The concentration in Policy in Higher Education is designed to prepare students with a variety of backgrounds for a broad range of professional positions in, or closely related to, institutions of higher and postsecondary education, such as: future university professors of higher education who wish to teach and conduct research in the area of public policy in higher education; public policymakers and policy analysts in 4-year and 2-year colleges and universities; public policymakers and policy analysts in state and federal government and higher education-related agencies (e.g., Iowa College Aid Commission, ACT, Board of Regents, Education Policy Institute, etc.); institutional researchers in 4-year or 2-year institutions; and current or future faculty and administrators at 4-year and 2-year public or private institutions who seek positions as academic administrators or professional/technical staff with responsibilities related to policymaking and policy analysis in a variety of campus units.

Recommended Courses for the Concentration:

• 07B:228 Policy Design and Implementation
• 07B:222 Introduction to Policy Analysis & Evaluation
• 07P:265 Program Evaluation
• 07B:370 Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis

Policy courses in education and other fields related to the substantive specialty of the student, selected in consultation with the student’s advisor.

For more information, contact Lelia Helms.