The Internationalization of Higher Education graduate certificate meets the needs in higher education for administrative leaders, staff and faculty to have a comprehensive understanding of internationalization, along with well-articulated skills, knowledge and dispositions to improve institutional capacity for internationalization. Internationalization is one of the profound and transformational changes occurring in contemporary colleges and universities. Institution-wide commitment is needed if all students are to achieve learning outcomes with international and intercultural content. The certificate is designed to strengthen students’ skills for working in college and university settings.
Certificate Requirements
HIED 66492 INTERNSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
HIED 66670 INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
Certificate Electives choose from the following:
HIED 66671 THE ADMINISTRATION OF MULTICULTURALISM AND DIVERSITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION
HIED 66672 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGES
HIED 66673 RESEARCH IN ADMINISTRATION OF INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION
HIED 66674 COMPARATIVE HIGHER EDUCATION
HIED 66675 DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAMS
HIED 66676 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS
Additional elective as approved by certification advisor.
January 2025
Kent State University
800 E. Summit Street,
KENT,
Ohio,
44240, United States
Students must have a bachelor’s degree (master's degree preferred). Minimum 2.750 GPA. Applicants must obtain a minimum TOEFL score of 525 (71 on the Internet-based version) or IELTS score of 6.0.
Application Deadlines: Fall, Spring, Summer Semesters: Rolling admissions
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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