Foundations of College Student Affairs Administration
ECHD 7400
3 hours
Foundations of College Student Affairs Administration
Course Description
The field of college student affairs with emphasis on historical, philosophical, psychological, and sociological foundations, and student service functions.
Athena Title
Foun Coll Stu Aff Admin
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will understand the history and evolution of American higher education and the student affairs profession.
Students will understand how to investigate the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of student affairs practice.
Students will understand how to grasp the scope of activities associated with typical student affairs functional areas.
Students will understand student affairs practices as a professional activity and the organizations and standards that support the profession.
Students will understand some of the diversity of institutional types in higher education and how their varying missions and student clienteles affect student affairs practice.
Topical Outline
Team oral and written history objective
Student services functional area objective panel presentation and discussion
Student service functional area objective written report
Read fellow students' functional area papers
Select a journal article from selected journals and write a review
