DEGREE REQUIREMENTS Departments within Education and Literacy Department of Educational Leadership Department of Literacy General Degree Requirements Master's Degree Requirements Doctoral Degree Requirements Course Offerings DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Major in Educational Leadership(MS and Ph.D.) Major in School Administration (MS and Ph.D.) Major in Post Secondary Administration (MS and Ph.D.) Major in Human Resource Development and Management (MS and Ph.D.) Major in Education and Law (MS) DEPARTMENT OF LITERACY AND TESOL Major in International Literacy (MS) Major in Literacy and Learning Disabilities (MS) Major in TESL/TEFL/TESOL (MA or M.Ed.) Major in Spanish Language Teaching (MS) Major in French Language Teaching (MS) Major in Technology and Literacy (MS) Major in Literary and Cultural Studies (MS) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Educational Leadership (MS and Ph.D.) School Administration (MS and Ph.D.) Post Secondary Administration (MS and Ph.D.) Human Resource Development and Management (MS and Ph.D.) Required All students are to select one course from each of the following five groups. In addition, all Ph.D. students must complete ELH 792: Special Administrative Project in Educational Administration (3 credits) to complete the 18 credit requirement. All MS Students can select an additional three-credit course from any category on this list or an approved course offered in the Center. Group One: Introductory Courses ELH 500: Introduction to Educational Administration and Governance (3 credits) ELH 506: An Overview of American Public Education (3 credits) ELH 507: Administration of the Private School in American Culture (3 credits) ELH 511: Introduction to College and University Administration (3 credits) Note: Ph.D. students that have had an introductory course may select another 3-credit course in Administration. Group Two: Leadership Courses ELH 501: Developing Leadership Skills in Education (3 credits) ELH 502: Leadership and Team Building in Education (3 credits) ELH 504: Educational Leadership and Ethics (6 credits) ELH 601: Leadership in Creating Educational Learning Organizations (3 credits) ELH 625: The School Principalship (3 credits) Group Three: Organizations ELH 503: Nature of Organizational Behavior and Theory in Education (3 credits) EPS 620: Advanced Readings in Formal Organizations. (3 credits) Group Four: Human Resources, at least one course (3 credits) ELH 617: Administration of Pupil Personnel Services in Elementary-Secondary ELH 618: Administration of Student Personnel Services in Post Secondary Education (3 credits) Group Five: Politics, Finance and Law ELH 606: Managing Educational Resources (3 credits) ELH 607: Financing Education (Elementary- Secondary or Post Secondary) (3 credits) ELH 621: Education and the Law (Elem. Sec. or Post Secondary) (3 credits) ELH 792: Special Administrative Project in Educational Administration (3 credits) Education and Law (MS) Required ELH 621: Education and the Law (Elem. Sec. or Post Secondary) (3 credits) ELH 617: Administration of Pupil Personnel Services in Elementary-Secondary Education) (3 credits) ELH 618: Administration of Student Personnel Services in Post Secondary Education (3 credits) ELH 793: Advanced Readings in Education and the Law (6 credits) ELH 794: Special Topics in Education and the Law (3 credits) Return to Top DEPARTMENT OF WORLDWIDE LITERACY International Literacy (MS) Literacy and Learning Disabilities (MS) TESL/TEFL/TESOL (MA and M.Ed.) Technology and Literacy (MS) Literary and Cultural Studies (MS) International Literacy (MS) Required WWL 501: Literacy in the Developing World (3 credits) TESL/TEFL/TESOL (MA and M.Ed.) Required Primary Competencies WWL 511: Readings in Language Teaching and Learning (3 credits) WWL 512: English Linguistics (3 credits) WWL 513: English Pedagogical Grammar (3 credits) WWL 514: Cultural Perspectives in Second Language Education (3 credits) WWL 516: Methods, Techniques, and Materials for ESL/EFL Teachers (3 credits) WWL 517: Course Development and Testing for ESL/EFL Teachers (3 credits) Required Secondary Competencies M.A. students must complete 3 credits in WWL515 and 1 credit in WWL518. M.Ed. students must complete 3 credits in WWL518 and 3 credits in WWL519. WWL 515: Second Language Acquisition Research (3 credits) WWL 518: Practicum in TESOL: Observation and Assistance (3 credits) WWL 519: Practicum in TESOL: Practice Teaching (3 credits) Technology and Literacy (MS) Required WWL 794: Special Topics in Technology and Literacy (3 credits) Literary and Cultural Studies (MS) Required WWL 590: Introducing Irish Literature (3 credits) Plus: Additional graduate credits that support literary and cultural studies by approval of the faculty-in-charge. Return to Top