Program Description | Admission | Degree Requirements | Degree Plans | Courses
Program Description
This degree is designed specifically for the candidate who wishes to work in a
leadership position that does not require principal certification. These
leadership positions include, but or not limited to, positions in schools,
agencies, businesses, or organizations. This degree emphasizes research.
Candidates participating in this degree program will complete a thesis as part
of the requirements for graduation. This degree requires completion of thirty
hours of graduate credit. A comprehensive examination is required during the
final semester of coursework. The degree plan originates in the Department of
Educational Leadership and Counseling.
Admission
Degree Requirements
Master of Arts in Instructional Leadership
| Required Coursework | |||
| ASE | 579 | Methods of Research | 3 SCH |
| **ASE | 586 | Special Populations and Special Programs OR Cognate | 3 SCH |
| **ASE | 578 | Curriculum Planning | 3 SCH |
| ASE | 694 | Instructional Leadership II | 3 SCH |
| ASE | 660 | Psychology of Learning | 3 SCH |
| ASE | 668 | Instructional Leadership I | 3 SCH |
| ASE | 672 | Practicum in Instructional Leadership | 3 SCH |
| ***ASE | 687 | Field Studies in Education (Master’s Thesis) | 3 SCH |
| Area of Concentration / Cognate | 6 SCH (or 9 SCH) |
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** 3 hour cognate may be substituted for ASE 586 |
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| Total | 30 SCH | ||
***ASE 687 is the last course to be taken in the course sequence.
Courses must be completed in the sequence as listed.
Master of Arts in Instructional Leadership (with National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) certification). This degree is designed specifically for the aspiring and experienced academic advisors, instructors, and leaders, in both community colleges and senior institutions. This degree emphasizes research. Candidates participating in this degree program will write a thesis as part of the requirements for graduation. This degree requires completion of thirty hours of graduate credit. A comprehensive examination is required during the final semester of coursework. The degree plan originates in the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling.
Master of Arts in
Instructional Leadership
(with NACADA
Certification)
| Required Coursework | |||
| ASE | 579 | Methods of Research | 3 SCH |
| ASE | 578 | Curriculum Planning | 3 SCH |
| **ASE | 586 | Special Populations and Special Programs | 3 SCH |
| ASE | 660 | Psychology of Learning | 3 SCH |
| ASE | 668 | Instructional Leadership I | 3 SCH |
| ASE | 587 | Workshop in Education (with emphasis in Academic Advising)(substituted for ASE 694) |
3 SCH |
| ASE | 672 | Practicum in Instructional Leadership | 3 SCH |
| ***ASE | 687 | Field Studies in Education (Master’s Thesis) | 3 SCH |
| Area of Concentration / Cognate | 6 SCH (or 9 SCH) |
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| CNE | 660 | Student Services in Higher Education | 3 SCH |
| CNE | 570 | Career Counseling | 3 SCH |
** 3 hour cognate may be substituted for ASE 586—CNE 592 Cross-cultural Issues in Counseling |
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| Total | 30 SCH | ||
***ASE 687 is the last course to be taken in the course sequence. May be taken with one to two other courses.
Courses must be completed in sequence as listed.
Degree Plans