MIAMI UNIVERSITY MASTER'S PROGRAM

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Program name: College Student Personnel

College: Education and Allied Professions

Department: Educational Leadership

Degrees and Emphases: M.S. - Emphasis in Student Development, Student Affairs Administration, and Student Cultures

Tuition and Fees: http://www.miami.muohio.edu/graduate/fees.cfm         

Contact Person:
Dr. Peter Magolda or Ms. Sarah Steward
Dept. of Educational Leadership
304 McGuffey Hall
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056

Phone: (513) 529-2094
Fax: (513) 529-1729
E-mail: csp@muohio.edu

Web Page (URL) address: http://www.muohio.edu/csp/

Degree first offered: 1962

Typical number of students admitted each year: 22-25

PROGRAM STATEMENT

The Miami University College Student Personnel Program comprises a comprehensive curriculum and a variety of practical experiences to fully prepare students for the Student Affairs profession.  The faculty and student affairs practitioners on campus work cooperatively with students in designing opportunities that allow them to pursue specific interest areas.  Learning is a communal act.  The in-class and out-of-class environment of the program can be characterized as a “community of scholars” – students and faculty collaborating to create, understand, and apply knowledge to help you develop a professional identity.

In our view, an effective educational environment involves academic and student affairs educators working as partners in the process of educating students.  Our goal is to prepare student affairs professionals for leadership roles in this partnership.  Our approach to educational practice is grounded in valuing and using multiple perspectives.  Subsequently, the program uses three primary foci or lenses – administration, student development and culture.  Through these lenses, the program promotes the understanding of students, organizations, the role of education in our society, the CSP profession, human relations skills and approaches to inquiry.

Graduates of our program are well prepared for professional positions in higher education.  We sincerely appreciate your interest in our program and encourage you to view our web site for a more in-depth look at CSP master’s work at Miami University.

PROGRAM MISSION

See above

PROGRAM UNIQUENESS

Our curriculum design with the three tracks of Student Development, Administration, and Student Cultures is a unique feature of Miami’s master’s program.

NATIONAL STANDARDS
Meets ACPA Professional Preparation Commission Standards: YES
 Meets CAS Standards: YES
Other/Comments:

APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

  • GPA Suggested:  3.0
  • GRE not required
  • 4 letters of recommendation (2 faculty and 2 professional)
  • Essay
  • Resume
  • Interview
  • Deadline:  Strongest consideration will be given to those applications received by January 4, 2007.  Applications received after January 4, 2007 will be considered if openings are available in the interview days schedule.

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

Program Required Hours: 48 Hours

Program Curriculum:

Master’s Curriculum
Required:                                                                                              
CORE COURSES (15 hours)                                                              
Introduction to College Student Personnel (3 hours)                   
Student Development Theory I (3 hours)                                       
Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (3 hours)                                                                                         
Student Cultures in the University Environment (3 hours)          
Philosophy of Education (3 hours)  
               
STUDENT AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION TRACK                                                                    
Student Affairs Administration (3 hours)
Program Evaluation and Assessment (3 hours)

STUDENT CULTURES TRACK
Higher Education in the United States (3 hours)
Fieldwork Inquiry in College Student Cultures (3 hours)

STUDENT DEVELOPMENT TRACK
Student Development Theory II (3 hours)
Student Development Inquiry and Assessment (3 hours)
Elective Courses:  (9 hours)
Supervised Practice:  (12 hours)

Is a thesis required?  No.                                                                                 

- Comprehensive Exam Required
 

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Students in student affairs or higher education administration programs  (2003-2004):

 
Total Number
# of Males 
# of Females 
# of Whites 
# of Persons of Color
Total 53 11 42 42 11
 
% of part-time students
% of full-time students
% of students enrolled in the program who also hold some form of financial assistance (graduate assistantship, fellowship, tuition waiver, scholarship)
Total
7.5 92.5 98.1

PROGRAM FACULTY (Name, title, typical number of coursed taught annully, interests)

Dr. Elisa Abes, student development theory, diverse identity development; 100% in program
Dr. Marcia Baxter Magolda, student and adult development, teaching and learning processes to promote development, the role of gender in development; 100% in program
Dr. Mark Giles, history of higher education, diversity issues, African American leadership; 100% in program
Dr. Peter Magolda, qualitative inquiry and evaluation and anthropological studies of college students; 100% in program
Dr. Judy Rogers, leadership and leadership development, the role of spirituality in leadership, organizational transformation; 100% in program
Dr. Kathleen Knight Abowitz, philosophy of education, ethics; 50% in program
Dr. Denny Roberts, introduction to College Student Personnel, leadership development, supervised practice; 10% in program

 

Last modified 10/17/2006
Information submitted by: Sarah Steward

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