Sample of courses taught at The University of Alabama since 2006

AHE 505, Grant, Project, and Research Work in Higher Education. This course introduces students to the skills and knowledge necessary to conduct grant, project, and research work in higher education in the role of a principal investigator, research team member or supporting staff member.

AHE 540, Organization and Governance in Higher Education. Overview of the organization, administrative roles and positions, administrative process, and administrator relationships within various institutions of higher learning.

AHE 640, Organizational Change in Higher Education. Colleges and universities face tremendous challenges; the need for change, and for change agents, has never been greater. This course examines organizational change both theoretically and practically in higher education.

AHE 560, Comparative Higher Education. This course is designed to provide a cross-cultural perspective on issues related to higher education throughout the world. The course will focus on topics such as reform, students and student activism, internal and external governance of universities, unions, and the academic profession in key world regions.

AHE 593, Capstone Seminar. The Student Affairs Capstone Seminar will be the final course for students in the Higher Education Master’s Program. The course focuses on leadership and organizational change in student affairs in postsecondary education.

AHE 601, Professional Seminar in Higher Education. This course is designed for students newly admitted to the doctoral program in higher education administration. As such, the seminar concentrates on issues and concerns that arise as part of the doctoral experience. Course activities and experiences may vary according to the professional experience and academic background of course participants.

AHE 644, Seminar in Academic Program Development and Evaluation. Design and management of academic programs; study of institutional structures for academic affairs; practice in program review for instructional improvement; and overview of graduate programs (general and liberal education, as well as occupational and professional education).

BER 630, Qualitative Case Study Research Methods. The course examines case studies of individual practices, discrete institutions and organizations, as well as state-level policies while also exploring the research methods used to inform the production of case study representations and the the various styles used in case study writing.

BER 631, Qualitative Research I. Examines the history and philosophy of naturalistic studies of human experience. Concentrates on post-positivistic, phenomenological, structuralist, and post-structuralist theory and modes of analysis. Course assignments provide practice with rudimentary qualitative research skills.