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Educational Leadership

The primary mission of the Department of Educational Leadership is the development of individuals for leadership roles at all levels of education and related business/industry enterprises. Its scope includes PK-12 Education Leadership , Higher Education Leadership , and Workforce Education and Development . Our Department offers several programs, many of which involve theoretical constructs and practitioner training for those interested in careers as public or private educational leaders, policy analysis, and teachers in business and industry occupations that require educational and leadership skills or degrees focusing on educational research.

PK-12 Education Leadership

Master of Education (M.Ed) in Educational Leadership: Self Paced Option

Students not wishing to participate a cohort program may pursue the master's degree at their own pace. Special course sections are offered each semester that are reserved for self-paced and endorsement only students. Students pursuing the degree at their own pace may opt to take courses on campus or online. Self-paced students will not be assigned a mentor principal.

Admission Requirements:

  1. Bachelors Degree with a minimum GPA of 2.75 for all undergraduate work or a 3.0 for the last two years of undergraduate work.
  2. Graduate application and fee
  3. Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or Millers Analogy Test (MAT) scores
  4. Two Letters of References
  5. Two years of teaching or equivalent experience
  6. Personal resume

Curriculum

Core Courses

Foundation of Education Leadership

  • EDA 701/705 Introduction to Education Administration & Field Experience Education Administration
  • EPY 702 Research Methods

Instructional Leadership

  • EDA 710 Supervision of Instruction
  • EDA 740/705 Administration and Curriculum Improvement & Field Experience Education Administration
  • EDA 792 Organization and Administration of Schools

Organization Management

  • EDA 720 School Finance
  • EDA 750 School Personnel Administration
  • EDA 755 School Law

Field-based Experience

  • EDA 790 Internship

Electives

  • 9 hours of other EDA courses

Exit Exam: Praxis II in Educational Administration

Total credit hours: 39

Schedule for Online and Campus based courses click here

For further information contact: Dr. Patti L. Chance, Coordinator PK-12 Education Leadership Programs
e-mail address: patti.chance@unlv.edu