Course Listings
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Master of Arts in Education degree: Leadership focus (36 credits)
*All courses are 3 credits, unless otherwise noted*
Core courses
- EDUC 550: Professional and Ethical Issues in Education
- EDUC 560: The Sociology of Educational Change and School Renewal
- EDUC 570: Approaches to Working with Diverse Communities
Research courses
- EDUC 590: Reading and Synthesizing Teacher Research
- EDUC 595: Planning and Implementing Teacher Research
- EDUC 600: Directed Research
Leadership Focus courses
- EDUC 512: Leadership for Student Learning and Development
- EDUC 526: Supervision and Instructional Leadership
- EDUC 528: School Finance and Human Resources
- EDUC 532: School Law
- EDUC 537: Community Relations
- EDUC 581: School Leader Internship I
Master of Arts in Education degree: Reading focus (36 credits)
*All courses are 3 credits, unless otherwise noted*
Core courses
- EDUC 550: Professional and Ethical Issues in Education
- EDUC 560: The Sociology of Educational Change and School Renewal
- EDUC 570: Approaches to Working with Diverse Communities
Research courses
- EDUC 590: Reading and Synthesizing Teacher Research
- EDUC 595: Planning and Implementing Teacher Research
- EDUC 600: Directed Research
Focused Inquiry courses
- EDUC 525: Reading Development and Strategies
- EDUC 585: Foundations of Reading: Theory and Application
- EDUC 605: Reading Assessment & Intervention
- EDUC 610: Reading Endorsement Practicum
Professional studies (Candidates must select two of the following and be approved by your advisor)
- EDUC 512: Leadership for Student Learning and Development
- EDUC 526: Supervision and Instructional Leadership
- EDUC 528: School Finance and Human Resources
- EDUC 532: School Law
Principal Licensure
Required leadership courses (or transfer equivalency, pending Graduate Director approval):
- EDUC 512: Leadership for Student Learning and Development
- EDUC 526: Supervision and Instructional Leadership
- EDUC 528: School Finance and Human Resources
- EDUC 532: School Law
- EDUC 537: Community Relations
- EDUC 581: School Leader Internship I
Additional principal licensure courses required:
- EDUC 539: The Principalship
- EDUC 582: School Leader Internship II
Ohio Reading Endorsement
Pre-requisites:
The state of Ohio and Ƶ University mandate the following prerequisites:
- Ohio 12-hr Reading Core;
- Transfer in at least a 3-credit Phonics course or pass a Phonics Mastery Assessment;
- Have completed a teacher education program or related program from an institution accredited at the state and regional level;
- Have attained a baccalaureate cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4-point scale
Required courses:
- EDUC 525: Content Area Literacy
- EDUC 585: Foundations of Reading: Theory and Application
- EDUC 605: Reading Assessment and Intervention
- EDUC 610: Reading Endorsement Practicum
Ohio Teacher Leader Endorsement
Required Courses:
- EDUC 512- Leadership for Student Learning and Development
- EDUC 581- School Internship I
Candidates must select one of the following and be approved by your advisor:
- EDUC 526 : Supervision and Instructional Leadership, OR
- EDUC 532: School Law, OR
- EDUC 537: Community Relations