Program Overview

Educational Leadership (MA)

The online Master of Arts in Educational Leadership program is designed to prepare students for administrative and leadership positions in school settings and other education-related fields that do not require Florida certification. This program is ideal for individuals seeking roles such as administrative positions outside of Florida, private school headmasters, charter school administrators, community college or university staff administrators, or museum administrators.

Program Overview

The Educational Leadership MA program offers two tracks focused on higher education: Higher Education/Student Personnel and College Teaching and Leadership. These tracks have different admission, enrollment, and graduation requirements.

• The Higher Education/College Teaching and Leadership track is designed for individuals whose goal is to teach at the community college level.
• The Higher Education/Student Personnel track is designed to prepare students for leadership positions in a variety of student personnel/affairs departments on college and university campuses and education-related fields.

Program Requirements

The Educational Leadership MA program requires a minimum of 30 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree, including:

• 9 credit hours of research and measurement courses
• 21 credit hours of administration courses

The courses may be taken in any order, but the culminating Research Report (EDA 6909) must be taken last. At least two administration courses are projected to be offered each semester, and the EDF courses are offered each semester.

Degree Requirements

Research and Measurement

9 Total Credits

• Complete all of the following:
  • EDF6481 - Fundamentals of Graduate Research in Education (3)
• Complete at least 1 of the following:
  • EDF6401 - Statistics for Educational Data (3)
  • EDF6432 - Measurement and Evaluation in Education (3)
• Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • EDA6909 - Research Report (1 - 99)

Administration

21 Total Credits

• Complete the following:
  • EDA6062 - Leadership in Educational Organizations (3)
  • EDA6228 - Human Resource Processes in Education (3)
  • EDA6234 - Personnel and Education Related Law (3)
  • EDA6246 - Basic Education Funding and Management (3)
  • EDA6275 - Digital Leadership and Systems Management (3)
  • EDA6303 - Organizations and the Community (3)
  • EDA6932 - Issues in Education (3)

Grand Total Credits: 30

Application Deadlines

• Domestic:
  • Spring: December 1
  • Summer: April 1
  • Fall: July 1
• International:
  • Spring: July 1
  • Summer: November 1
  • Fall: January 15

Financial Information

Graduate students may receive financial assistance through fellowships, assistantships, tuition support, or loans. For more information, see the College of Graduate Studies Funding website.

Fellowship Information

Fellowships are awarded based on academic merit to highly qualified students. They are paid to students through the Office of Student Financial Assistance, based on instructions provided by the College of Graduate Studies. Fellowships are given to support a student's graduate study and do not have a work obligation.

Independent Learning

Students are required to successfully complete the EDA 6909 Research Report.