School of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Policy

Master's Degree Course of Study

Two plans are offered for the Master of Education degree in Educational Administration.

Plan I is a 30-hour program culminating with a thesis. Plan I necessitates the completion of 18-21 hours in the major area (EDAS), six semester hours of coursework in statistics and educational research and at least three credit hours of thesis research (EDAS 6990).

Plan II is a 33-semester hour program culminating with a comprehensive examination during the final semester of course work. To register for the Masters Comprehensive Examination, fill out this application in the first week of your final semester of coursework.

Plan II necessitates the completion of 24 semester hours in the major area (EDAS), six semester hours of coursework in statistics and educational research, and the addition of an appropriate number of hours in courses in related disciplines.

Educational Administrative Core (9 Semester Hours)
_____ EDAS 6210 Introduction to Organizational Leadership & Change (3 CR)
_____ EDAS 6250 School Culture, Inst Program, & Prof Staff Dev (3 CR)
_____ EDAS 6300 Leadership Practicum/Internship I (3 CR total-1 CR per semester fall, spring, summer of second year)

Addition of 15 Semester Hours Selected From the Following Courses
_____ EDAS 6220 The Contemporary Principal in Technological Society (3 CR)
_____ EDAS 6230 Law, Ethics & Negotiations in School Administration (3 CR)
_____ EDAS 6240 Fiscal Management & Resource Allocation (3 CR)
_____ EDAS 6820 Issues in Educational Administration & Supervision (3 CR)
_____ EDAS 7210 Information Mgmt, Eval & Student Personnel Svcs (3 CR)
_____ EDAS 7220 Diversity of School Communities & Political Dynamics (3 CR)
_____ EDAS 7230 Personnel Administration in Education (3 CR)

Research Core (6 Semester Hours)
_____ EDFI 6420 Research in Education (3 CR)
          And one of the following:
_____ EDFI 6410 Statistics in Education (3 CR)
_____ EDFI 6450 Using K12 Assessment Data to Improve Practice (3 CR)
_____ EDAS 6990 Thesis Research (Plan I Only) (3 CR)

Course in Related Disciplines (3 Semester Hours)
Choose one:
_____ EDTL 6110 Curriculum (4 CR)
_____ EDTL 7100 Curriculum & Instructional Design (3 CR)
_____ EDFI 6000 Philosophy of Education (3CR)
_____ EDFI 6010 Comparative Education (3 CR)
_____ EDFI 6020 History of Education (3 CR)
_____ EDFI 6710 Human Growth & Development (3 CR)
_____ EDFI 6730 Adolescence (3 CR)
 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Educational Administration and Supervision, School of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Policy, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403 (419) 372-7377.

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