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Specialist in Educational Leadership

General Specialist

This option within the Specialist program allows students from any field to individualize their studies to fit their professional needs. Students must have earned a masters degree to enter the program.

Students complete the core course requirements (9 hours) and  an additional 21 hours. Combine any of the following emphasis areas to create a degree program:

• Training and Development (9 credit hours)

ALOP 262: Needs Analysis and Evaluation

ALOP 263: Designing Learning Interventions

ALOP 264: Methods/Technologies of Facilitation

• Leadership (9 credit hours)

ALOP 252: Leadership in Organizations

ALOP 253: Organizational Development and Leading Change

ALOP 254: Organizational Savvy and Communication

• Human Resource Management (9 credit hours)

ALOP 272: Human Resource Management

ALOP 273: Compensation and Benefits

ALOP 274: Contemporary Workplace Issues

• Higher Education (9 credit hours)

ALOP 282: The College Student

ALOP 283: Student Services

ALOP 284: History and Philosophy