Department of Educational Leadership

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Janet Finch, Professor and Interim Department Chair, 
Office: 103-A Clay Education Building
(615) 963-5450
jfinch@tnstate.edu
 

The graduate programs in the Department of Educational Leadership lead to the Doctor of Education Degree in Educational Leadership with concentrations in PreK-12 Administration and Higher Education Administration, the Educational Specialist degree in Instructional Leadership with state licensure in Instructional Leadership, or the Education Specialist without licensure, and the Master of Education Degree in Instructional Leadership with state licensure in Instructional Leadership, the Master of Education without licensure, and the Master of Education in Career and Technical Education (CTE). Please check with your appointed advisor for program and course number changes. All candidates must see their advisor prior to enrolling each semester.

Major: Educational Leadership
Degree: Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
Concentrations: PreK-12 Administration
Higher Education Leadership

Major: Instructional Leadership
Degree: Educational Specialist (Ed.S.)
Concentrations:
Instructional Leadership with Licensure
Instructional Leadership without Licensure

Major: Instructional Leadership
Degree: Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Concentrations: Instructional Leadership-Licensure
Instructional Leadership-Non-Licensure
Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher Leaders

Programs

• Instructional Leadership, Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher Leaders, Concentration, M.Ed.
• Instructional Leadership, Licensure Concentration, M.Ed.
• Instructional Leadership, without Licensure Concentration, M.Ed.

• Educational Leadership, Higher Education Leadership Concentration, Ed.D.
• Educational Leadership, Pre-K - 12 Administration Concentration, Ed.D.
• Instructional Leadership, Licensure Concentration, Ed.S.
• Instructional Leadership, without Licensure Concentration, Ed.S.

Courses

• EDAD 5020 - Philosophy and Introduction to School Administration (3)
• EDAD 5030 - Instructional Leadership (3)
• EDAD 5040 - The Adult Learner (3)
• EDAD 5050 - Educational Law (3)
• EDAD 5070 - Stress Management For Administrators (3)
• EDAD 5080 - Action Research for Educators (3)
• EDAD 5090 - Assessment for Leaders (3)
• EDAD 5110 - Educational Research For The Practitioner (3)
• EDAD 5180 - Principles and Techniques for Teaching Adults (3)
• EDAD 5200 - Human Resource Management (3)
• EDAD 5350 - Parental Involvement Education (3)
• EDAD 5390 - Community Resources (3)
• EDAD 5420 - Community Organization (3)
• EDAD 5490 - Aspects of Aging (3)
• EDAD 5515 - Administrative Internship-I (1)
• EDAD 5516 - Administrative Internship-II (1)
• EDAD 5517 - Administrative Internship-III (1)
• EDAD 5640 - School and Community Relations (3)
• EDAD 5720 - School Finance (3)
• EDAD 5910, 5920, 5930 - Problems and Projects in Education (3)
• EDAD 6000 - Statistical Analysis in Educational Leadership I (3)
• EDAD 6010 - Theory and Principles of Educational Administration (3)
• EDAD 6040 - Leadership and Interpersonal Relations for Administrators (3)
• EDAD 6040 - Leadership and Interpersonal Relations for Administrators (3)
• EDAD 6050 - Professional Negotiations in Education (3)
• EDAD 6060 - The Administration of Instructional Programs and Materials (3)
• EDAD 6070 - Legal Problems (3)
• EDAD 6080 - Internship in Administration/Supervision (3)
• EDAD 6090 - Planning for Educational Facilities (3)
• EDAD 6100 - Curriculum Planning and Programming (3)
• EDAD 6110 - Human Resource Management and Development (3)
• EDAD 6120 - Assessment for Professional Licensure (3-6)
• EDAD 6140 - Culminating Project for Ed.S. (3)
• EDAD 6150 - Ethics for School Administrators (3)
• EDAD 6160 - School Principalship (3)
• EDAD 6170 - Organization and Administration of Higher Education (3)
• EDAD 6200 - Organization and Administration of the Secondary School (3)
• EDAD 6250 - International Global Education (3)
• EDAD 6280 - Financial Management and Administration (3)
• EDAD 6300 - Communication for School Executives (3)
• EDAD 6515 - Administrative Internship I (1)
• EDAD 6516 - Administrative Internship-III (1)
• EDAD 6517 - Administrative Internship III (1)
• EDAD 6580 - Action Research for Educators (3)
• EDAD 6910/7910 - Independent Research in Leadership (3)
• EDAD 7000 - Interdepartmental Doctoral Seminar (3)
• EDAD 7010 - Theory and Principles of Educational Administration (3)
• EDAD 7020 - Policy Implementation in Educational Administration (3)
• EDAD 7030 - Qualitative-Naturalistic and Survey Research Methods (3)
• EDAD 7040 - Leadership and Interpersonal Relations for Administrators (3)
• EDAD 7050 - Professional Negotiations in Education (3)
• EDAD 7060 - The Administration of Instructional Programs and Materials (3)
• EDAD 7070 - Planning for Educational Change (3)
• EDAD 7090 - Seminar in Education Administration and Supervision (3)
• EDAD 7100 - Current Issues in Educational Administration (3)
• EDAD 7110 - School District Administration (3)
• EDAD 7120 - Advanced Methods of Research (3)
• EDAD 7130/6130 - The Community Junior College (3)
• EDAD 7150 - Advanced Legal Problems (3)
• EDAD 7180 - Statistical Analysis in Educational Leadership II (3)
• EDAD 7200 - Human Resource Administration (3)
• EDAD 7280 - Financial Management and Administration (3)
• EDAD 7300 - Communication for School Executives (3)
• EDAD 7350 - Decision Making for Administrators (3)
• EDAD 7380 - Teaching Adult Education (3)
• EDAD 7400 - Foundations of Higher Education (3)
• EDAD 7410 - Diversity and Higher Education (3)
• EDAD 7420 - Curriculum, Students, and Faculty in Higher Education (3)
• EDAD 7430 - Seminar in Higher Education (3)
• EDAD 7440 - Practicum in Higher Education (1)
• EDAD 7441 - Practicum in Higher Education II (1)
• EDAD 7442 - Practicum in Higher Education III (1)
• EDAD 7450 - Economics and Finance of Higher Education (3)
• EDAD 7460 - Government, Public Policy, and Higher Education (3)
• EDAD 7470 - Contemporary Topics in Higher Education (3-9)
• EDAD 7499 - Marketing in Higher Education (3)
• EDAD 8100 - Doctoral Dissertation (6-15)
• EDAD 8110 - Readings and Research in Educational Administration (3-6)
• TELC 5001 - Adolescent Development (3)
• TELC 5003 - Managing the Learning Environment (3)
• TELC 5004 - Survey of Exceptional Children (3)
• TELC 5005 - Teaching and Learning with Technology (3)
• TELC 5006 - Teachers as Agents of Change (3)

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