Post-Master’s Certificate

Program Overview

UNE Online's Post-Master's Certificate in Education provides educators with advanced knowledge and skills in various areas, including curriculum and instruction, literacy, inclusion education, and educational leadership. The program offers flexibility with a wide range of courses and allows students to tailor their certificate to their specific interests and career goals. It can be completed in less than a year, making it convenient for working professionals seeking to enhance their teaching abilities and make research-informed decisions.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

UNE Online’s Post-Master’s Certificate (PMC) is designed for educators with a master’s degree who are looking to advance their teaching abilities further and make research-informed decisions about their pedagogical practices. UNE Online’s PMC offers a wide variety of courses covering critical educational and leadership topics at the postgraduate level, giving students options and flexibility. Our 15-credit program is 100% online and can be completed in less than a year, making it convenient for working professionals. This certificate has focus areas in Curriculum and Instructional Strategy, Literacy K-12, Inclusion Education, and Educational Leadership. Students may choose to design their own certificate, choosing courses best aligned with their interests and aspirations. Students who complete UNE Online’s Post-Master’s Certificate will be able to:Apply research to leadership decisions. Articulate the requirements of the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL). Demonstrate a high degree of specialized knowledge and skills in school administration. Exhibit leadership skills in real-life school administrative settings.

Outline:

• EDU 707: Instructional Leadership (Credits: 3)
• EDU 721: Using Technology within Inclusion Education (Credits: 3)
• EDU 723: Teaching and Learning in Inclusion Settings (Credits: 3)
• EDU 742: Study Skills & Content Literacy (Credits: 3)
• EDU 743: Connecting Reading with Writing for Success (Credits: 3)

Literacy K-12

• EDU 740: Supporting Literacy Development (Credits: 3)
• EDU 741: Literacy Assessments (Credits: 3)
• EDU 742: Study Skills & Content Literacy (Credits: 3)
• EDU 743: Connecting Reading with Writing for Success (Credits: 3)
• EDU 744: Meeting Student Literacy Challenges (Credits: 3)

Special Education

• EDU 720: Special Education Law for the Classroom (Credits: 3)
• EDU 721: Using Technology within Inclusion Education (Credits: 3)
• EDU 722: Special Education Assessment in Inclusion Settings (Credits: 3)
• EDU 723: Teaching and Learning in Inclusion Settings (Credits: 3)
• EDU 730: Universal Design for Learning (Credits: 3)

Educational Leadership

• EDU 701: Educational Leadership (Credits: 3)
• EDU 702: School Law (Credits: 3)
• EDU 704: Supervision and Evaluation of Instruction (Credits: 3)
• EDU 709: School Finance (Credits: 3)
• EDU 715: Organizational Theory & Strategic Planning (Credits: 3)

Individualized

• EDU 600: Teacher as Leader (Credits: 3)
• EDU 615: Motivational Theory & Classroom Management (Credits: 3)
• EDU 701: Educational Leadership (Credits: 3)
• EDU 702: School Law (Credits: 3)
• EDU 703: Educational Change / School Reform (Credits: 3)
• EDU 704: Supervision and Evaluation of Instruction (Credits: 3)
• EDU 707: Instructional Leadership (Credits: 3)
• EDU 709: School Finance (Credits: 3)
• EDU 715: Organizational Theory & Strategic Planning (Credits: 3)
• EDU 720: Special Education Law for the Classroom (Credits: 3)
• EDU 722: Special Education Assessment in Inclusion Settings (Credits: 3)
• EDU 723: Teaching and Learning in Inclusion Settings (Credits: 3)
• EDU 725: Behavior Considerations in the Inclusive Setting (Credits: 3)
• EDU 726: Telling Your School’s Story Through Data Analysis (Credits: 3)
• EDU 727: Understanding the Whole Child in the Inclusive Setting (Credits: 3)
• EDU 730: Universal Design for Learning (Credits: 3)
• EDU 740: Supporting Literacy Development (Credits: 3)
• EDU 741: Literacy Assessments (Credits: 3)
• EDU 742: Study Skills & Content Literacy (Credits: 3)
• EDU 743: Connecting Reading with Writing for Success (Credits: 3)
• EDU 744: Meeting Student Literacy Challenges (Credits: 3)
• EDU 746: Professional Learning and Literacy Leadership (Credits: 3)
• EDU 747: Literacy for English Language Learners (Credits: 3)
• EDU 748: Literacy for Inclusion Settings (Credits: 3)