Educational Leadership, Research and Technology

Sangren Hall

Department of Educational Leadership Research and Technology
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5283 USA
(269) 387-3897

M.A. in Educational Leadership courses

The Department of Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology offers a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership with concentrations in four areas:

  1. K-12 School Principal Leadership
  2. K-12 School Principal Leadership and Interscholastic Athletic Administration
  3. Educational and Global Leadership
  4. Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership

The master鈥檚 program prepares leaders for a variety of roles in private and public settings.  Each concentration includes a leadership core, a specialty core and a capstone experience.  A Performance-Driven Leadership model is used within this program that emphasizes the transfer of theory into practice.  Students actively engage in a number of activities while exploring effective leadership constructs.

Leadership Core 

  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
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  •  Credits: 2 to 3 hours

Specialty Core 

  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours

Leadership Core 

  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 2 to 3 hours

Principal & Interscholastic Athletic Administration Core 

  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours

Leadership Core 

  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours

Research Core 

  • Credits: 3 hours

Specialty Core 

  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours

Focused Electives 

9 hours approved by the faculty advisor.

Leadership Core 

  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 1 hour
  •  Credits: 2 hours
  • Focused Elective - Three credits that align with program goals and individual career interests, approved by faculty advisor.

Specialty Core 

  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours
  • Credits: 3 hours
  •  Credits: 3 hours

Additional

Six credits within a required diversity cognate approved by faculty advisor. 

Focused Electives 

9 hours approved by the faculty advisor.