HEA 649 - Legal Practices & Ethics in Student Affairs

3 Credits

This course focuses on a discussion of the legal issues and ethical considerations and faced by student affairs leaders in higher education. Using an interdisciplinary approach, students will explore ethical theory as it relates to resolving ethical and moral dilemmas in problems of practice across higher education. Emphasis will be on the rights of students, search and seizure in residence halls, privacy issues, student behavior, and academic judiciary practices. Coursework will be focused on case study approach to exploring historically significant problems of practice and emergent debates.