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Doctoral Program in Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education
The primary mission of the programs in Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education (HALE) is to prepare individuals for leadership positions in a variety of postsecondary educational organizations, including community colleges, four-year colleges and universities, and public agencies. Many students are already working in such institutions and seek to build or enhance their careers in these contexts in the United States and internationally.
The doctoral program in HALE focuses on the processes and environments emerging around the globe that are connecting learners with knowledge in new ways. The program enables students to examine changing perspectives on postsecondary educational organizations, changing notions of postsecondary teaching and learning, and the changing roles of the students, teachers, researchers, and administrators who work and study within these organizations. The program is structured to assist students in gaining a broad understanding of their field of study through five core courses:
- Proseminar in Postsecondary Education
- Organization and Administration in Postsecondary Education
- College Student Development
- Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum
- Policy Development and Analysis in Postsecondary Education
- The program further prepares students through:
- Advanced Seminars
- Cognate Courses in Support of Students' Professional Learning
- Research and Methods Courses that Support Inquiry
- Supervised Internships and Research Apprenticeships
Students complete a written comprehensive examination and a dissertation. The program consists of aminimum of 45 semester hours in addition to at least 24 dissertation research credits.
The deadline for applications is December 1. For more information, see http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/ead/HALE/halephd/phd.htm
Master's Program in Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education
The HALE master's degree program seeks to strengthen postsecondary educational opportunities by preparing individuals who foster organizational development and change within an increasingly complex and global society, who nurture within individuals, groups, organizations, and society skills in and commitment to lifelong learning, and who honor diversity and difference among people, groups, and societies.
The program provides opportunity for professional development for individuals who are working in or wish to move into professional roles in higher and adult education, including administration, continuing professional development, or teaching. Graduates who complete the program are typically employed in positions within higher and adult education organizations related to institutional advancement and administration; faculty and organizational development; program planning, evaluation, and coordination; continuing professional education; or teaching. The majority of students in the program work full time and use this opportunity to advance themselves within their careers or to change careers.
The deadline for application to the master's program is January 6. For more information, see http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/ead/HALE/halema/MA.htm
Master's Program in Student Affairs Administration
The master's program in Student Affairs Administration provides a broad understanding of postsecondary educational systems from social, historical, cross-national, and normative perspectives, and an understanding of central issues in student affairs administration by connecting theory to practice. There are opportunities to develop and use skills needed in practice through practica and field experiences. The program expects that its graduates are prepared to work in and to cultivate educational environments that are receptive to diversity and multiculturalism. The program has been designed in accordance with the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS).
This is a 40-semester-hour program requiring two practicum placements. Full-time students usually complete the degree in two years and most take at least one summer course. Many students concurrently fulfill graduate assistantships through MSU's residence life department (http://www.reslife.msu.edu) but must apply for these assistantships separately from application to the M.A. program.
This program has two admissions deadlines: January 6 and April 1. Applicants who meet the January 5 deadline will be most competitive for graduate assistantships. See http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/ead/HALE/saama/MASAD.htm for more information.
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