For Academic Program: MSEd
About
The emphasis in Instructional Leadership seeks to prepare candidates to be exemplary teachers, while allowing the incorporation of content area knowledge. Candidates will be equipped with a wide repertoire of research-based teaching strategies and with the knowledge and skill to design and deliver instruction to meet the needs of diverse student populations.
The emphasis in Instructional Leadership with an administration concentration seeks to prepare education leaders for school principal and superintendent roles.
Note: Availability of courses varies from year to year.
Emphasis Requirements
REQUIRED COURSES (18 Total Credits) AREA COURSES (15 Total Credits) - Choose either EDED or a content area such as math, science, English, or history
- Minimum 15 credits
EDAD - EDAD 546 - Supervision and Personnel Administration 3 hours
- EDAD 573 - Educational Facilities Planning 3 hours
- EDAD 574 - Legal Aspects of Education 3 hours
- EDAD 577 - School Public Relations 3 hours
- EDAD 579 - School Finance 3 hours
CONTENT AREA - For those selecting a content area, this program is intended for advanced study in an area of existing certification and thus allows the transfer of up to 15 graduate credits in a specific content area from an accredited institution of higher education. The candidate must present a rationale for the inclusion of these courses in his or her program of study, which must then be approved by the MSEd Advisory Council.
Grand Total Credits: 33