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Dr. J. Robert Hendricks, Department Head, Educational Policy Studies and Practice:
Center for the Study of Higher Education and Educational Leadership

Dr. Jenny Lee, Associate Professor, Director Center for the Study of Higher Education
College of Education
Room 321
P.O. Box 210069
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0069
Phone: 520-626-7313
Fax: 520-621-1875
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Higher Education

Degrees & Programs

Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D.

The doctoral program integrates core courses in Higher Education, an area of concentration, and individually tailored courses of study that encourage students to undertake course-work with faculty in a variety of departments. The core course-work (Finance, Organization and Administration, History and Philosophy of Higher Education) provides a foundation enabling students to comprehend the central socio-political, cultural, organizational, and economic structures comprising and influencing American higher education. The aim is for students to acquire a comprehensive understanding of concepts, theoretical frameworks, and practices in a particular area. Such work is organized to provide a solid foundation forstudents' doctoral dissertation as well as for their particular field of professional work.

The aim within each is for students to acquire a comprehensive understanding of concepts, theoretical frameworks, issues and practices in a particular area. Such work is organized to provide a solid foundation for students' doctoral dissertations as well as for their particular field of professional work. In addition to the concentration, doctoral students pursue a minor. The minor may be in higher education, in some other field (e.g. the student's area of master's work) or split between higher education and some other department.