Master’s of Education (Ed. M.) with emphasis in Educational Leadership and Policy

Program Profile

Master’s of Education (Ed. M.) with emphasis in Educational Leadership and Policy

Educational Organization and Leadership

Program Description:

This online program strives to develop primary, secondary, and postsecondary educational leaders, administrators, and policy analysts who seek to understand and address critical P-12 and higher education issues. The program does not provide administrative licensure, but is unique in that it provides a P-20 perspective to leadership and policy issues, bringing educators from elementary and secondary institutions, community colleges, colleges, universities, and state and national education departments together to study topics of shared interest.

Students will study different educational leadership and policy practices and theories with particular focus paid to educational access, equity, and excellence.

Participants will have the opportunity to specialize in P-12 leadership and policy or in higher education and policy.

Target audience:
National and international audience interested in P-12 teacher and educational leadership, higher education, and P-20 educational policy. Does not include those seeking administrative licensure.

Delivery Method:
Face-to-face/Videoconferencing
Online
Self-paced/Asynchronous

Credit options for courses within the program:
Degree seeking (admitted to a degree program)
Non-degree seeking (students not admitted to a degree program at the time of the course)
Non-credit/Audit

Number of Required Campus Visits: 0

Enrollment Type:
Cohort (students take online semester-based courses as a group)
Open Enrollment (enroll anytime)

Program duration:
2 years; 8 courses plus a capstone project. Each course is 10 weeks in length. Courses include:

Introduction to Educational Administration
Administration Theory
Critical Issues in Higher Education
Historical and Social Barriers in Education (Foundation)
Adult Learning and Development (Foundation)
Economics of Education, Health, and Human Capital
Political and Cultural Context of Education
Educational Administration and Leadership (K-12) Specialization elective: Leadership and Professional Development
Higher Education Specialization elective: Public Policy in Higher Education
Capstone Experience

Tuition/Program Costs: The current tuition rate for each 4-hour course is $1,816 (USD) and $908 for the 2-hour capstone course. This rate includes both tuition and fees. Reading materials are not included in these fees. The tuition rate is the same for in-state, out-of-state, and international students. The cost for future courses may be subject to moderate changes in accordance with the actions of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.

Financial Aid is available in the form of

Veteran/Military Grants
Student Aid Loans
A minimum of 1 scholarship per cohort/per program

Please contact us for more information.

Admission Requirement(s):

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
For full admission to the UIUC Graduate College: A minimum GPA of 3.0 on the 4.0 scale for the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework and for all graduate coursework
Three letters of recommendation
Résumé and a personal information and experience statement that demonstrates the connection between future career goals and the Ed. M. in Educational Leadership and Policy.

International applicants will be required to submit additional materials, in accordance with Graduate College policies. For full consideration, all application materials must be received by June 1, 2008. Late applications will be considered if spaces remain in the cohort.

Enrollment date:

September 1 deadline for entry in January
June 1 deadline for entry in July

Departmental Program Website: www.ed.uiuc.edu/programs/online/edleadership/

Program Contact(s):
Name: Brad Kose/Don Hackmann, Faculty Coordinators; Vaughn Page, Online Program Coordinator College of Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-333-2155