Student Affairs in Higher Education

Overview

Student Affairs in Higher Education from Miami University creates a welcoming environment for students from all cultural backgrounds through the use of self-reflection and critical thinking.  

The blend of challenge and support which undergirds the LPM fosters self-authorship (the internal capacity to identify one's beliefs, values, and identity) and the capacity for interdependence with diverse others, both vital capacities for successful student affairs professionals.

Graduates with Student Affairs in Higher Education from Miami University will be able to:

• understand multiple theories and educate readers about their importance.

• understand multiple roles of inquiry and methods of research and apply them to investigate questions.

• demonstrate an understanding of personal and professional knowledge and skills related to student affairs practice and apply them to campus phenomena.

• understand and convey the complexities of integrating theory, practice, and inquiry and demonstrate that integration by addressing campus issues.

• convey ideas that are based on one’s own beliefs, perspectives, identity, and sense of self in relation to others.

• produce writing that is organized, conceptualized and reflective of ideas, conveys clear and sound arguments, and few grammatical and APA errors