EDHI 3000H.
Higher Education and Contemporary Society (Honors).
3 hours.
Oasis Title: HIGHER ED & SOCIETY.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Provides students who have a strong interest in understanding
the interaction between higher education and society with an
opportunity for critical inquiry and discussion about the
university as an institution.
Offered fall semester every year.
EDHI(HIST) 4900/6900.
History of American College and University.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: HIST AMER COL & UN.
Undergraduate prerequisite: HIST 2111 and HIST 2112.
History of American colleges and universities from 1619 to the present. Major topics include student life, European antecedents, the nature of the university, the impact of religion, the rise of athletics, the culture of collegiate life, and the influence of society.
Offered every year.
EDHI 7650.
Applied Project in Higher Education.
3 hours.
Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: APPLIED PROJECT.
Applied study of a topic or problem in higher education significantly related to the student's professional task.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
EDHI(HIST) 8000.
History of American Higher Education.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: HIS AMER HIGHER ED.
Development and scope of American higher education.
Offered every year.
EDHI 8010.
Higher Education in the United States.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: HIGHER ED IN THE US.
An overview of the higher education system in the United States.
Course readings and discussion will focus on unique attributes
of the system, including its institutional diversity, state and
federal roles in funding and management, demographic trends, and
the public's conception of higher education.
Offered fall semester every year.
EDHI 8020.
The Two-Year College.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: TWO-YEAR COLLEGE.
Purposes, policies, and programs of two-year colleges.
Offered every year.
EDHI 8020E.
The Two-Year College.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: TWO-YEAR COLLEGE.
Not open to students with credit in EDHI 8020.
Purposes, policies, and programs of two-year colleges.
EDHI 8200E.
Institutional Research.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: INSTITUTIONAL RESCH.
Not open to students with credit in EDHI 8200.
Knowledge, skills, and competencies required to design,
conduct, and interpret institutional studies in higher
education.
EDHI 8200.
Institutional Research.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: INSTITUTIONAL RESCH.
Knowledge, skills, and competencies required to design, conduct, and interpret institutional studies in higher education.
Offered fall semester every year.
EDHI 8300.
The Law and Higher Education.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: LAW & HIGHER ED.
The legal aspects of higher education through pertinent court decisions affecting the administration of the institution, faculty, staff, and students.
Offered spring semester every year.
EDHI 8400.
Finance of Higher Education.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: FINANCE HIGHER ED.
Financing and financial management in higher education, with particular attention to patterns of financial support and costs, tuition and financial aid, cost-effectiveness, budgeting, and financial decision making.
Offered every year.
EDHI 8400E.
Finance of Higher Education.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: FINANCE HIGHER ED.
Not open to students with credit in EDHI 8400.
Financing and financial management in higher education, with
particular attention to patterns of financial support and
costs, tuition and financial aid, cost-effectiveness,
budgeting, and financial decision making.
Offered every year.
EDHI 8500.
Outreach and Public Service in the University.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: OUTREACH & PUB SVC.
Not open to students with credit in EDHI 9600.
A survey of the public service, outreach, engagement, and
extension dimensions of the United States university. It focuses
on the conceptions that undergird the idea of public service and
on various dimensions of the public service mission.
Offered spring semester every year.
EDHI 8600.
Assessment in Higher Education.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: ASSESSMT IN HIGH ED.
Methods and techniques used in assessing educational outcomes in colleges and universities. Analysis and interpretation of problems, issues, and concerns involved in public demands for assessment and accountability.
Offered every year.
EDHI 8600E.
Assessment in Higher Education.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: ASSESSMT IN HIGH ED.
Not open to students with credit in EDHI 8600.
Methods and techniques used in assessing educational outcomes
in colleges and universities. Analysis and interpretation of
problems, issues, and concerns involved in public demands for
assessment and accountability.
Offered every year.
EDHI 8700.
State Systems of Higher Education.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: STATE SYSTEMS.
Discussion of issues that frame the policy relationship between
states and their higher education systems. Analysis of
structures and policies that states use to govern or coordinate
systems and the attributable outcomes. Covers historical trends
in states' management of higher education, public and private.
Offered fall semester every year.
EDHI 8890.
Seminar in Higher Education.
1-3 hours.
Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEMINAR HIGHER ED.
Issues in teaching and learning in higher education. Topics are tailored to meet the needs of doctoral-level students preparing for academic posts across a variety of disciplines and instructional levels. Integrating technology in the classroom, instructional strategies, and assessing students and courses for improvement.
Offered every year.
EDHI 8910L.
Quantitative Methods in Higher Education I Laboratory.
1 hour.
2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: QUAN MTH HED I LAB.
Corequisite: EDHI 8910.
Use of software designed for data access, data management,
statistical computing, and graphical presentation.
Offered fall semester every year.
EDHI 8910.
Quantitative Methods in Higher Education I.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: QUAN MTH HED I.
Prerequisite: ERSH 4300/6300.
Corequisite: EDHI 8910L.
Applied data analysis and use of secondary datasets in higher
education and institutional research. Assumes previous knowledge
of relevant statistical principles. Emphasis on measurement,
design, and analysis as interrelated components of rigorous
empirical inquiry. Covers descriptive and exploratory data
analysis and data management issues relevant to the examination
of research problems in higher education.
Offered fall semester every year.
EDHI 8910E.
Quantitative Methods in Higher Education I.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: QUAN MTH HED I.
Not open to students with credit in EDHI 8910.
Prerequisite: ERSH 4300/6300.
Corequisite: EDHI 8910L.
