Public Policy & Administration

Educational Policy and Leadership Concentration

Course of Study

REVISED PLAN WITHOUT OPTIONS AND WITH NEW CURRICULUM COURSES

Degree Requirements:

Completion of 42 credits of course work.
Twenty-one (21) Core of Common Knowledge credits.
Twelve (12) Educational Policy and Leadership Seminar credits.
Nine (9) Elective Specialized Courses (Student will choose)

Core of Common Knowledge                                                 (21 Credits) Date Taken
501 Foundations of Policy Analysis                                                                     __________
503 Law and Public Policy                                                                                 __________
505 Organizational Behavior                                                                               __________
515 Introduction to Public Budgeting and Finance                                               __________
525 Public Management                                                                                     __________
535 Research Methods
536 Public Information Systems

Educational Policy and Leadership Seminar Courses           (12 Credits)
*522 Ed. Supervision of Instruction                                                                     __________
557 Human Resources Management                                                                 ____________
558 Executive Leadership and Communication in Education                               __________
612 Colloquium: Education Policy & Leadership                                                 ___________

Specialized Elective Courses                                                (9 Credits)
            Choose 9 credits from the following:
*543 Internship I (3 credits)
544 Internship II (6 credits)                                                                               __________
545 Models for Planning and Policy in Education                                               __________
546 Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Education
*547 Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement                                          ___________
* 548 Developing Curriculum for Deep Learning                                                 ___________
* 549 Curriculum Leadership                                                                              ___________
                                                                                                TOTAL              42 Credits

* These courses can be can be used to fulfill the NJDOE requirements for supervisor endorsement.

Successful completion of this program meets the academic requirements for the following administrative or supervisory endorsements: (1) School administrator endorsement required for any position that involves services as district-level administrative officer (i.e., superintendent assistant superintendent, director; (2) Principal endorsement required for any position that involves service as an administrative officer of a school or other comparable unit within a school district (i.e., assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, principal, assistant principal, vice-principal and director); (3) Supervisor endorsement required for both supervisors of instruction and athletic directors who do not hold a standards principal’s endorsement.

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