Educational Leadership M.Ed.
Admission Requirements
- Completion of all Feinstein School of Education and Human Development admission requirements.
- A current résumé.
Retention Requirements
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale.
- A minimum grade of B- in LEAD 500 or LEAD 530. Students who receive a grade below a B- in either of these courses must consult with their advisor before registering for any subsequent course in the plan of study.
- A minimum grade of B in LEAD 502, LEAD 503, LEAD 504, LEAD 506, and LEAD 507. Students who receive a grade below a B in any of these courses must retake the course. Following retake of the course, a recommendation to continue from the student’s advisor is also required.
- Failure to meet any one of the above requirements is sufficient cause for dismissal from the program.
Core Courses
Year One
| LEAD 504 | Leading Learning I: Planning, Instruction, Assessment | 4 | Fall. |
Year Two
| LEAD 502 | Building Connections: External Contexts of Leadership | 3 | Spring. |
| LEAD 503 | Building Connections in Diverse Contexts | 1 | Spring. |
| LEAD 506 | Creating Learning Structures: Equity, Law, Practice | 4 | Summer. |
| LEAD 507 | Leading Change I: Challenges, Capacity, Transformation | 4 | Fall. |
| ELECTIVE | Chosen with advisor’s consent | 3 | |
Instructional Leadership Concentration
Year One
| LEAD 530 | Instructional Leadership Foundation Seminar | 2 | Fall. |
| LEAD 531 | Instructional Leaders as Coaches | 2 | Fall. |
| LEAD 532 | Instructional Leader Internship I | 2 | Spring. |
| LEAD 533 | Instructional Leader Seminar I: Leading Change | 2 | Spring. |
Year Two
| LEAD 534 | Instructional Leader Internship II | 2 | Fall. |
| LEAD 535 | Instructional Leader Seminar II: Data Driven Decision Making | 2 | Spring. |
Building Level Leader Concentration
Year One
| LEAD 500 | Developing Leaders for Learning | 3 | Fall. |
| LEAD 501 | Developing Inquiry for Reflective Leadership | 1 | Spring. |
| LEAD 505 | Leading Learning II: Collaboration, Supervision, Technology | 2 | Spring. |
| LEAD 511 | Leadership Internship I | 2 | Spring. |
Year Two
| LEAD 508 | Leading Change II: Research, Accountability, Ethics | 2 | Spring. |
| LEAD 512 | Leadership Internship II | 2 | Spring. |
Special Education Administration Concentration
(This concentration is awaiting RIDE program approval. Anticipated start date is Fall 2016. Please check with the Program Coordinator, Dr. Marie Lynch, for the latest updates.)
Required Courses
| SPED 606 | Leading Special Education I: Administration | 3 | As needed |
| SPED 607 | Leading Special Education II: Legal and Financial Aspects | 3 | As needed. |
| SPED 608 | Leading Special Education III: Program Development and Organization | 4 | As needed. |
| SPED 609 | Leading Special Education IV: Program Evaluation | 4 | As needed. |
Total Credit Hours: 31-33