S. in College Student Affairs (CSA) The M.S. in College Student Affairs is designed to prepare students for the expanded roles and responsibilities of student affairs professionals in today's diverse college and university environments. Students will learn and experience the practical application of the knowledge base and skill sets of student affairs administration and conflict analysis and resolution in higher learning settings. At the end of the Master's Degree Program in College Student

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... irs, students will be able to display competency in the following areas: Theory, Substance, Research, and Practice. Theory Students will be able to: 1) Identify and understand the prominent theorists and schools of thought that have contributed to the field. 2) Apply theoretical perspectives in the analysis of college student affairs administration and practice and conflict on various levels. 3) Demonstrate critical thought and analysis in the evaluation of college student affairs administration and practice and conflict on various levels. Substance Students will be able to: 1) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the core body of literature in the field. 2) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the emergence and development of student affairs in American higher education and the philosophical foundations of the practice of student affairs in today's diverse institutional settings 3) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the administrative models of student affairs organizations and the functions that support the organization's operations. 4) Demonstrate critical thought and analysis in the evaluation of college student affairs administration and practice. 5) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of systemic approaches in the analysis of the current purpose and role of student affairs in American colleges and universities.