for higher education; essentials of academic publishing; and comparative international higher education.
Bonita Jacobs, Associate Professor and Vice President for Student Development; Ph.D., Texas A&M. Student development administration; enrollment management.
Ron Newsom, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Florida State. Qualitative research methodology; teaching and learning; adult learning and education; narrative and self-directed learning; analysis of dissertation research in higher and adult education.
Kathleen Whitson, Executive Lecturer and Program Coordinator; Ph.D., North Texas. Access and equity; teaching and learning; economic development; evolving mission of the community college.
Jeffery L. Wilson, Visiting Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Nevada at Las Vegas. Foundations of student development administration; the history of higher education in the U.S.; cultural pluralism in higher education.
Adjunct faculty and areas of specialization
John Anthony, President Emeritus, Collin County Community College District; Ed.D., Temple. Leadership and administration; community college education.
Jesse Jones, President of the North Texas Community College Consortium; Ph.D., North Texas. Community college administration; instruction; consortia.
Gwenn Pasco, Lecturer and Director of Academic Services, College of Education; Ed.D., Columbia. Student cultures; student affairs administration.
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Higher Education
Master's Program
Opportunities for graduate studies
At the University of North Texas, you can earn a master of education and master of science degree in higher education. These degrees will prepare you for entry-level and mid-level management positions in residence life, student housing, career centers, diversity centers, student unions, advancement offices, alumni offices, advising centers, development offices, international student offices, and other student services units at public and private colleges and universities.
Admission requirements
You must meet the admission requirements of the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies. Also, you must fulfill the departmental requirements:
- at least a 2.8 grade point average
- GRE scores of at least 368 on the verbal section and at least 400 on the quantitative section
- a completed departmental application
- three recommendation forms
- a writing sample
- an interview may be required
Degree requirements
The M.Ed. degree consists of a minimum of 36 semester credit hours, and the M.S. degree requires at least 39 hours. You can specialize in one of the following areas:
- adult education
- advancement
- community college administration
- general administration
- student affairs
Internships are required for those students not employed full time in higher education. To see program objectives, visit www.coe.unt.edu/che/highered or contact the program office.
Required courses
Higher education (18 hours)
- EDHE 6510 History of Higher Education in the U.S.
- EDHE 6710 General Administration in Higher Education
- EDHE 6760 Higher Education Finance
- EDHE 6790 Legal Aspects of Higher Education
- EDHE 6850 Studies in Higher Education: Cultural Pluralism in Higher Education
- EDHE 6850 Studies in Higher Education: Student Demographics in Higher Education
Research (3 or 6 hours)
- ESPY 5050 Educational Research and Evaluation (M.S. only)
- ESPY 5210 Educational Statistics (M.Ed. and M.S.)
Internship (6 hours)
- EDHE 6030 Practicum, Field Problem or Internship
Track courses
Adult Education (9 hours)
Select from the following:
- EDHE 5100 Effective College Teaching and Learning
- EDHE 5710 Trends and Issues in Adult/Continuing Education
- EDHE 6120 Seminar in Adult and Continuing Education
- EDHE 6640 The Adult Learner and Adult Learning
Advancement (9 hours)
- EDHE 6065 Finance and Administration of the Community College
- EDHE 6740 Planning and Analytical Systems in Higher Education
- EDHE 6780 Educational Resource Development in Higher Education
Community college administration (9 hours)
Select from the following:
- EDHE 6065 Finance and Administration of the Community College
- EDHE 6070 Teaching and Learning in the Community College
- EDHE 6075 Economic Development and Higher Education
- EDHE 6080 Leadership in the Community College
- EDHE 6640 The Adult Learner and Adult Learning
General administration (9 hours)
- EDHE 5110 Foundations of Student Development Administration
- EDHE 6740 Planning and Analytical Systems in Higher Education
- EDHE 6780 Educational Resource Development in Higher Education
Student affairs (9 hours)
- EDHE 5110 Foundations of Student Development Administration
- EDHE 5120 Student Development Programming Administration
- EDHE 6660 Seminar in College Student Personnel Work
To receive the M.Ed. or M.S. degree, you must earn the required number of credit hours and maintain a minimum overall GPA of 3.0. In addition, you will need to pass a written comprehensive examination if you are in the M.S. degree program.