M.S.Ed. Higher Education - International Higher Education Leadership

The International Higher Education Leadership (HIEL) track is offered at Old Dominion University as part of the master's degree program in higher education for those seeking positions as administrators in international education programs, international admissions, international student services, study abroad and related administrative positions in universities and other post-secondary institutions.

The IHEL track is the first of its kind in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the result of collaboration among the Darden College of Education, the College of Arts and Letters and the Office of International Programs. The program provides education, training and professional certification in a rapidly expanding field within higher education, both in the US and abroad.

Required Curriculum (27 credit hours)

COMM 600 ENG 677	Intercultural Communication or Language and Communication Across Cultures
COUN 707	Student and Adult Development Theory
HIED 635	Research Methods in Higher Education
HIED 708	Contemporary Issues in Higher Education
HIED 743	Introduction to International Higher Education Administration
HIED 744	Comparative Higher Education Systems
HIED 752	The Law of Higher Education
HIED 757	The Multicultural University
HIED 761	Higher Education Capstone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cognate Courses (9 credit hours)

Choose three courses:  In addition to the specific courses noted below, 3 credits of the cognate courses may be met through completion of a foreign language course at the 300/400 level with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.  Credit for previous courses taken at this level may be granted if the student can show oral proficiency at the 2.0 ACTFL level "(intermediate-high").
HIED 712	Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
HIED 733	Professional Helping Skills in Higher Education
HIED 745	Contemporary College Student
HIED 756	Higher Education Finance
HIED 758	Leadership in Higher Education
HIED 759	Higher Education Curriculum
HIED 777	Advanced Program Assessment and Evaluation
HIED 793	History of Higher Education in the U.S.
COUN 655	Social and Cultural Issues in Counseling
ELS 732	Statistics in Education and Human Services 1
HIST 633	Studies in International History
PSY 653	Personality Psychology
IS 705	The Euro-Atlantic Community
IS 713	Global Political Economy
IS 741	Globalization and Social Change in the World System
ECON 650	International Economics
MKG 640	Global Marketing Management

 

Internships (6 credit hours)

HIED 668A	Internship One
HIED 668B	Internship Two

• Two internships in one or more of the units of the Office of International Programs, in a comparable office at another US university or abroad in a foreign university or accredited international education provider. The internship should be chosen in close consultation with the program advisor and apply to the cognate field.

Total = 42 credit hours (36 course hours; 6 hours internship)

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Dana Burnett, Graduate Program Director
Higher Education Program, Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0157
Phone (757) 683-3326; Fax (757) 683-5756
E-mail: HIED@odu.edu