Graduate School - The University of Akron

52 The University of Akron5700:601 Principles of Educational Administration • 35700:603 Administration of Educational Personnel* 25700:606 Evaluation in Educational Organizations* 35700:607 School Law*5700:608 School Finance and Economics* 35700:615 Computer Applications 1n Educational Adm1n1strat1on* 25700:684 Field Experience 1: Elementary Administration* 2or5700:686 F1eld Experience 1: Secondary Administration • 2or5700:695 F1eld Experience for Supervisors• 35700:706 Collective Bargain1ng and Employee RelatiOns • 25700:707 The Supenntendency• 35700:895 Field Experience. The Supenntendency* * 2Assistant Superintendent/Superintendent ProgramsThere is significant overlap in the requirements of these two programs. A personentering the assistant superintendent program must already have an administratoror supervisor certificate. Both teaching and administrative expenence 1srequired for superintendent certification.Assistant Superintendent• Foundation Studies - nine credits.• Required courses - master's:5700:601 Pnnciples of Educational Administration5700:606 Evaluat1on 1n Educational Organizations5700:607 School Law5700:608 School Finance and Economics5700:609 Pnnciples of Curriculum Development5600:610 Principles of Educational Supervis1on5700:613 Administration of Pupil Serv1ces5700:615 Computer Appl1cat1ons in Educational Adm1nistrat1on5700:707 The Superintendency• Required courses- post-master's:5700:602 School Business Administration5700:603 Administration of Educational Personnel5700:604 School-Community RelatiOns5700:612 Administration of EducatiOnal Facilities5700:706 Collective Bargaimng and Employee Relat1ons5700:895 Two field expenences are requ~redSuperintendent• All of the assistant superintendent requirements plus:5700:704 Advanced Princ1ples of Educational AdminiStratiOn2• Electives, as needed, to bring the program to a total of 60 graduate semesterhours.*Required on!y of an elementary student**Required only of a secondary student.tRequired only of a special education student.Supervisor• Foundation Studies- nine credits.• Major field:5200:6305200 7325300:6195300:7215610:6015610:602570060957006105700:6955700:740Elementary School Curriculum and Instructions*Supervision of Instruction in the Elementary School*Secondary School Curnculum and Instruction**Supervision of Instruction in the Secondary School**Seminar: Special Education Curriculum PlanningtSupervision of InstructiOn: Spec1al EducatlantPrinciples of Curnculum DevelopmentPrinciples of Educational SupervisionField Experience for SupervisorsTheories in Educational Supervision• Electives - With the approval of the adviser, the student will select at least oneof the following courses and others to fulfill the program minimum of 30 credits:5100:701 History of Education 1n Amencan Society 35100:741 StatisticS in Education 35700:698 Master's Problem 2'~~Requ1red only of an elementary student.• *Required only of a secondary studenttRequired only of a spec1al education student.Educational FoundationsThis Master's degree program area is designed for either the student interestedin improving present educational skills or the student interested in educational orinstructional positions in business, industry, and social services.332333223223224-52222333333The student's program of study will be determined jointly by the student and advisor.Emphasis can range from advanced instructional technology to studies ineducational psychology or the social/philosophical aspects of education. The studentcan elect to include a thesis or master's problem or take an additional sixsemester hours of course work.• Foundation Studies- College Core Foundation Studies (nine hours).• Departmental Requirements- minimum of 21 hours.• Outside Departmental - minimum of six hours.• Master's comprehensive exam.Master's Emphasizing Instructional Technology• Foundation Core (College Requirement- nine hours)• Departmental Requirements -with your advisor's approval, a minimum of 12hours from the following:5100:520 Introduction to Instructional Computing 35100:512 Des1gn and ProductiOn of InstruCtional Matenals 35100:590 Workshop 1n Instructional Technology 35100:630 Top1cal Seminar in Computer-Based Educat1on (may be repeated) 35100:636 Top1cal Sem1nar 1n EducatiOnal Technology (may be repeated) 35100:614 Planning for Technology 35100:695 F1eld Experience: Master's 1-35100:696 Master's Technology Project 2-35100:697 Independent Study: Master's 1-3• Other Requirements - a minimum of six hours, with your adv1sor's approval,related to Instructional Technology, from outside the Department.• Thesis/Master's Problem Option (minimum program total of 30 semester hours):5100:698 Master's Problem 3-4or5100699 Master's Thesis• Non-Thesis/Master's Problem Option (minimum program total of 30 semesterhours):Additional course work in the area of educational technology selected jointly by the studentand the adv1sor for a m1n1mum program total of 36 semester hoursElementary EducationBilingual Multicultural EducationThe major purpose of this program is to provide education majors with the knowledge,skills and attitudes necessary to teach bilingual students.Students may become certified in bilingual multicultural education at either theundergraduate or graduate level. The certification requ1res that a person alsobecome certified in one of the following areas: elementary education, secondaryeducation, special education, or physical education.At the end of the program, the student must demonstrate proficiency in Englishand a language other than English in order to meet the certification requirementsof the Ohio State Department of Education.Graduate students wish1ng a master's degree in addition to bilingual multiculturalcertification may earn a master's degree in multicultural education by taking additionalcourseworkThe program incorporates coursework in the history and philosophy of bilingualmulticultural education; linguistics; English as a second language instruction; cultureand theories; and practices for teaching bilingual students language arts, reading,mathematics, social studies and science.• Program requirements:3300:589 Sem1nar in Engl1sh: Introduction to Bilingual Lingu1st1CS5630:582 Charactenstics of Culturally Diverse Populations5630:584 Pnnciples of Bilingual Multicultural EducatiOn5630:587 Techn1ques for Teaching English as a Second Languagein the Bilingual ClassroomF1eld Experience in Bilingual Classrooms/Settings• Select one of the following:5630:585 Teaching Reading and Language Arts to Bilingual Students 45630:586 Teaching Mathematics, Soc1al Studies and Science to Bilingual Students 3Multicultural EducationThe purpose of this program is to provide knowledge, skills and attitudes whichwill enable the educator to design and implement programs that promote the corrcept of cultural pluralism. Special attention is given to educational programmingfor the culturally different learner.• Required Courses:5100:640 Techniques of Research5300:780 Sem1nar in Secondary Education*5600:645 Group Testing in Counseling5630:581 Multicultural Education in the United States333433433