Educational Leadership, MPS (E901)
36 credits
Leading to Certification in School Building Leadership
Program Prerequisites:
- Minimum of 3 years classroom teaching experience
- Bachelors degree
- Two letters of recommendation, one from a school leader
- Writing Assessment
- Interview
Educational Leadership Bridge Program Connection with the Doctoral Program
Manhattanville’s unique Bridge Program enables candidates in the Educational Leadership program to apply credits seamlessly to the doctoral program. Doctoral candidates can also apply credits to the Educational Leadership program, thereby completing certification requirements for school leadership positions while enrolled in doctoral studies. The details of this Bridge program can be found here: EdD in Educational Leadership-mainpage - Bridge: Certification pathways (digication.com)
Program and Certification Requirements:
This program requires the completion of a professional portfolio, at least 80 hours of course-related field experiences and two internships (internship total 400 hours).
Entry Level
| EDAD.5000 | Schools as Learning Organizations | 3 |
| EDAD.5200 | Issues and Trends in Curriculum and Instruction | 3 |
EDAD 5000:This course should be taken first, if possible.
Formal matriculation must be completed
Additional Required Courses
Required Internships
Submission of internship proposals
(Contact Educational Leadership Department for portfolio guidelines prior to beginning of internship semester.)
Note: Each of these three internships should be taken for 2 credits.
Elective Courses: Select 6 credits
Elective courses: Select 6 credits from the following courses:
| EDAD.5051 | Enhancing Communications and Public Relations with a Diverse Constituency | 1 |
| EDAD.5052 | Understanding and Using Qualitative and Quantitative Research in Schools | 1 |
| EDAD.5___ | Other Educational Leadership course, with department chair's approval | 1 |
| EDU.5016 | Foundations of Bilingual/Bicultural Education | 3 |
| EDU.5393 | Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
| EDU.5217 | Working with Parents in Inclusive Early Childhood Settings | 3 |
Capstone Level
Final Program Completion Requirements:
| EDAD.5596 | Education Leadership Portfolio | 0 |
| | Child Abuse Workshop | 0 |
| | Violence Prevention Workshop | 0 |
| | Dignity for All Students Workshop | 0 |
| . | Final Interview Contact Graduate Advising Office | |
| . | Take NYS Certification Exams: | |
| . | Take NYS EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS test | |