The Master of Arts with a concentration in Educational Leadership is designed to provide qualified and experienced educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to assume leadership positions in schools. The program emphasizes the role of school leader as collaborator and creator of a supportive and stimulating environment for children and teachers. Courses are provided in an intensive format and require prior readings, pre-course, and post-course assignments. Although this program has no formal practicum experience all courses in the program will contain field bases experiences related to that subject area. This program has no attachments such as licensure.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The applicant must have earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. An applicant with a foreign degree must submit official transcripts to an accredited evaluation agency. Names of accredited agencies are available upon request.
The applicant must have a quality point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The degree consists of ten (10) courses, which include three (3) core courses and seven (7) concentration courses. As a culminating experience, each student is required to complete a portfolio.
Education Core Courses
Philosophy of Education and Teaching Practice
Language Development and Communication
Research and Evaluati
Concentration Courses
Advanced Teaching Strategies
Technological Applications for School Leaders
Systems Approach to Educational Finance
Legal Issues and Concerns in Education
Curriculum Design: Theory and Practice
Collaborative Leadership and Organizational Change
Supervision and Staff Development
Program Schedule
The degree program offers five required courses annually to coincide with administrative school closings as follows:
