MA in Educational Leadership: District Leadership Program

Concentration Overview

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The Master of Arts (MA) degree in Educational Leadership, with a concentration in District Leadership, is a 42-credit program that prepares graduates to earn supervisor, principal, and school administrator endorsements. Students are required to complete 300 internship hours at the building leadership level and another 150 hour internship at the district leadership level.

Credit Distribution

Required Courses

EDL-5000	Effective Leadership - From Theory to Practice	3
EDL-5020	Strategic Leadership for Systems Change	3
EDL-5200	Standards-Based Curriculum Development, Pre-K-12	3
EDL-5300	Critical Issues and Theories in Curriculum Design and Evaluation, Pre-K - 12	3
EDL-5400	Staff Supervision and Systems for Professional Learning	3
EDL-5500	School Law	3
EDL-6600	Supervising Equitable Learning Organizations	3
EDL-5100	Inquiry and Evidence in the School Context	3
EDL-6800	School Finance	3
EDL-7000	Field-Based Internship and Professional Portfolio for Building Administrators I	3
EDL-6900	Developing School and Community Partnerships	3
EDL-7100	Field-Based Internship and Professional Portfolio for Building Administrators II	3
EDL-8000	School District Administration	3
EDL-8100	Field-Based Internship for District Administrators	3

Total Credit Hours: 42

NOTE: An annual subscription to an electronic portfolio service, as designated by the program, must be maintained to complete the required personal electronic portfolio.

District Leadership Course Sequence

Term 1: 8 weeks
EDL-5000 Educational Leadership – From Theory to Practice (3 credits)
EDL-5200 Standards-Based Curriculum Development, Pre-K – 12 (3 credits)

Term 2: 8 weeks
EDL-6600 Supervising Equitable Learning Organizations (3 credits)
EDL-5300 Critical Issues in Curriculum Design and Evaluation (3 credits)

Term 3: 8 weeks
EDL-5400 Supervision and Systems for Professional Learning (3 credits)
EDL-5500 School Law (3 credits)

Term 4: 8 weeks (begin principal clinical practicum hours)
EDL-6800 School Finance (3 credits)
EDL-7000 Field-Based Internship and Professional Portfolio for Building Administrators I (3 credits)

Term 5: 8 weeks
EDL-5020 Strategic Leadership for Systems Change (3 credits)
EDL-5100 Inquiry and Evidence in the School Context (3 credits)

Term 6: 8 weeks
EDL-6900 Developing School and Community Partnerships (3 credits)
EDL-7100 Field-Based Internship and Professional Portfolio for Building Administrators II (3 credits)

Term 7: 8 weeks (begin Superintendent clinical practicum 150 hours)
EDL-8000 School District Administration (3 credits)
EDL-8100 Field-based Internship for District Administrators (3 credits)