Master of Science in Educational Leadership
Core and Emphasis Requirements
The following presents the core and elective courses within the four emphases for the Master's Degree in Educational Leadership.
Core Requirements (18 credits)
ED 630: Leadership, Planning, & Organizational Behavior in Education (3)
ED 631: Educational Law & Organizational Structure of Education (3)
ED 632: Curriculum, Instruction & Learning Theory (4)
ED 633: Technology and Information Systems (2)
ED 635: Personnel, Supervision & Staff Development (4)
ED 636: Policy and Educational Finance (2)
Possible Course Substitutions for the Core:
CNSA 660: Introduction to Student Affairs (2) AND ED 717: Adult Learning (2) may be substituted for ED 632
ED 727: Higher Education law (3) may be substituted for ED 631
ED 740 Financing Higher Education (3) may be substituted for ED 636
ED 767: Organization and Administration of Higher Education (3) may be substituted for ED 630
Generalist Emphasis (17-18 Credits)
ED 601: Psychological Foundations of Education (2)
ED 603: Methods of Research (2)
ED 608: Educational Research (2)
ED 613: Social, Cultural, Political, and Community Dimensions of Education (4)
ED 634: Personal Communications and Ethics (3)
OR CNSA 610: Foundations of Counseling (2)
ED 694: Internship (2)
ED 697: Paper/Individual Study (2)
K-12 Administration Emphasis (14-16 Credits)
ED 603: Methods of Research (2)
OR CNSA 612: Individual Appraisal (3)
ED 613: Social, Cultural, Political, and Community Dimensions of Education (4)
ED 634: Personal Communications and Ethics (3)
OR CNSA 610: Foundations of Counseling (2)
ED 638: Administration of the Elementary School (2)
OR ED 639: Administration of the Secondary School (2)
EECE 642: Elementary School Curriculum (2)
OR ED 643: Secondary School Curriculum (2)
ED 794: Practicum: Elementary School Principalship (2)
OR ED 794 Practicum: Secondary School Principalship (2)
OR ED 794 Practicum: Supervision (2)
Technology Emphasis (16-17 Credits)
ED 601: Psychological Foundations of Education (2)
ED 602: Statistics in Educational Research (2)
ED 603: Methods of Research (2)
OR CNSA 612: Individual Appraisal (3)
ED 697: Paper/Individual Study (2)
Electives, choose 8 credits from:
ED 519: Creating Web-Based Curriculum Materials (2)
ED 522: Electronic Resources: Issues and Practice (2)
ED 525: Methods of Computer-mediated Communication in Education (2)
ED 528: Effective Use of Multimedia (2)
ED 534: Assessment Strategies for Technology-Enhanced Curricula (2)
ED 535: Infusing Technology into Mathematics (2)
ED 539: Infusing Technology into Literacy Instruction (2)
ED 542: Infusing Technology into the Science Curriculum (2)
ED 590: Topics in Education (1-4)
Higher Education Emphasis (15-16 Credits)
ED 603: Methods of Research (2)
OR CNSA 612: Individual Appraisal (3)
ED 634: Personal Communications and Ethics (3)
OR CNSA 610: Foundations of Counseling (2)
AND CNSA 661: Higher Education in the U.S. (1)
ED 780: Instructional Models (2)
ED 782: Supervisory and Administrative Theory (4)
ED 794: Practicum: Budget and Business Management (2)
OR ED 794: Practicum: General Leadership (2)
OR ED 794 Practicum: Supervision (2)