Upper Iowa University Madison Center is pleased to offer a Master's of Higher Education Administration program.  MHEA courses are offered on weekends to accommodate the busy schedules of working adults.

The Madison Center's MHEA program offers core courses and two areas of emphasis:

• Community and Technical College Administration
• Leadership

Master of Higher Education Administration

Learners must complete the core requirements, the requirements for one area of emphasis, and the capstone course for a total of 39 semester credits.

Core Requirements

• HEA 501 Historical Foundations & Social Considerations of Adult Education
• HEA 502 Foundations of Educational Research
• BA/PA 509 Theories of Leadership
• HEA 511 Administration, Organization and Governance of Higher Education 
• HEA 512 Finance and Budgeting in Higher Education
• HEA 521 Politics in Higher Education
• HEA 522 Legal Implications for the Administrator
• HEA 590 Research Seminar - Capstone course

Community and Technical College Administration

• HEA 503 Community Colleges and American Education
• PA 515 Grant Writing
• HEA 531 Teaching, Advising and Retaining Adult Learners
• HEA 535 Instructional Design and Delivery of Distance Education
• HEA 557 Planning and Assessing Two-year Programs

Leadership

• BA/PA 505 Organizational Behavior
• HEA 506 Ethical Dilemmas of Higher Education
• BA 555 Organizational Culture
• HEA 556 Strategic Decision Making in Higher Education
• HEA 558 Quality Improvement and Accreditation

Apply for admission Online or contact the Madison Center at 608-278-0350 for more information.

Madison Center
4601 Hammersley Rd.
Madison, WI 53711
Phone: 608-278-0350
Fax: 608-278-0354
E-mail: madison@uiu.edu

2009 - 2010 Term Schedule

• Term 1 (August 31 - October 24, 2009)
• Term 2 (October 26 - December 19, 2009)
• Term 3 (January 11 - March 6, 2010)
• Term 4 (March 8 - May 1, 2010)
• Term 5 (May 10 - July 2, 2010)
• Term 6 (July 5 - August 28, 2009)

This schedule is tentative and subject to change.  UIU Madison reserves the right ot modify this schedule without notice.  

Classes meet Friday & Saturday for four weeks. 
Fridays 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Saturdays 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

2009 - 2010 Course Schedule

Term 2: October 26 - December 19, 2009

Registration: September 14. 2009 - October 20, 2009 

Friday/Saturday

• BA/HEA 509 Theories of Leadership

Term 3: January 11 - March 6, 2010

Registration: November 30, 2009 - January 5, 2010 

Friday/Saturday

• HEA 512 Finance and Budgeting in Higher Education

Term 4: March 8 - May 1, 2010

Registration: January 25, 2010 - March 2, 2010 

Friday/Saturday

• HEA 521 Politics in Higher Education

Term 5: May 10 - July 2, 2010

Registration:  March 29, 2010 - May 4, 2010

Friday/Saturday

• HEA 501 Historical Foundations & Considerations of Adult Learning
• HEA 522 Legal Implications for the Administrator

Term 6: July 5 - August 28, 2010

Registration: May 24, 2010 - June 29, 2010 

Friday/Saturday

• HEA 502 Foundations of Educational Research
• HEA 506 Ethical Dilemmas in Higher Education
• HEA 503 Community Colleges and American Education

  Term 1: August 31 - October 24, 2009

Registration: July 20, 2009 - August 25, 2009 

Click here for the term 1 book list 

 Friday/Saturday

• HEA 511 Administration, Organization and Governance
  of Higher Education