Field Experience in Higher Education

2 credits

Restricted to M.A. students in the Higher Education program. Field Work in Higher Education is a guided practicum experience for students enrolled in higher education programs. The field experience requires supervised work (graduate assistantship or internship) in a higher education institution or agency and participation in a ten-week internship seminar. Field work is overseen by program faculty and supervised by a professional administrator at the graduate assistantship or internship site.The Field Work in Higher Education seminar requires demonstrated knowledge of the Higher Education program core competencies as they are practiced ina particular area of administrative expertise and demonstrated knowledge of professional skills development related to theory and research in higher education.