Master of Arts in Higher Education

University of Arizona

Established in 1977, the Center for the Study of Higher Education offers flexible, interdisciplinary, and individualized master of arts and doctor of philosophy degree programs with concentrations in comparative higher education, organization and administration, college access, and student affairs.Students pursuing a Master's in Higher Education will develop knowledge, skills and awareness to prepare them to be effective and progressive professionals, researchers and academics working in a range of institutions and administrative and policy or advocacy contexts relevant to higher education. This program may be completed full- or part-time. The minimum credit requirement to complete the MA is 36 semester hours, of which not more than six credits may be transferred in from other institutions. Not less than 12 credits must be earned on the University campus in Tucson (i.e., some coursework may be taken at other locations where University of Arizona courses are offered). All work applied to the degree must be completed within 6 years, with some latitude possible by petition to the Graduate College.The Higher Education M.A. program is designed for students to acquire a foundational understanding of higher education upon which you can build professional practice and, if you later choose, your doctoral work. Students in the program learn to analyze, inform, and enhance practice with current scholarship and thinking about higher education. The program is enhanced by a close relationship with UA Campus Life and Student Initiatives and Academic Affairs.

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