I started my degree through the department of Curriculum and Instruction at Penn State – University Park with the Science Education M.Ed. Halfway through my program I changed over to the Higher Education M.Ed. program through the department of Education Policy Studies at Penn State – World Campus. Below is my program of study for my Higher Education M.Ed. The name of the instructor is indicated for courses completed or in process.

Core Curriculum

HIED 808 – Pro-Seminar in U.S. Higher Education (Allison Goldstein, Summer 2019)

HIED 842 – Administrative Leadership in Higher Education (Jennifer Frank, Summer 2019)

HIED 801 – Foundations of Institutional Research (Adam Christensen, Fall 2019)

HIED 846 – College Students and Their Success (Mark Rameker, Spring 2020)

HIED 545 – Foundations in Higher Education and Student Affairs (Greg Nayor, Summer 2020)

HIED 596 – Capstone ( Karen Paulson, Fall 2020)

Area of Emphasis – Student Engagement

HIED 546 (now 806) – College Teaching (Kathy Jackson, Fall 2017)

HIED 807 – Foundations of Academic Advising (David Smith, Spring 2019)

Electives

ADTED 460 – Introduction to Lifelong Learning and Adult Education (Rebecca Tarlau, Spring 2018)

SCIED 550 – Science Education Curriculum (Julia Plummer, Spring 2017)

SCIED 552 – Science Teaching and Learning (Scott McDonald, Fall 2016)