Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership

Required Textbooks

GEN 501 – Graduate Writing and Research

1. Burns, J. S., Shoup, J. R., & Simmons Jr., D. C. (2014). Organizational leadership: Foundations and Practices for Christians. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. 978-0830840502
2. Neumann, J. W. (2016). A Professor’s Guide to Writing Essays: The No-Nonsense Plan for Better Writing (2nd ed.). Edinburg, TX: Self-Published. 978-0692822524
3. Williams, V. K. (2016). I’m Not a Writer…I’m Just in Graduate School: A Guide to Writing Critically, Clearly and Coherently. Tampa, FL: Chrysalis Consulting. 978-1533392916

HUM 505 – Organizational Ethics

1. Ferrell, O.C., Fraedrich, J., & Ferrell, L. (2017). Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning ISBN: 9781305500846

LEA 540 – Organizational Behavior

1. (Textbook from LEA 501) Burns, John S., Shoup, John R., and Simmons, Donald C. (2014) Organizational Leadership: Foundations and Practices for Christians. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic. 9780830840502

LEA 545 – Leading with Cultural Intelligence

1. Livermore, D. (2015). Leading with Cultural Intelligence. New York: AMACOM Publishing. 9780814449172
2. Elmer, D. (2002). Cross-Cultural Connections: Stepping Out and Fitting In Around the World. Downers Grove, IL: InterVaristy Press. 9780830823093

BUS 515 – Financial Stewardship

1. Textbooks for this course will be open source. No required texts to purchase.

EDL 565 – Learning Theory and Teaching Strategies

1. Johnson, A. P. (2019). Essential Learning Theories: Application to Authentic Teaching Situations. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-1475852707

EDL 575 – Curriculum Development and Assessment

1. Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (2005). Understanding by Design (2nd ed.). Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. 978-1416600350.

EDL 580 – Contemporary Issues and Innovation in Higher Education

1. Gasman, M., & Samayoa A. C. (Eds.) (2019). Contemporary Issues in Higher Education: Core Concepts in Higher Education. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. 978-1138344600

CAP 595 – Graduate Studies Capstone

1. Blanchard, K., Hodges. P. & Hendry, P. (2016). Lead like Jesus Revisited: Lessons From the Greatest Role Model of All Time. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson. 9780718077259