A Master of Arts in Educational Leadership will provide students with advanced knowledge and skills in managing and leading the modern school. This program focuses on the principal as the instructional leader and the chief architect of change in the school. In addition to a thorough grounding in the fundamental principles of administrative and management theory and capacity building, students will be introduced to the concept of the principal as change agent. Emphasis will be placed on acquiring organizational development, assessment, change skills and identifying and working with the issues facing the urban school administrator.

For information, contact:
James J. Rivard, Ed.D
Madame Cadillac Bldg., Rm. 218
Direct: (313) 927-1548
E-mail: jrivard@marygrove.edu

Q & A
What are the primary concentrations of this degree? Students are able to elect a concentration in elementary, secondary an/or charter school administration after completing a 21-hour core leadership and management curriculum. The concentration requires completion of 15/18 hours of course work in foundations of elementary, secondary or charter school administration.

Does the online program provide opportunities to interact with other students? Yes. The online program consists of all the course work described above, as well as Practicum and Special Issues Classes.

How can this degree enhance my future? There is a growing need for Educational administrators who can work toward fundamental change in schools. Revisions to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) will require all principals to be “Highly Qualified”, which will call for school districts to hire principals that are well grounded in Educational Leadership theory and practice. Program coordinators, instructional supervisors, directors, or department heads also will benefit from this program. Marygrove graduates often continue to study for doctoral degrees in Educational leadership at other institutions.

Requirements:
Students must have a bachelor’s degree, a 3.0 GPA and a teaching certificate.

This program requires 36 credit hours.

Leadership and Management Core (21 credit hours)
* EDL 529 Introduction to Management and Leadership
* EDL 515 Executive Leadership and Decision making
* EDL 512 Organizational Theory and Change * The Principal as Change Agent
* EDL 516 Managerial Finance
* EDL 518 Introduction to Management Information Systems for Educators - Instructional Technology and Information Systems for Educators
* EDL 627 Legal Issues in Education
* EDL 647 Supervision of Staff, Staff Development and Negotiations

Urban and Social Foundations (3 credits required)
* SOC 593 Urban Social Issues
* SOC 506 Racial and Ethnic Diversity
* PSY 565 Group Dynamics and Organizational Behavior

Inquiry Foundation (3 credit hours required)
* EDL 665 Educational Research
* EDL 602 Introduction to Educational Research

Curriculum Foundations (3 credit hours required)
* EDL 537 Curriculum Theory and Development

Elementary Specialization (6 credits required)
* EDL 677 Special Issues in Administration for the Elementary Principal
* EDL 687 Administrative Practicum

Secondary Specialization (6 credits required)
* EDL 677 Special Issues in Administration for the Secondary Principal
* EDL 687 Administrative Practicum