Course Sequence
The following chart presents a progression that allows completion of the MA in Higher Education & Student Development in two years.
Year One:
Fall:
- HESD 595: Higher Education: Past, Present and Future (4)
- HESD 521: Personal Spiritual Formation (A-Quad) (2)
- HESD 549: Theology and Philosophy of Ministry (B-Quad) (2)
January:
- HESD 546: Holistic Growth in College: An Integrated Approach (2)
Spring:
- HESD 602: Research and Reflective Practice (4)
- HESD 608: Well-Being in Young Adults (B-Quad) (2)
May:
- HESD 614: Diversity & Student Development: Building Communities of Shalom (2)
Year Two:
Fall:
- HESD 639: Legal Issues in Higher Education (A-Quad) (2)
- HESD 636: Leadership in Higher Education (B-Quad) (2)
- BITH 565: Christian Theology (4)
January:
- HESD 575: Conflict and Mediation (4)
Spring:
- HESD 641: Emerging Adult Development (4)
- HESD 696: Capstone (2) OR HESD 698 Thesis (2)
~ May and January courses are intensives.
~ Fall and Spring courses are available for both residential students and flexible learning students via live video.
