School Administration, M.S.A.
Program of Studies
The Master of School Administration program requires forty-two credit hours of study. These include twenty-one hours in educational leadership courses, nine hours in instructional leadership courses, and twelve hours in a field-based internship and internship seminar. Full-time students usually complete most of their academic course work during the first academic year.
During the second year, students will complete the a full-year, full-time, paid internship in a public educational setting, traditionally as an assistant principal intern in a public school and the internship seminar. The internship seminar is a yearlong activity, consisting of a reflective management seminar designed to complement the field activity, and a study of the theory and application of instructional leadership and supervision.
In addition, students are required to successfully complete Comprehensive Examinations, both oral and written, upon completion of their formal coursework.
Educational Leadership Courses - 21 Credit Hrs |
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| EDUC 631 | Program Development for Special Populations | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 633 | The Social Context of Educational Leadership | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 635 | Problems in Educational Leadership I | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 636 | School-Based Inquiry and Reform | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 637 | Personnel Administration and the Law | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 638 | Managing Schools Within a District Context | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 731 | Problems in Educational Leadership II | 3 hrs |
Instructional Leadership Courses - 9 Credit Hrs |
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| EDUC 632 | Problems of Supervisory Practice | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 634 | Curriculum Leadership | 3 hrs |
Possible Curriculum Electives |
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| EDUC 683 | Educational Measurement and Evaluation | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 695 | Introduction to Exceptional Children | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 732 | Group Dynamic, Decision Making, and Problem Solving | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 733 | Spanish for Educators | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 772 | Educational Sociology | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 777 | Gender, Policy and Leadership in Education | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 836 | School Finance and Economic Equity | 1-3 hrs |
Internship - 12 Credit Hrs |
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| EDUC 735 | Seminar for Internship in Educational Administration I | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 736 | Internship in Educational Administration I | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 737 | Seminar for Internship in Educational Administration II | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 738 | Internship in Educational Administration II | 3 hrs |