Implementation Date: 2012
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Master of School Administration (MSA)
Degree Requirements
The M.S.A. program requires a total of 39 hours in a combination of courses in educational leadership, research, technology, curriculum, and instruction. All students must complete a year-long internship under the direction of a principal-mentor and a University supervisor. The internship challenges students to demonstrate a thorough and well-integrated understanding of the basic principles, research findings, and theories covered in their coursework and apply these to educational practice and leadership situations.
Courses
ADMN 6100 Fundamentals of Educational Leadership
ADMN 6105 Legal Aspects of Schooling
ADMN 6110 School Leadership & Management
ADMN 6120 Instructional Leadership
ADMN 6130 Supervision of Instruction
ADMN 6140 Curriculum Leadership
ADMN 6161 The Principalship
ADMN 6410 Internship and Seminar Part I
ADMN 6420 Internship and Seminar Part II
ADMN 6490 Internship and Seminar: Administration (3)
ADMN 6491 Internship and Seminar: Supervision (3)
RSCH 6101 Research Methods
EIST 5100 Computer Applications in Education
Graduate Certificate in School Administration
Students seeking to “add-on” the Certificate in School Administration to a previous master’s degree must complete 21 credit hours, of which a portion is a supervised year-long internship.
Required Courses
ADMN 6100 Fundamentals of Educational Leadership
ADMN 6105 Legal Aspects of Schooling
ADMN 6110 School Leadership and Management
ADMN 6120 Instructional Leadership
ADMN 6130 Supervision of Instruction
ADMN 6161 Principalship
ADMN 6410 Internship and Seminar Part I
ADMN 6420 Internship and Seminar Part II
ADMN 6490 Internship and Seminar: Administration (3)
ADMN 6491 Internship and Seminar: Supervision (3)