MASTERS DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Dr. Craig Smith
Chairperson, Special Education and Educational Leadership
(478) 445-4577
craig.smith@gcsu.edu

Dr. Tish Seay
Educational Leadership Coordinator
(478) 445-2523
tish.seay@gcsu.edu

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Peformance Based Educational Leadership program develops advanced practitioners to become mentors and advisors to beginning educators, innovative leaders in their schools and communities and Architects of Change in the systems that govern local, state, and national education. The master of education degree supports this philosophy by providing the Leader Candidate with the tools to construct a knowledge base in current educational trends and innovative curricular designs which will build the foundation for innovative leadership resulting in successful student performance. The content field coursework specific to Leadership is taken as part of a cohort. The coursework is configured to meet on Saturdays supplemented by on-line assignments and study. Students already holding T5 level certification in a Georgia may elect to add certification in Leadership by completing the Content Field courses only. Students fully admitted to the M.Ed. program may complete the Professional Education Courses before, during, or after the Content Field cohort.

I. Professional Education Courses

6 semester hours

EDFS 6231	School Improvement Research	(3 semester hours)
EDFS 6225	Identifying Problems Socio-Cultural Issues	(3 semester hours)
EDEL 6131	Leadership in School and Society	(3 semester hours)

II. Content Field

24 semester hours


EDEL 6110	Administration & Organization of Public Education		(3 semester hours)
EDEL 6112	Supervision & Instructional Process		(3 semester hours)
EDEL 6114	Education School Business Management & Finance		(3 semester hours)
EDEL 6117	Personnel Administration & Supervision		(3 semester hours)
EDEL 6119	Curriculum & Instruction for School Leaders		(3 semester hours)
EDEL 6233	Capstone		(3 semester hours)
EDEL 6610	Residency in Administration I		(3 semester hours)
EDEL 6611	Residency in Administration II		(3 semester hours)
EDEL 6612	Residency in Administration III		(3 semester hours)
Total		36 semester hours

Please refer to the GCSU Website for updates on this program.