Master of Arts in Educational Leadership ( ELPM, ELIM, ELHM)

Advisors: D. Eric Archer, Louann Bierlein Palmer, Regina Garza Mitchell, Brett Geier, Wanda Hadley, Ramona Lewis, LaSonja Roberts, Rusty Stitt and Donna Talbot
Room 3571 Sangren Hall

The Department of Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology offers a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership with concentrations in three areas: (1) K-12 School Principal Leadership; (2) K-12 School Principal Leadership and Interscholastic Athletic Administration; and (3) Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership.

The master’s 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.

Persons who wish to apply to the Educational Leadership Master’s degree are urged to review the application requirements found at wmich.edu/leadership/academics/ed-leadership/master/admissions; through this website, applicants will find a link to the online application system, Apply Now. Satisfactory completion of courses prior to admission to a Department program does not guarantee admission.

Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal-30 hours (ELPM)

This concentration is designed to prepare students for leadership roles as building principals. Students who complete this concentration will be recommended to receive, from the state, the School Administrator Certificate. Program graduates may be endorsed to receive the administration certificate outside of Michigan as well (depending on the certification process in state of residence.)

Leadership Core

The required courses in the leadership core include:

EDLD 6020 - Educational Leadership, Systems, and Change Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6300 - Data-Informed Decision-Making, Research and Evaluation Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6793 - Principal Internship I Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6794 - Principal Internship II Credits: 3 hours

Specialty Core

Courses required within the specialty core include:

EDLD 6610 - School Law & Ethics Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6620 - School Business Management Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6640 - Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Leadership Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6670 - The Principalship Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6730 - Instructional Leadership and Supervision Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6740 - School Community Relations and Cultural Competence Credits: 3 hours

Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal and Interscholastic Athletic Administration (ELIM)

This concentration is designed to prepare a student for the leadership role of being a building principal, as well as an athletic director. Pending approval from MDE, students who complete this concentration will be recommended to receive, from the state of Michigan, the Administrator Certificate. Program graduates may be endorsed to receive the administration certification outside of Michigan as well (depending on the certification process in state of residence).

Leadership Core

The required courses in the leadership core include:

HPHE 6600 - Governance and Administration of Sport Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6300 - Data-Informed Decision-Making, Research and Evaluation Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6793 - Principal Internship I Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6794 - Principal Internship II Credits: 3 hours

Principal & Interscholastic Athletic Administration Core

Courses required within this core include:

EDLD 6610 - School Law & Ethics Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6620 - School Business Management Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6640 - Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Leadership Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6670 - The Principalship Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6730 - Instructional Leadership and Supervision Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6740 - School Community Relations and Cultural Competence Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 6690 - Event and Facility Planning and Management Credits: 3 hours

Educational Leadership: Higher Education & Student Affairs-39 hours (ELHM)

This concentration is designed to prepare students to be reflective practitioners for entry and mid-level positions in student affairs and other related administrative positions in higher education. This can include positions in admissions, academic advising, residence life, student activities, financial aid, career services, and offices designed to support and retain historically under-served student populations. The concentration emphasizes a scholar-practitioner model to combine a broad-based student development and leadership theory core with required individualized field experiences. Distinctive to HESA is an emphasis on the centrality of diversity and inclusiveness in higher education: one of the ways this is actualized is through a required and individually designed Diversity Cognate.

Leadership Core

The required courses in the leadership core are:

EDLD 6020 - Educational Leadership, Systems, and Change Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6791 - Educational Leadership Masters Seminar Credits: 1 hour
EDLD 6792 - Capstone Seminar Credits: 2 hours
Focused Elective – Three credits that align with program goals and individual career interests, approved by faculty advisor.

Specialty Core

Courses required in the specialty core are:

EDLD 6510 - Foundations of Student Affairs in Higher Education Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6530 - The College Student Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6545 - Higher Education Environments and Administration Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6548 - Assessment and Accountability in Higher Education and Student Affairs Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6550 - Intervention Skills for Higher Education Professionals Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6570 - Leading Diverse Organizations Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6580 - Field Experience in Higher Education Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6590 - Higher Education Law and Ethics Credits: 3 hours

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

Note:

HESA Specialty Core courses are open to the following students: Educational Leadership Higher Education and Student Affairs Masters; Student Affairs in Higher Education Graduate Certificate program; Educational Leadership Higher Education PhD. Others may register with instructor approval.