Combined Degree MEd Educational Leadership - Higher Education Administration & MPP Public Policy
The combined M.Ed. in Educational Leadership with an concentration in Higher Education Administration with the M.P.P. is a combined educational leadership and public policy program that allows students to obtain both an M.Ed. and an M.P.P. degree in three years, instead of the four years that would be required if each were pursued separately.
Candidates interested in this combined degree program must apply to and gain acceptance by both the Graduate School of Education and the Public Policy Program in Graduate Arts & Sciences.
Program of Study: Combined Degree MEd Educational Leadership - Higher Education Administration & MPP
Fall 1 (12 credits)
EPPL 636 Student Developmental Theory
EPPL 503 Higher Education Organizations and Contexts
EPPL 619 Leadership & Change in Higher Education
EPPL 628 The History of Higher Education
Spring 1 (9 credits)
EPPL 525 Assessment and Evaluation to Promote College Student Learning
EPPL 637 Social Justice Praxis for Higher Education
EPPL Elective
Fall 2 (11 credits)
PUBP 500 Math Public Policy Analysis
PUBP 590 Policy in Practice
PUBP 602 Quantitative Methods I
PUBP 604 Microeconomics Public Policy
PUBP 607 Law & Public Policy
Spring 2 (9 credits)
PUBP 590 Policy in Practice
PUBP 603 Quantitative Methods II
PUBP 618 Policy Case Competition
PUBP/Applied Methods Requirement
Fall 3 (11 credits)
PUBP 590 Policy in Practice
PUBP 610 Policy Research Seminar
PUBP 612 Leading Change
LAW Requirement (one 3-credit course or two 2-credit courses)
Spring 3 (12 credits)
EPPL 585 Internship in Higher Education
EPPL 599B Master’s Project
PUBP 611 Evidence in Policy Process
PUBP 609 Applied Ethics