Master of Education in Administration

EDU 501 INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO TEACHING
3 Semester Units

This course provides students with information about using the Internet and other technological resources when designing curriculum. New technology trends in learning environments, data collection tools, and productivity software are explored, and how to use modern technology in professional development and teaching various subject areas will be discussed.

EDU 507 CULTURAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION
3 Semester Units

This course will review the importance of culturally responsive teaching in schools today. Specifically this course will focus on the impact of diversity, including race, culture, ethnicity, gender, and exceptionality. Additionally, this course will review class and socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, language, religion, geography, and age.

EDU 510 MODELS OF TEACHING
3 Semester Units

This course explores a variety of teaching models and curriculum theories to help increase student capacity for personal growth, social growth, and academic learning. Application of theories to classroom utilization is emphasized to help educators be able to construct vital and effective learning environments for their students.

EDU 520 LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
3 Semester Units

This course reviews major leadership behavior patterns and strategies that promote effectiveness in organizations. Students will be challenged to become more self-aware of their personal leadership style and will be able to develop their abilities to influence others, whether or not they have positional or hierarchical authority over them.

EDU 526 SUPERVISION OF INSTRUCTION
3 Semester Units

This course reviews ways to improve educational programs in diverse classrooms. Basic concepts of curriculum development, measurement, policies of inclusion, and the effects of culture are explained. Administrative skills that promote equal learning opportunities in the classroom are also reviewed.

EDU 529 EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
3 Semester Units

This course reviews the total operation of personnel and school management functions and staff development. Knowledge and understanding of personnel management, personnel relations, personnel laws and procedures, and collective bargaining are covered.

EDU 532 SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONS
3 Semester Units

This course explores how various social and political forces impact effective school and community relations with an emphasis on diversity. Methods of implementing educational change with community support, and cultural pluralism and its effects on school-community dynamics are also reviewed.

EDU 540 CAREER DEVELOPMENT
3 Semester Units

This course provides a general review of career development and career education, including theories, major concepts, career education programs, resource materials, and career counseling skills. Students will gain a strong understanding of the labor market and the factors that shape them, and will be familiar with the current trends and issues in career information, career development and career development programs.

EDU 545 LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY
3 Semester Units

This course provides an administrative perspective on instructional technology. Reviews methods of using technology to improve administrative functions, legal and ethical issues regarding educational technology, and funding sources for educational technology.

EDU 546 PUBLIC POLICY
3 Semester Units

This course reviews educational policy from a micro and macro perspective. It reviews the general concepts of public policy, and looks at the socioeconomic context of the school, as it relates to economics, demographics, politics, culture and values. It also analyzes the policy process, the key players, and the typical issues involved, as well as a historical perspective to aid in understanding the current education reform climate.

EDU 547 LEGAL ASPECTS OF EDUCATION
3 Semester Units

This comprehensive course explores the legal aspects of education. It emphasizes a variety of school law issues faced by school administrators today and expands on the legal implications of recognizing diversity in a multi-cultural society. Emphasis is placed on areas of school law that are most likely to be used by school administrators.

GRM 697 THE RESEARCH PROCESS
3 Semester Units

A required course for Master's Degree students to prepare them for the development and writing of a Proposal for a Thesis. Assists students in utilization of their natural curiosity in selection of a topic for research. Provides guidance in planning research strategy, documentation of research data, and design of a defensible study. Also explores and analyzes examples of research from many different disciplines, development and use of computer-aided research and writing skills, and logical argumentation techniques in stating and defending research data.