2016-2017 University Catalog
Higher Education
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Phone: 703-993-2310
Web: highered.gmu.edu
Faculty
Anthony, Arminio (director), Brown Leonard, Jorgenson, Kelly, Lortenson, Lester, Lucas, Owen, Scher, Schwartzstein, Shrum, L. Smith
Courses
This program offers all courses designated HE in the Courses section of this catalog.
Graduate Programs
The Higher Education Program prepares students for positions of leadership in teaching, research, and administration at community colleges, four-year colleges, and universities around the globe. The interdisciplinary curriculum focuses on leadership, the scholarship of teaching and learning, administration, and assessment. The program also prepares students for positions in academic and student affairs as well as in associations, government agencies, and industries whose activities relate to or impact higher education.
MAIS Concentration in Community College Teaching
The program sponsors the concentration in community college teaching within the master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies (MAIS). This concentration prepares students to teach entry-level courses in growing fields in community colleges including: communication, English, information systems, mathematics, Spanish, and teaching English as a second language.
See the Interdisciplinary Studies, MAIS description in this catalog.
MAIS Concentration in Higher Education
The program sponsors the concentration in higher education within the master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies (MAIS). This concentration prepares individuals for administrative and leadership positions in two-year colleges or four-year colleges and universities. Students may focus on administration or student services.
See the Interdisciplinary Studies, MAIS description in this catalog.
Doctor of Philosophy in Education with Specialization in Higher Education
The doctor of philosophy in education with a specialization in higher education is offered jointly by the Higher Education Program and the College of Education and Human Development. This doctoral program prepares students for faculty positions and positions of leadership in administration and student services through core required coursework in higher education and through a secondary concentration that can further disciplinary expertise.
See the College of Education and Human Development section of this catalog.
Certificates
The program offers graduate certificates in college teaching and in higher education administration. Students may take these as stand-alone certificates or pursue them concurrently with a graduate degree program. Part of the certificate course work may be applied to the degree subject to the approval of the director of the graduate degree program. Students must apply and be accepted to a graduate certificate program.
ProgramsMaster’s Degree(s)Master’s Level Certificate(s)Doctoral Degree(s)
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