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

The International Higher Education Leadership (IHEL) 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.

Plan of study form

Required Curriculum (27 credit hours)

COMM 600

ENG 677

Intercultural Communication or

Language and Communication Across Cultures

COUN 707

Student and Adult Development Theory

FOUN 611

Introduction to Research

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 793

 History of Higher Education in the U.S.

COUN 655

 Social and Cultural Issues in Counseling

ECON 650

International Economics

FOUN 722

Introduction to Applied Statistics and Data Analysis

FOUN 813

Advanced Program Assessment and Evaluation

HIST 633

Studies in International History

IS 705

The Euro-Atlantic Community

IS 713

Global Political Economy

IS 741

Globalization and Social Change in the World System

MKG 640

Global Marketing Management

PSY 653

Personality Psychology 

 

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. Dennis Gregory, Graduate Program Director
Higher Education Graduate Program
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0157
Phone (757) 683-5163; Fax (757) 683-4413
E-mail:
HIED@odu.edu