Education Specialist (Ed.S.) with
Instructional Leadership Concentration
Online
36 credits
*
16 months
Program Highlights & Benefits
100% online format
Bridge option towards earning your EdD available
Up to 12 graduate transfer credits considered
No thesis required
For
Teachers who want to earn their Specialist degree in Instructional Leadership Concentration and add on Instructional Leader Licensure.
What You Learn
- Demonstrate within your disciplines advanced knowledge and skills, and the ability to apply research that extends the body of knowledge in the field.
- Display competency in the critical evaluation of issues, trends and methodologies.
- Enhance your ethical decision-making ability through an academic environment integrated with the Christian faith.
- Build intellectual and moral knowledge to cope with a pluralistic world to better serve communities and their schools.
How You Learn
All courses are offered in an online format.
Career Outcomes
The IL concentration offers a license program that can earn the graduate the Tennessee Instructional Leadership License. Through this concentration, which includes a practicum that is closely supervised and directly related to the student’s individual needs, students can earn licensure as a principal or supervisor under standards approved by the Tennessee Department of Education.
Degree Requirements
| Course | Title | Hours |
| EDR 700 | Research Issues in Educational Leadership | 3 |
| EDU 702 | Engaged Learning | 3 |
| EDU 703 | Supervision | 3 |
| EDU 706 | Organizational Decision Making | 3 |
| EDU 707 | Legal Issues in School Governance | 3 |
| EDU 708 | Curriculum and School Improvement | 3 |
| EDU 714 | Leadership Issues I: Theories and Strategies | 3 |
| EDU 715 | Leadership Issues II: Planning and Finance | 3 |
| EDU 721 | Literacy Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| EDU 722 | Teacher Leadership | 3 |
| EDU 723 | Faith and Ethics in Educational Leadership | 3 |
| EDU 737 | Leadership Practicum Summer | 1 |
| EDU 738 | Leadership Practicum Fall | 1 |
| EDU 739 | Leadership Practicum Spring | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36 |
Note:
Exit Assessment: Completion of Practicum, Completion of SLLA Exam, and Graduation.
