ELHE 7901 Field Experience in Higher Education
Restricted to M.A. students in the Higher Education program. Field Work in Higher Education is a guided practicum experience for students enrolled in higher education programs. The field experience requires supervised work (graduate assistantship or internship) in a higher education institution or agency and participation in a ten-week internship seminar. Field work is overseen by program faculty and supervised by a professional administrator at the graduate assistantship or internship site. The Field Work in Higher Education seminar requires demonstrated knowledge of the Higher Education program core competencies as they are practiced ina particular area of administrative expertise and demonstrated knowledge of professional skills development related to theory and research in higher education.
Course overview
- Department
- Educational Leadership and Higher Education
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.86 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.23 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Laura Deveau | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 31 of 41 |
| Fall 2024 | Laura Deveau | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 26 of 33 |
| Fall 2023 | Michael James | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 of 25 |
| Fall 2022 | Michael James | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 28 of 35 |
| Fall 2021 | Michael James | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | — | 21 of 32 |