Higher Education Leadership, Legal Issues, and Policy

Catalog description

This course addresses three competency areas in which skills and knowledge are necessary for success as a student affairs professional: Leadership, Legal Issues, and Higher Education Policy. The Leadership module addresses the knowledge and competencies required of a leader, with or without positional authority. The Legal Issues and Higher Education Policy modules include the knowledge and skills relating to policy development processes used in various contexts, the application of legal constructs, compliance/policy issues, and the understanding of institution governance structures and their impact on one’s professional practice.