Learn More About UMass Lowell's Online Graduate Education Programs
The
Online Ed.S. in Administration, Planning and Policy is designed to meet
the needs of experienced practitioners who already hold a M.Ed. in a
field other than educational administration. Each candidate for the
Ed.S. in Administration, Planning and Policy is required to have at
least three full years of full-time teaching experience.
First-time students should register using the Non-Degree Course Registration Form for NEW Students. For academic advising on this degree program or to request an admissions packet, email edoffice@uml.edu or call Dr. Vera Ossen at 978-934-4604.
Foundations of Education -
2 courses/6 credits
01.625 Organization of Schools and School Systems* - Available Summer 2012!
01.630 Educating Diverse Populations* - Available Summer 2012!
Research - 1 course/3 credits
07.541 Practitioner Action Research**
OR
07.642 Program Evaluation** - Available Summer 2012!
Specialization in Educational Administration - 5 courses/15 credits
05.658 Role of the Curriculum and Instructional Leader
05.622 Financial Aspects of Educational Administration
05.623 School Law*
05.642 Principles of Supervision*
05.643 Principalship PK - 12 - Available Summer 2012!
Elective - 1 course/3 credits
(Select one with permission)
Select appropriate 01.xxx, 04.xxx., or 05.xxx course with permission of
advisor.
Culminating Seminar - 1 course/3 credits
04.656 Ed.S. Seminar
Candidates undertake an in-depth study of issues and develop a paper
demonstrating their depth of understanding of issues pertinent to PK-12
education. Candidates must complete 24 credits prior to registering for the
Ed.S. Seminar. The Ed.S. Seminar may be taken concurrently with the
practicum, but not with any other course.
* To build a systematic knowledge base, it is recommended that courses designated with an asterisk be taken before other courses
** This course can be taken after 18 credits have been completed and requires the permission of the Graduate Coordinator.
This program was previously known as the CAGS program; Ed.S. program title effective Spring 2011.
Please note: Graduate students will be assessed a "First Year Student Services Fee" upon matriculation into a graduate degree or certificate program. Please see the Accounts Receivable website for more information.
UMass
Lowell's
Graduate School of Education
is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education (NCATE), a national accrediting body for schools,
colleges, and departments of education authorized by the U.S.
Department of Education.
Course Descriptions
01.625 Organization of Schools and School Systems
This course is designed to help students understand the organizational dynamics of schools. The knowledge gained shoud assist students inidentifying and suggesting alternatives to programmatic and behavioral regularities found in a school or human service organization. 3 credits.
01.630 Educating Diverse Populations
"Educating Diverse Populations" is designed to prepare experienced educators to provide effective leadership in a diverse community. Drawing from the Graduate School of Education's conceptual framework of "Education for Transformation", students will be expected to: examine their own cultural heritage and experiences; gain increased understanding of equity issues concerning race, language, gender, sexual orientation, and special education needs; develop new insights for culturally responsive pedagogy; assess alternative strategies for facing illustrative conflicts in culturally diverse school settings; and consider how to ameliorate the pervasive impact of poverty on children in today's schools. 3 credits.
04.656 Ed.S. Seminar
Candidates undertake a structured review of the literature culminating in a paper demonstrating their depth of understanding of an issue pertinent to K-12 education. The Ed.S. Seminar may be taken concurrently with the practicum, but not with any other course. 3 credits.
05.622 Financial Aspects of Educational Administration
Examines how moral and financial resources are marshaled and managed to meet needs of schools and human service agencies. Includes legal, economic and organizational analysis, program definition, budgeting, management and evaluation. 3 credits.
05.623 School Law
Understanding and research of legal issues, and resolutions, pertinent to educational administrators. Ethical and creative practice of "preventive law." 3 credits.
05.642 Principles of Supervision
The interdisciplinary foundations of supervision: the function of theory, research on change, individual and group relationships in organizations, staff influence processes, talent utilization, and evaluations. 3 credits.
05.643 Principalship PK - 12
The scope of the principal's role, including ethical dilemmas and practical realities, is examined by shadowing, case studies, simulation, literature review and written analyses. Participants identify and evaluate the effects of alternative styles of principals. 3 credits.
05.658 Role of the Curriculum and Instructional Leader
This seminar reviews works on leadership by major contemporary writers including Burns, Kellerman, Maccoby, and Peters & Waterman. 3 credits.
07.541 Practitioner Action Research
This course examines how action research helps educators to learn to explore pressing classroom and school issues in systematic ways. Action research provides educators with opportunities to deepen their knowledge and skills as reflective practitioners, allowing them to contribute to the achievement of students and the improvement of schools. 3 credits.
07.642 Program Evaluation
Evaluation tasks will be identified and the policy issues attendant to evaluation will be examined. Students will conduct an evaluation. 3 credits.
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