Skip to Main Content

MA Higher Education Leadership

Download as PDF

Leadership Studies/SOLESGraduateMaster of Arts

Free Form Requirements

Program Requirements

Students will be advised by the department as to the order in which to take their courses.

Leadership Core

15

LEAD 533

Foundations of Leadership Coaching

3

LEAD 540

Introduction to Restorative Justice: A Global Social Movement

3

LEAD 550

Leadership and Identity: Theory and Exploration

3

LEAD 551

Human Relations for Leaders

3

LEAD 559

Organizational Theory and Change

3

Research Requirement

6

LEAD 547

Action Research Methods I

3

LEAD 552

Action Research Practicum I

1.5

LEAD 553

Action Research Practicum II

1.5

Practical Experience

Choose 3 units from the following

3

LEAD 542P

Restorative Justice Leadership in Practice

3

LEAD 544

Building Professional Practice in Coaching

2

LEAD 593P

Practicum in Leadership Coaching

1

LEAD 592

Introduction to Student Affairs Seminar This course is only open to, and will be required for any first-year student in the Student Affairs/SOLES Collaborative (SASC) program.

3

LEAD 598

Leadership In Action

3

Higher Education Core

6

LEAD 565

Dynamics of Race, Gender and Culture in Higher Education

3

LEAD 569

Making Meaning and the Collegiate Experience

3

Electives

Choose 6 units from the following

6

LEAD 532

Foundations in Trauma Awareness, Resilience, and Restorative Approaches Across the Professions

3

LEAD 541

Restorative Justice Facilitation Skill-Building Intensive

3

LEAD 566

Core Competencies of Leadership Coaching

3

LEAD 568I

Global Perspectives in Higher Education

3

or LEAD 579I

Experimental Topics: International Experience

or LEAD 581

Special Topics in Leadership

or LEAD 535I

Models of Participatory Leadership

or LEAD 587I

Community Models of Leadership – Sri Lanka Global Study

or LEAD 623I

Educational Reform: Educational Systems in Post Conflict Environments

LEAD 594

Higher Education Professional Development Seminar This course is only open to, and will be required for any second-year student in the Student Affairs/SOLES Collaborative (SASC) program during the fall and spring of their second year for a total of 3 units.

1.5

Additional electives may be approved by your advisor, based on offered courses in the department. Students will be required to submit a Substitution form for any courses not on this list to be counted towards their degree requirements. Not all electives are quaranteed to be offered.

International Requirement

At SOLES, all masters and doctoral students participate in an international experience designed to support the growth of cultural competency. Our goal is to inform best practices in working with culturally diverse populations locally, nationally and globally.  International experiences are approved by each student's faculty advisor and can be credit based or non-credit based activities. 

Exit Requirement

Action Research Project or Action Research Thesis (please consult advisor and student handbook for specific requirements)