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MASTER OF EDUCATION
(EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION)
The Master of Education (Educational Administration) is designed to provide professional growth opportunities for Christian
educators in the field of Christian school educational leadership. Students are prepared to assume leadership roles in
Christian day, missionary, international, or national cross-cultural schools.
The curriculum for this concentration provides opportunities to develop knowledge, skills, and dispositions in the broad
scope of Christian school administrative responsibilities. These responsibilities include leadership theory, school law,
financial principles, faculty and staff supervision, data–informed decision making, strategic planning, and development.
The
M.Ed. (Educational Administration) is available fully online. Students should consult with the
M.Ed. program director in
planning their degree program.
Course of Study (Foundation + Core + Concentration)
33
Foundation
9
CHL 5001
Chapel I
0
EDU 5444
Transformational Education
3
EDU 6231
History and Philosophy of Education
3
EDU 7300
Biblical Foundations for Curriculum
3
Core
12
EDU 5331
Understanding the Learner
3
EDU 5430
Authentic Assessment
3
EDU 6110
Curriculum Development and Instruction
3
EDU 6490
Educational Research
3
Concentration
12
EDU 5115
Educational Administration
3
EDU 5515
Institutional Advancement
3
EDU 5525
Law and Personnel
3
EDU 6425
Supervision of Instruction
3
Suggested Program of Study
The total minimum number of semester hours to graduate is 33. The following program of study outlines a schedule for
fulfilling all of the requirements for the program within two years. Courses are generally offered on a two year rotation, and
students may enter in any semester and begin the course rotation. It is recommended that CHL 5001 Chapel be taken in
the first semester of enrollment.
Year Fall
Spring
1
CHL 5001
EDU 6490
EDU 6231
Chapel I (0)
Educational Research (3)
History and Philosophy of Education (3)
EDU 5115
EDU 5444
Educational Administration (3)
Transformational Education (3)
Summer
EDU 5331
EDU 6425
Understanding the Learner (3)
Supervision of Instruction (3)
2
EDU 5515
EDU 5525
Institutional Advancement (3)
Law and Personnel (3)
EDU 5430
EDU 7300
Authentic Assessment (3)
Biblical Foundations for Curriculum (3)
Summer
EDU 6110 Curriculum Development and Instruction (3)