Educational Leadership and Special Education Administration M.A. – with dual licensure as a Principal and Special Education Director
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
See “Educational Leadership and Special Education Administration M.A." under Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, or under the School of Special Education.
Degree Requirements — 39 Credits
Educational Leadership Courses — 21 hours
| ELPS 601 | Leadership Development Through Inquiry | 3 |
| ELPS 603 | Shaping Organizations: Management and Leadership in Education | 3 |
| ELPS 604 | Understanding People: Professional Development and Educational Leadership | 3 |
| ELPS 650 | School Finance and Budgeting | 3 |
| ELPS 654 | Instructional Leadership and Supervision | 3 |
| ELPS 660 | Law and the Administrator | 3 |
| ELPS 670 | The Principalship: Leadership at the School Site Level | 3 |
Field-based Learning — 6 hours
| ELPS 606 | Internship in Educational Leadership | 1- 9 |
| EDSE 697 | Externship in Special Education: Administration | 1-12 |
Research — 3 hours
| SRM 600 | Introduction to Graduate Research | 3 |
Special Education Administration Courses — 9 hours
| EDSE 680 | Administration and Supervision of Special Education | 3 |
| EDSE 681 | Administrative Planning and Program Evaluation in Special Education | 3 |
| EDSE 718 | Advanced Seminar in Education of Students with Hearing and/or Visual Handicaps | 3 |
Program Note
Satisfactory performance on a concluding activity demonstrating attainment of program outcomes and approved by faculty, in accordance with Graduate School policy, must be demonstrated.