Core studies

Core studies (21 credits) challenge students to progressively develop knowledge, skills, and dispositions for effective school-level leadership including:

• Leadership practices responsive to contemporary demands for ambitious instruction, student achievement and school accountability;

• The improvement and management of school organizations;
• The use of inquiry to understand relationships between teaching, learning and school organizations;
• The use of data for formative and summative assessment, planning and decision-making;
• Understanding Michigan school finance policy and the effective allocation of school resources;
• The development of teachers and teacher learning communities;
• The promotion of in-depth understandings of the cultural and social contexts in which students live and learn;
• Personal leadership development through ongoing apprentice learning activities and a year-long internship (designed for working educators);
• Preparing and interviewing for competitive leadership positions.

Elective courses

Beyond core studies, students choose elective courses, through which they develop the knowledge and skills needed for specific career directions, including:

• Leadership for Urban Education
• Policy Studies
• Leading Teacher Learning
• Special Populations
• International Education
• Adult Learning
• Organizational Development
• Multicultural Education

Students who have graduated from MSU's Teacher Preparation Program are able to transfer graduate-level credits from their internship year in place of two elective courses for the K-12 Educational Administration masters.

A full listing of current courses including dates, times, and room locations is at http://schedule.msu.edu/. Choose a semester and EAD Educational Administration.

Program Requirements

Core Courses

EAD 806 The Evolving Practice of School Leaders

3 Credits, Fall Semester, Hybrid Format

EAD 811 Inquiry and Analysis of Teaching and Learning

3 Credits, Fall Semester, Hybrid Format

EAD 812 Inquiry and Analysis of School Organizations

3 Credits, Spring Semester, Hybrid Format

EAD 852 School Principalship

3 Credits, Spring Semester, Hybrid Format

EAD 822 Engaging diverse Students & Families

3 Credits, Summer Semester, Online

EAD 853 Educational Finance and Resource Allocation

3 Credits, Fall Semester, Face-to-Face or

3 Credits, Summer Semester, Online

EAD 820 School Leadership Internship

3 Credits, Fall & Spring Semester, Face-to-Face

(spans across Fall and Spring, but only register in the Fall)

Note: Students with current administrative experience may be eligible for a waiver

 

Elective Courses

 

Students select three electives (9 credits total) fitted to their goals and interests, in consultation with their advisors. Elective courses are 3 credits and are offered during various semesters and in various formats.

 

EAD 801 Leadership and Organization Development

EAD 824 Leading Teacher Learning

EAD 830 Urban Education-Racial Achievement Gap

EAD 850 Multicultural Education

EAD 860 Concepts of a Learning Society

EAD 861 Adult Learning

EAD 863 Training and Professional Development

EAD 864 Adult Career Development

EAD 881 Serving Needs of All Learners

TE 846 Accommodating Differences in Literacy Learners

 

Note: In consultation with advisors, students can choose other electives, including special topics classes that are frequently offered during summer sessions.

We strive to offer core courses across all three locations (East Lansing, Birmingham, and Detroit) in the semesters specified in the table, but our ability to do so is dependent on enrollment in each section.

Example Program

An example program plan is described below. Note that this is one example of how students might proceed through the masters program, but there is flexibility in course sequence and timeline.

Required Courses

Course	Title	Offered	Credits
EAD 806	The Evolving Practice of School Leaders	Fall 2013	3.0
EAD 811	Inquiry and Analysis of Teaching and Learning	Fall 2014	3.0
EAD 812	Inquiry and Analysis of School Organizations	Spring 2015	3.0
EAD 820	School Leadership Internship	Fall and Spring 2014-2015	3.0
EAD 822	Engaging diverse Students & Families	Summer and Online	3.0
EAD 852	Principalship	Spring 2014	3.0
EAD 853	Educational Finance and Resource Allocation	Spring 2014	3.0

Students select three electives fitted to their goals and interests, in consultation with their advisors. Below are some appropriate electives.

Course	Title	Offered	Credits
EAD 801	Leadership and Organizational Development (Online)	Fall	3.0
EAD 824	Leading Teacher Learning (Online in Fall)	Summer or Fall	3.0
EAD 830	Urban Education: Racial Achievement Gap (Online)	Spring	3.0
EAD 881	Serving Needs of All Learners (online)	Summer	3.0

Note: In consultation with advisors, students can choose other electives, including special topics classes that are frequently offered during summer sessions.