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Master of Education - Higher Education & Student Affairs

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Master of Education - Higher Education & Student Affairs

Master of Education - Higher Education & Student Affairs program learning outcomes	Critical thinking	Social responsibility and civic engagement	Lifelong learning	Communication skills	Global and intercultural competencies	Leadership skills
MED-HESA candidates will articulate prominent college student development and leadership theories and apply these theories in the course of addressing a variety of higher education and student affairs issues and problems	X					X
MED-HESA candidates will realistically appraise their personal strengths and weaknesses exercising leadership. They will practice the application of theory-informed leadership in real and complex situations on university and college campuses		X	X			X
MED-HESA candidates will be able to use a range of perspectives and theoretical constructs within various functional areas (admissions, academic advising, career development financial aid, campus ministry, student activities, residence life, alumni affairs, etc.). Particular emphasis within the MED-HESA program will be placed on understanding Benedictine Leadership values and ethics on how they can be applied within a variety of college and university settings	X	X				X
MED-HESA candidates will understand how to be good consumers of research so that they can assess the value of application to their various functional areas	X
Students’ written and oral communication will be clear, coherent, well organized, and technically correct				X
Students will critically examine culture other than own, and apply the knowledge gained within their personal and professional lives			X		X

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