Educational Studies: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Concentration, MSED or MS

About the Program

The online Educational Leadership and Policy Studies concentration for the Educational Studies graduate degree is for K-12 teachers interested in school administration. The Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.) degree is coordinated with the requirements for the Indiana Building Level Administrator license. Students complete 21 credits of licensure coursework across three consecutive semesters and then take 9 additional credits in research methodology and electives to earn the master’s degree.

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Program Requirements

30 Credits Required

Concentrations

Departmental concentrations:

• Applied Behavior Analysis Accelerated Professional 
• Educational Studies: Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration, MSED  
• College Student Affairs
• College Student affairs Administration
• Counseling Psychology
• Counselor Education
• Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Educational Foundations
• Educational Psychology
• Gifted Education
• Educational Studies: Higher Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership Concentration, MSED 
• Higher Education Administration
• Mental Health Counseling
• Professional Counseling
• School Counseling
• Special Education
• Special Education Add Intense Only Licensure
• Special Education Add Mild/Intense Licensure
• Special Education Init Mild/Intense Licensure
• Special Education Initial Mild Only Licensure
• Special Ed Add Mild Only Licensure
• Special Ed Non-Licensure

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