Educational Leadership and Policy

Online Master of Education Program

Now Accepting Applications

Classes for the first cohort begin January 14, 2009

Program Summary

This Master of Education degree in Educational Organization and Leadership (EOL) represents an opportunity to build upon the shared expertise of EOL faculty across our two program areas of Higher Education (HE) and Educational Administration and Leadership (EAL). This program strives to develop primary, secondary, and post secondary educational leaders, administrators, and policy analysts who seek to understand and address critical P-12 and higher education issues. Students will study different educational leadership and policy practices and theories with particular focus paid to educational access, equity, and excellence. Students in this program will have the opportunity to specialize in P-12 leadership and policy or in higher education and policy. This program targets a national and international audience interested in P-12 teacher and educational leadership, higher education, and P-20 educational policy. The program does not provide administrative licensure.

This program strives for the following student objectives:

1. Enhance ability to understand critical issues in P-12 learning environments.
2. Enhance ability to understand critical issues in higher education.
3. Examine and critique public policy analytic frameworks and consider their application to educational learning environment spanning diverse P-12 to higher education contexts.
4. Participate in an environment in which theories are explored within authentic, timely contexts through the integration of exemplary practice case studies.
5. Examine and critique leadership frameworks and theories of educational leadership.
6. Understand policy issues influencing P-12 and higher education.
7. Identify how dynamic leadership is crucial to successful learning environments.
8. Expand knowledge base on learning theories and their instructional implications and convert proven learning theories into practical solutions to develop policy for P-20 contexts.
9. Explore the relationships and interconnections of educational leadership and policy issues and implementation

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Tuition/Financial Aid

Tuition

The current tuition rate for each 4-hour course is $1816 (USD) and $908 for 2-hour courses. This rate includes both tuition and fees. Reading materials are not included in this amount. The tuition rate is the same for in-state, out-of-state, and international students. The cost for future courses is subject to moderate changes in accordance with the actions of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.

Financial Aid and Scholarships

Financial Aid is available in the form of:

• Veteran/Military Grants
• Student Aid Loans

Students who are on the standard two-year program are eligible for financial aid each semester. All students are eligible for financial aid in the Summer.

• Summer: Must be enrolled in a minimum 3 credit hours of courses.
• Spring or Fall:  Must be enrolled in a minimum 6 credit hours of courses.
  To qualify, a student must be accepted into a degree-seeking program.

For more information on obtaining Financial Aid please go the University of Illinois Financial Aid Web site or call them at 1-800-252-1360 ext. 30100. To start a Financial Aid application, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

For more information about Veteran's Grants, visit the Federal GI Bill Web site, the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, or the UIUC Illinois Veterans Programs Web site (contact them at veterans@uiuc.edu or 1-800-252-1360 ext. 39283).

Due to the university funding structure, students cannot use university employee tuition waivers or University of Illinois cooperating teacher waivers for Education Online courses. Other employer tuition waivers, military waivers, and Veteran's grants are not affected by this policy. On-campus master's degree programs in the College of Education do accept tuition waivers.

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Schedule/Courses

The Course Calendar displays the course sequence for the following required courses:
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(All courses are 4 credit hour courses except where noted)

• EOL 540: Introduction to Educational Administration

• EOL 549: Administration Theory

• EOL 588: Capstone Experience I (2 hours)

• EOL 548: Political and Cultural Context of Education

• EOL 580: Critical Issues in Higher Education

• EPSY 407: Adult Learning and Development (Foundation)

• EPS 405: Historical and Social Barriers

• EOL 588: Capstone Experience II (2 hours)

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• EOL 545: Leadership and Professional Development - Educational Administration & Leadership (PK-12) Specialization elective
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• EOL 577: Public Policy in Higher Education - Higher Education Specialization elective

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• EOL 518: Economics of Education, Health, & Human Capital

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