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Educational Leadership
Education is the foundation on which a modern society is built. The Educational Leadership post-master’s certificate will prepare you to address management and leadership issues in education and guide others through training, excellence in teaching, research and service. You will also further develop your knowledge base to be a leader in the field of education.
Basis of Admission
A completed master's-level or higher degree from an accredited institution or university.
Scope
Six Courses (18 credit hours) must be completed from the coursework outlined within the corresponding Post-Master's Certificate.
At the end of each Post-Master's Certificate (except where noted), students will complete a final written research project, demonstrating the ability to conduct an investigation on a workplace problem, identify an area for intervention, critique, justify, and recommend a plan of preventative action.
Course Length
All courses are 8 weeks in length. Northcentral University allows 2 years to complete all Post-Master's Certificates.
Course Code | Name | Course Description |
|---|---|---|
ED7004-8 | School Law | In this course, students will address legal issues pertinent to teacher, administrator, and student legal rights and responsibilities in daily school activities. Students will also review legal process, structures of the law, legislation/ litigation, and practices to avoid. |
ED7008-8 | Educating a Diversity of students | As the United States continues to experience increasing cultural diversity, todays educators must appraise, assess, and argue the best means to reach diverse and exceptional students. Additionally, individuals differ in gender, sexual orientation, age, physical, and mental abilities. Students will choose and compare different means to address the nature of cultural diversity, its sources, and its importance to educators. Finally, students will organize, plan, prepare and write instructions that a district might use to meet the needs of diverse students, taking into consideration epistemological and axiological perspectives unique to each culture. |
ED7012-8 | Educational Leadership | An examination of historical and contemporary theories, models, concepts, and practices for efficient approaches to leadership within organizations will be conducted in this Doctoral level course. Students will also specifically study how to effectively apply these concepts to educational settings. |
ED7013-8 | Financial Issues in Schools | This course is designed to introduce and explore concepts in school finance and school business management. Specifically, the course content will cover school finance and school business practices as it pertains to the national, state, and local practices. |
ED7022-8 | Policies and Practices in Leadership | This course focuses on research, theory and philosophy in developing powerful schools that educate all children well, grades K through 12. Students will learn about various school reform efforts, policies and politics behind various local, states, and federal efforts, and be able to draw upon the educational change and leadership literature to develop their own process and design for better schools. |
ED7030-8 | Development of Organizational Leadership | In this course, doctoral students will explore classic and contemporary approaches to organizational development. Students will define authentic leadership and effectiveness, and will explore what it means to work mindfully while applying principles of authenticity, integrity, and purposefulness. Doctoral students will explore preferred communication styles, cultivate relationships, develop strategies, and evaluate optimal strategies for organizational growth. Students will be introduced to the doctrines of organizational development, theory, and techniques. Attention will be given to these concepts within todays fast paced working and educational environments. |
At Northcentral University, we pride ourselves in being completely transparent when it comes to tuition and fees. We have adopted an all-inclusive tuition model that gives you the cost of your Post-Master's Certificate in Education tuition and fees in one flat program rate*. The only additional cost above your post-master's certificate program rate is books. Learn more about the NCU’s post-master's certificate costs below:
- Per credit cost: $857
- Per 3 credit course cost: $2,570
- Program cost: $15,420
- Average book cost per course: $150
- Application Fee: $0
- Technology Fee: $0
- Registration Fee: $0
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*Program rates are subject to change and generally increase at the start of each calendar year.
If there’s one thing we’ve learned about our students, it’s that they are motivated and ambitious—but they are also busy! At Northcentral University, we’ve designed our education experience to work with you, not against you, so you can achieve your academic goals without sacrificing the quality, flexibility and support you need to be successful.
- Regionally Accredited
- No Physical Residency Requirements
- One-to-One Teaching
- 100% Doctoral Faculty
- Flexibility of Online Learning
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