School Leadership

Make a larger impact on education as an administrator.

The School Leadership concentration is designed to prepare principals in K-12 education for leadership and administration. The courses in this program, collaboratively designed by the Dreeben School of Education and Region 20 Cohort of Leadership Associates program (CoLA), to concurrently allow students to pursue certification and an advanced degree.

 

Earn your Master of Education or Doctor of Philosophy

Degree plans for a master's or PhD degree with a focus on School Leadership:

The Master of Education (M.Ed.) in School Leadership degree is designed for students who want to develop comprehensive professional leadership skills needed to advance their career as an education administrator. The M.Ed. degree requires completion of 36 semester hours of coursework based upon the graduate core curriculum and the area of concentration.

1st Summer

  • EDLD 6347 Principalship at Region 20
  • EDLD 6350 School, Finance, Policy, and Law at Region 20
  • EDUC 6399 Coaching and Developing Teachers (Elective) at Region 20
  • EDUC 6301 Introduction to Research at UIW (Summer II)

1st Fall

  • EDLD 6349 Instructional Leadership at Region 20
  • EDLD 6348 School Leadership at Region 20
  • EDLD 6388 Leadership Practicum I at Region 20
  • EDUC 6306 Philosophical Foundations in Education at UIW

1st Spring

  • EDUC 6304 Theories of Learning at UIW
  • EDLD 6351 School/Home/Community Relations at Region 20
  • EDLD 6389 Leadership Practicum II at Region 20
  • ADED 6381 Adult Learning and Development at UIW

2nd Summer

  • EDUC 63CS1 Capstone in Education at Region 20 (Summer Extended)

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in School Leadership is designed for students who want to develop comprehensive professional leadership skills needed to advance their career as an education administrator. The Ph.D. degree specifies 57 semester hours of course work, a qualifying examination, and 9 semester hours of dissertation writing.

1st Summer

  • EDLD 7347 Principalship at Region 20
  • EDLD 7350 School, Finance, Policy, and Law at Region 20
  • EDUC 7399 Coaching and Developing Teachers (Elective) at Region 20

1st Fall

  • EDLD 7349 Instructional Leadership at Region 20
  • EDLD 7348 School Leadership at Region 20
  • EDLD 7388 Leadership Practicum I at Region 20
  • INDR 8350 Introduction to Inquiry at UIW

1st Spring

  • EDLD 7351 School/Home/Community Relations at Region 20
  • EDLD 7389 Leadership Practicum II at Region 20

2nd Fall

  • INDR Core Courses at UIW
  • ORGL Concentration Courses at UIW
 

Admission Criteria

The application process involves two concurrent applications through UIW Graduate Admissions and our partnership program CoLA. Find out more about requirements, standards and processes to begin your journey as a Dreeben School of Education student.