Master of Science Educational Administration

Lead Faculty: Dr. Jo Birdsell

This program is designed for students who are committed to improving education and who are interested in advancing their careers by becoming school site or district administrators. It can be completed with or without a credential option for those pursuing a career in the nonpublic education sector.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, candidates are expected to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of organizational development, and the benefits of mobilizing human and fiscal resources, restructuring, creating a school environment that identifies institutional needs for diversity and the administrative tasks of the principal and vice principal
• Apply landmark court cases, legislation, federal and state regulations governing student rights, due process, delivery of instruction, and general operation of school districts.
• Understand, evaluate, and apply school district procedures for curriculum implementation and instructional improvement, based on assessment and appropriateness of multi-cultural classroom environments.
• Understand, evaluate, and apply financial policies and practices used in schools and districts, which emphasize federal, state, and local revenue sources as well as district and school budgeting and financial management procedures.
• Examine the total operation of personnel and school management functions and staff development, which includes personnel management and administration, personnel relations, personnel laws, and collective bargaining.
• Make better decisions regarding the management of information technology within the organization, and how information and educational technology can be used to improve instructional programs and drive professional development of the staff.
• Build consensus among stake-holders, evaluate, analyze and develop new school programs and paradigms.
• Demonstrate an understanding of various social and political forces that impact effective school community relations with an emphasis on diversity
• Apply his or her acquired understanding and knowledge to a field experience in practical and real-world school settings, which is documented in a portfolio and supervised by a mentor in partnership with the University.

Requirements

Degree Requirements (14 courses; 60 quarter units)
To receive a Master of Science in Educational Administration, students must complete at least 60 quarter units of graduate work. A total of 13.5 quarter units of graduate credit may be granted for equivalent graduate work completed at another institution, as it applies to this degree and if the units were not used in earning another advanced degree. Students must also pass written and oral exit examinations.

Core Requirements (14 courses; 60 quarter units)
EDA 601 - Orientation and Advisory
(Must be taken as the first course and may be taken concurrently with another course)
EDA 623 - Curriculum and Assessment *
EDA 624 - Supervision of Instruction*
ILD 625 - Educational Research
EDA 625 - Technology and Data Analysis *
EDA 614 - Educational Leadership Today *
EDA 626 - Human Resources and Diversity *
EDA 618 - School Law and Ethics *
EDA 619 - Financial Leadership *
EDA 620B - Credential Field Experience*
(May be taken concurrently with another class or scheduled in an open month. This course takes 3-12 months to complete. It must be completed within 12 months of being scheduled. Students must complete three courses in the credential sequence – EDA 623, EDA 624, EDA 625, EDA 614, EDA 626, EDA 618, EDA 619 – before taking this course. This course must be completed in residence. (All students pursuing a career in public school administration, unless approved for the Intern program, must complete EDA 620B.)
or
EDA 620C - Degree Field Experience
This course must be completed in residence.
or
EDA 620I - Intern Field Experience (open only to students approved for the internship program)

EDA 628 - Summative Leadership Seminar *
EDA 617 - Philosophy and Leadership
(recommended to be completed as one of the first three courses in the program)
EDA 650 - Ethics and School Leadership
EDA 694 - Thesis
   (Prerequisite: ILD 625 and an undergraduate or graduate statistics course. Students must have written permission of lead faculty to enroll in the course.)
or
EDA 637 - Action Research (Prerequisite: ILD 625 )

* Required for the Preliminary Administrative Services Certificate/ Credential. This credential is required for most administrative positions in California, such as school principals, assistant principals, educational directors, and assistant superintendents. Students must possess a valid preliminary, professional clear, life, general, or service credential for admission to this credential program An emergency permit does not qualify as an accepted credential for admission.

Program Information

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Online Education

This program is available online.

Program Locations

• Camarillo Campus
• Costa Mesa Campus
• Fresno Campus
• Los Angeles Campus
• Ontario Campus
• Redding Campus
• Sacramento Campus
• San Bernardino Campus
• San Jose Campus
• Sherman Oaks Campus
• Spectrum Business Park Campus
• Stockton Campus

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