Taylor University's Master of Arts in Higher Education and Student Development or MAHE, begun in 2007, is a 2-year, 40-hour program including 16 courses and 2 internship experiences designed to equip Christian men and women to be change agents in higher education. The program's distinctives include a scholarly, theory-based approach to student development and practical training through assistantships for all full-time students. All graduates complete a thesis, a process designed to engage them as practitioner-scholars in institutions of learning.