The master's degree and doctoral degree programs in educational administration prepare students to be skilled, knowledgeable, and creative administrators of either public or private elementary and secondary schools. The program employs a multidisciplinary perspective, balancing theory and practice in addressing the fundamental issues of educational administration.
Courses listed below carry three credit hours, or as noted.
Undergraduates receive four hours of credit for any three-hour graduate course. Theories of Organizational Behavior and Leadership Staff Draws upon the social and behavioral sciences, particularly the theoretical formulations and research studies in public and private administration, to provide a foundation for the processes and development of educational organization. Provides an overview of educational leadership and the basis for the assessment of organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Practicum in Organizational Behavior Staff Designed to develop skills in the systematic consideration and analysis of institutional and individual variables which affect organizational outcomes. Features the use of cases, incidents, audiovisual simulations, and other highly participative techniques to provide dynamic, personalized experience with problems of organizational behavior.