Graduate Course Descriptions

This course is designed to examine comprehensive methodological approaches to qualitative and quantitative research. Rudiments of basic research process, skills in evaluating the research outcomes as valid, reliable and useful and the application of this knowledge and skill in the creation of a simulated study are included. (Prerequisite: statistics course). Students who receive a grade of B- or below in Methods of Research at the master’s level will be required to repeat the course.

This course is a study of the meaning of interpersonal relationships, focusing on key concepts; raising the level of one’s self-awareness, and developing a basic framework for understanding person-to-person and group interactions.

This course focuses on human development as a lifelong process of interaction between the individual and the environment within particular contexts with objectives to study and appreciate one’s own and others’ adult developmental process. Seminal adult development scholars and their theories art presented and discussed. Cognition, emotions, and values are seen as influencing behavior and the role people play in their own development.

This course focuses on the processes of research in healthcare professions and evidence-based practice. The historical, scientific, and theoretical context of healthcare research is examined. Ethical issues involved in the conduction of research are explored. The use of scientific evidence to improve healthcare practice and patient outcomes is emphasized.

This course examines the historical, political, philosophical, and cultural shifts including technology that have given rise to and shaped modern day higher educational practice. Special focus will be placed on the objectives and functions of various types of higher education institutions and the adult learning population in contemporary colleges and universities.

This course provides an overview of the basic organizational structure of higher education and how leadership at every level may use the structure to facilitate change and innovation. In this light, the role of each leadership unit (academic affairs, student affairs, enrollment management, finance, institutional advancement, and others) is examined.

This course emphasizes development of the awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary to be an inclusive higher education administrator or faculty member through the lens of structural inequality and diversity. It emphasizes the practitioner’s responsibilities, challenges, and opportunities for creating and sustaining affirming, pluralistic, and inclusive campus communities for all students.