Applied data analysis and use of secondary datasets in higher
education and institutional research. Assumes previous
knowledge of relevant statistical principles. Emphasis on
measurement, design, and analysis as interrelated components of
rigorous empirical inquiry. Covers descriptive and exploratory
data analysis and data management issues relevant to the
examination of research problems in higher education.
EDHI 8920.
Quantitative Methods in Higher Education II.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: QUAN MTH HED II.
Prerequisite: EDHI 8910.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ERSH 8320.
Corequisite: EDHI 8920L.
Advanced, problem-based analysis of secondary data sources in
higher education. Exposure to major sources of data in higher
education research. Applied regression analysis and model
building. Overview of advanced methods.
Offered spring semester every year.
EDHI 8920L.
Quantitative Methods in Higher Education II Laboratory.
1 hour.
2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: QUAN MTH HED II LAB.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ERSH 8320.
Corequisite: EDHI 8920.
Advanced use of software designed for data access, data
management, statistical computing, and graphical presentation.
Offered spring semester every year.
EDHI 8990.
Research Seminar in Higher Education.
2 hours.
Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit.
Oasis Title: RESEARCH SEMINAR.
Proposed student research projects and methods of data analysis.
Offered every year.
EDHI 9000.
Doctoral Research.
1-9 hours.
Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered every year.
EDHI 9000E.
Doctoral Research.
1-9 hours.
Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Not open to students with credit in EDHI 9000.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the
direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered every year.
EDHI 9005.
Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar.
3 hours.
Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOC GRAD STU SEM.
Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of
study.
Non-traditional format: Seminar.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
EDHI 9010.
Academic Programs in Higher Education.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: ACADEMIC PROGRAMS.
General education and specialization in undergraduate education. Curricular trends, contemporary practices, persistent challenges, and external influences in the development of courses and programs in higher education.
Offered every year.
EDHI 9010E.
Academic Programs in Higher Education.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: ACADEMIC PROGRAMS.
Not open to students with credit in EDHI 9010.
General education and specialization in undergraduate
education. Curricular trends, contemporary practices,
persistent challenges, and external influences in the
development of courses and programs in higher education.
EDHI 9020.
Critical Issues in Higher Education.
3 hours.
Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: CRITICAL ISSUES.
Critical problems and issues facing higher educational institutions, emphasizing the processes of change for improved administrative leadership and practice.
Offered every year.
EDHI 9030.
Instructional Processes in Higher Education.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: INSTRUCT PROCESSES.
Major instructional practices in higher education, including establishing course goals and objectives, selecting appropriate teaching methods, and evaluating learning outcomes.
Offered every year.
EDHI 9040.
Using Technology in the College Classroom.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: CLASSROOM TECH.
Uses of technology when applied to college level instruction. Using e-mail, multi-media, distance learning, and other emerging tools to enhance student learning in higher education.
Offered every year.
EDHI 9050.
Organization and Governance in Higher Education.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: ORG/GOV IN HIGH ED.
Organization and governance in higher education, with special attention to the diversity of institutional types, relevant organizational theory, and the nature of change in colleges and universities.
Offered every year.
EDHI 9060.
Social Theory and Higher Education.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: SOCIAL THEORY&HI ED.
Social theories about higher education are explored, including
theories that cover the relation of higher education to states
and to markets, organizational theories, professionalization
theories, theories about student issues such as financial aid,
social stratification as well as implications of postmodern and
feminist theories.
Offered fall semester every year.
EDHI 9100.
The American Professoriate.
2 hours.
Oasis Title: AMER PROFESSORIATE.
Nature of the American professoriate by way of historical, scholarly, popular, and contemporary perspectives. The transition of new faculty members from graduate school to the initial academic appointment.
Offered every year.
EDHI 9200.
Administrative Leadership in Higher Education.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADMIN LEADERSHIP.
Administrative leadership concepts, principles, and practices in United States colleges and universities. Interpretation and evaluation of theory and research in leadership, administration, and management.
Offered every year.
EDHI 9210.
Strategy and Management in Higher Education.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: STRAT & MGMT IN HE.
Consideration of how higher education institutions develop
and implement strategy, including drawing on the base of theory,
research, and cases from business. Topics include industry
structure; competition and differentiation; integration,
diversification, and expansion; market selection and business
plans; developing and maintaining brands; strategic management;
organizational culture; and organizational change.
Offered fall semester every year.
EDHI 9300E.
Doctoral Dissertation.
1-9 hours.
Repeatable for maximum 33 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Not open to students with credit in EDHI 9300.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral
dissertation.
Offered every year.
EDHI 9300.
Doctoral Dissertation.
1-9 hours.
Repeatable for maximum 33 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered every year.
EDHI 9400.
Comparative Higher Education.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP HIGH ED.
Higher education systems and institutions outside North America.
Offered every year.
EDHI 9500.
Policy Studies in Higher Education.
1-6 hours.
Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: POLICY STUDIES.
Analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating selected policy issues related to the continued improvement and development of institutions, programs, and services in higher education. Policy analysis and research at public and institutional levels.
Offered every year.
EDHI 9630.
Critique of Educational Literature in Higher Education.
2-6 hours.
Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: CRIT OF LITERATURE.
Critical interpretation and evaluation of theory and research. Each student will make critical reviews of scholarly studies in his/her field of specialization.
Non-traditional format: Arranged by individual and instructor; time and place by mutual agreement.
Offered every year.
EDHI 9700.
Internship in Higher Education.
1-6 hours.
Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: INTERNSHIP.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Problems encountered in a work-study program applying higher education principles at a selected institution.
Non-traditional format: Arranged by individual, faculty, and participating institution by mutual consent.
Not offered on a regular basis.