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Counseling and Educational Leadership

Academic Programs: Graduate
Master of Arts in Educational Leadership

Coordinator: Eunice Grippaldi
Office: University Hall, Room 3194
Phone Number: (973) 655-7718
Email: grippaldie@mail.montclair.edu

Graduate students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Educational Leadership seeking to be supervisors, principals, directors, and school superintendents will participate in courses and field experiences:
  1. To help develop and/or support a personal philosophy of education and social consciousness consistent with related theories of learning and human development.
  2. To develop characteristics required for effective leadership in education.
  3. To analyze educational organizations and plan programs and strategies for increasing organizational effectiveness.
  4. To develop techniques to facilitate interpersonal and group problem-solving and decision-making.
  5. To develop skills in managing change and conflict in educational endeavors.
  6. To interpret research findings and design and implement research techniques for their organizational needs.
All applicants must possess a Standard New Jersey Teaching or Educational Services Certificate or an out-of-state (ie. NY, PA) Standard Teaching Certificate or Educational Services Certificate.

Program Overview:

Graduate students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Educational Leadership seeking to be supervisors, principals, directors, and school superintendents will participate in courses and field experiences:
  1. To help develop and/or support a personal philosophy of education and social consciousness consistent with related theories of learning and human development.
  2. To develop characteristics required for effective leadership in education.
  3. To analyze educational organizations and plan programs and strategies for increasing organizational effectiveness.
  4. To develop techniques to facilitate interpersonal and group problem-solving and decision-making.
  5. To develop skills in managing change and conflict in educational endeavors.
  6. To interpret research findings and design and implement research techniques for their organizational needs.
For a sample work program, click here: Individual Program Plan: Master of Arts in Educational Leadership

Course Requirements:

Introductory Courses
Number Name Semester Hours
CURR 530 Principles of Curriculum Development 3
ELAD 510 Effective Leadership in a Diverse Society: From Theory to Practice 3
ELAD 540 Differentiated Supervision 3
ELRS 504 Action Research 3
 
Intermediate Courses
Number Name Hours
ELAD 521 Education Law 3
ELAD 543 Administrative Aspects of Management and Supervision 3
ELAD 670 Selected Topics in Administration and Supervision
*School Finance Seminar
*Elective Topic Seminar 		Two 1.5 credit courses
1.5
1.5
 
Elective Course (pick one from list)
Number Name Hours
CURR 687 Leadership in Assessment 3
CURR 689 Leadership in Professional Development 3
ECEL 501 Perspectives on Early Childhood and Elementary Education in a Diverse Society 3
ECEL 518 Families, Communities, and Schools: Diversity, Culture and Democracy 3
EDFD 520 Development of Educational Thought 3
EDFD 522 Pragmatism in Education 3
EDFD 540 Cultural and Social Aspects of Education 3
EDFD 548 Crucial Issues in American Education 3
EDTC 510 Technology Planning for Educational Renewal 3
EDTC 520 Integrating Technology Across the Elementary Curriculum 3
EDTC 530 Integrating Technology Across the Secondary Curriculum 3
ELRS 578 Testing and Evaluation 3
ELRS 580 Learning Theories 3
FCST 512 Child Development I: Theories of Child Development 3
 
Elective Course (pick one approved by advisor)
Number Name Hours
COUN 559 Dynamics of Group Process 3
ELAD 612 Theories and Strategies in Educational Administration 3
 
Advanced Courses
Number Name Hours
ELAD 615 Supervised Field Experience in Administration and Supervision 3
ELAD 680 Leading Curriculum Change in Diverse Settings 3
ELAD 690 School and Community Relations 3
 
PROGRAM TOTAL: 36 credits