Education, Educational Leadership, M.Ed.

Grand Valley State University's Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Leadership offers emphasis areas in Educational Leadership and Special Education Administration. The program emphasizes theory, research, and practice in such areas as effective leadership, curriculum organization and improvement, personnel administration, finance, law, assessment, and other related topics.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Educational Leadership program prepares educators to serve as leaders in school buildings or districts. Both emphasis areas focus on effective leadership, curriculum organization and improvement, personnel administration, finance, law, assessment, instructional leadership, and more. The Special Education Administration emphasis additionally equips educators with the experience and skills needed to work in K-12 special education administrative settings.

WHY STUDY EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AT GRAND VALLEY?

Career-oriented. The program opens up a number of career opportunities for professional educators.

Service. The College of Education Student Information and Services Center provides centralized services for advising, program planning, field placement, and certification.

Flexible. Evening, weekend, and summer classes make it easier for teachers and administrators to plan their schedules. Some classes are offered online.

ACCREDITATION

Grand Valley State University's College of Education is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association (NCA). The faculty are leaders in their fields, melding together the philosophy of education and your needs as a practitioner.

LOCATION & FORMAT

Fully online or hybrid program that requires 3 face-to-face meetings per semester.

This program is available in Grand Rapids. Traverse City, and Detroit.

Formats: Hybrid - Online

Why Study Education at GVSU?

Grand Valley State University's College of Education is an ideal choice for undergraduate and graduate programs in the fields of education, teaching, and counseling. Offering courses since 1964, the college provides high quality programs with small class sizes. With a commitment to educational principles such as active learning, interaction of theory and practice, and learning relevancy, the College of Education offers students the type of personalized attention needed to become leaders in their fields.

NATIONAL ACCREDITATION

The College of Education's accreditation was most recently renewed by CAEP (the national Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation) in November 2019.