Overview

Course Details

The Higher Education General program at Walden University is designed for individuals who want to make a positive impact on students and staff in 4-year colleges, community colleges, and universities to enhance their institution’s ability to successfully contribute to social equity and positive change. Students will learn to think creatively and critically about the challenges facing higher education institutions and provide expertise in addressing these challenges.

Learning activities emphasize the application of research-based best practices from business leadership and management, student learning and support, and systems thinking to maximize institutional effectiveness. Critical issues in higher education policy, administration, emerging technologies, legal and ethical issues, and governance are addressed throughout the program in the context of real-world problems facing today’s colleges.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this program, educator professionals will be able to:

Apply an understanding of higher education systems, business principles, and student learning in solving institutional problems to drive institutional and student success.

Make effective decisions based on critical evaluation of research and data.

Articulate the perspectives and interests of multiple stakeholders.

Choose leadership approaches appropriate to the culture of the organization.

Demonstrate an ability to deploy resources to achieve intended results.

Evaluate the potential impact of policies and processes on student outcomes.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Managing Resources for Organizational Success: Human Resources
Managing Resources for Organizational Success: Finance
Best Practices for Student Success
Program Planning and Assessment

Globalization in Higher Education
Understanding Higher Education

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 20 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Minneapolis, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor's degree or higher

Walden requires the following information to be considered for admission into any of its online degree programs. Admission requirements vary by program and degree level. You may need to supply additional information for certain programs and/or degrees.

Official transcript(s) of highest degree or coursework completed to date
English proficiency test scores (if applicable)
Goal statement (select master’s and doctoral programs only)

Completed application
Current résumé, when applicable
Access to a computer and the Internet

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

12105 USD / year

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Out-of-State

12105 USD / year

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12105 USD / year

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Funding

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