Higher Education Degree Program
The Higher Education Degree Program prepares tomorrow's university and college administrators at the masters and doctoral level to improve postsecondary education for a diverse range of students. Our students learn from faculty and classmates who are directly engaged in cutting-edge scholarship, administrative practices and student affairs activities in the higher education sector. The program offers one of the nation's few master's degree concentrations in leadership and organizational change for current professionals.
This "generalist" program enables graduate learners:
- to explore the academic and practitioner-oriented issues related to student life.
- to devise research projects through course work papers and related field activities.
- to expand their experiential awareness through practicum and internship activities in administration and teaching, student life, college admissions and academic counseling, adult studies settings, and sports administration.
The Higher Education Degree Program is designed to prepare individuals who are capable of analyzing and managing the crucial problems in postsecondary education, especially in student-related areas. Our students are women and men who are seeking to expand their knowledge and experience of higher education.
The Student Experience
As students in the Higher Education Program engage in the exchange of ideas, theoretical approaches become more clearly related with the formal curriculum, research, and its application in field settings. This ongoing dialogue between faculty, students and professionals in the field fosters a deeper understanding of postsecondary education, and contributes to its improvement.
The result is enriched experiences in research, teaching and learning, as well as the facilitation of the formation of partnerships at the University of Denver, locally, nationally and internationally. This work reflects the mission of Higher Education at DU: to pursue knowledge and develop leaders as reflective practitioners and scholars committed to improving postsecondary education and enhancing social equity.
As an integral part of the Morgridge College of Education and the University of Denver learning communities, Higher Education students learn from faculty and classmates who are engaged in cutting-edge scholarship, pedagogy, administrative practices and development in the educational sector and beyond. Through the student's chosen course of study, research topics and internship/practica, Higher Education program faculty seek to stimulate students to think about the opportunities and challenges waiting for them when they engage as change agents for higher education and a better world.
To speak to someone about the Higher Education Program, please call or email our Admissions Office at 303-871-2509 or 1-800-835-1607, edinfo@du.edu.