Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

M.S.Ed. in Educational Leadership (Hybrid)

Degree Requirements (36 cr.)

Major Requirements (27 cr.)
  • A500 Introduction to Educational Leadership (3 cr.)
  • A510 School Community Relations (2-3 cr.)
  • A515 Educational Leadership: Teacher Development and Evaluation (3 cr.)
  • A608 Legal Perspectives on Education (3 cr.)
  • A624 Educational Leadership: Principalship K-12 (3 cr.)
  • A629 Data-Informed Decision Making for School Leaders (3 cr.)
  • A635 Public School Budgeting and Accounting (3 cr.)
  • A695 Practicum in Educational Leadership (1-3 cr.)
  • J500 Instruction in Context of Curriculum (3 cr.)
Strand Requirements (9 cr.)

Diverse Populations Strand (Hybrid)

  • A675 Leadership in Special Education (3 cr.)
  • H504 History of American Education (3 cr.) or H540 Sociology of Education (3 cr.)
  • L524 Language Issues in Bi/Multi/Education (3 cr.)

Higher Education and Student Affairs Strand (Online)

  • C565 Introduction to College and University Administration (3 cr.)
  • U544 Introduction to Student Affairs Work (3 cr.)
  • U556 Applying Student Development Theory to Practice (3 cr.)

History/Foundations Strand (Hybrid)

  • H504 History of American Education (3 cr.)
  • H520 Education and Social Issues (3 cr.)
  • H540 Sociology of Education (3 cr.)

Leadership in Educational Organizations Strand (Online)

  • A560 Political Perspectives of Education (3 cr.)
  • H504 History of American Education (3 cr.)
  • H520 Education and Social Issues (3 cr.)

Learning Sciences Strand (Online)

  • P507 Assessment in Schools (3 cr.)
  • P540 Learning and Cognition in Education (3 cr.)
  • P574 Topical Seminar in Learning Science (1 -3 cr.)

School Law Strand (Online)

  • A615 Advanced School Law (1-3 cr.)
  • A675 Leadership in Special Education (3 cr.)
  • A720 Workshop on Select Problems in Educational Leadership (1-3 cr.)

NOTE: Students may propose other strands with advisor approval.

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