Educational Leadership - Our Lady of Holy Cross College

Educational Leadership from Our Lady of Holy Cross College is a Campus Master Education Management degree that prepares you for a Education career. The Graduate Program is specifically designed to enhance students? knowledge, skills, and dispositions in their chosen academic areas and to prepare them to accept professional responsibilities. Success in the Graduate Program is based not only on completing the required coursework, but also on demonstrating knowledge, skills, and dispositions appropriate for the profession. Whether they become school leaders or curriculum specialists, graduates of Our Lady of Holy Cross College?s Graduate Program promotes holistic development of each individual and the spirit of justice, which brings social equity and global harmony. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES 1. The Program prepares candidates from diverse backgrounds to become responsible professionals capable of delivering effective services in educational settings. a. Recruit, maintain, and matriculate culturally diverse candidates who have professional goals that can be met in education occupations and who demonstrate the potential to contribute to their chosen field. b. Provide a curriculum that meets the requirements of state and national accrediting standards. c. Provide candidates opportunities to apply theories to practice and to develop professionally through supervised job-embedded experiences in a variety of educational settings. d. Individually monitor candidates throughout their academic program to promote both personal and professional development. e. Foster candidate?s identification as professionals through membership in professional associations and to encourage life-long learning by instilling awareness of continuing education needs and opportunities. 2. The Program prepares candidates to become discerning consumers of research and to apply appropriate methodology in the pursuit of graduate level research. a. Support candidates in scholarly research through academic resources and faculty mentoring. b. Provide candidates opportunities to apply their knowledge and skills. 3. The Program prepares candidates to become responsible professionals capable of contributing service in local, state, and national settings. a. Meet local education needs by providing well prepared school leaders and curriculum specialists. b. Promote seminars bringing nationally known professionals to encourage the continuing education of professionals in the metropolitan area of New Orleans. STUDENT OUTCOMES OF THE GRADUATE PROGRAM Upon successful completion of the Graduate Program, graduates should be able to: Practice professional teaching and educational administration skills within the scope of a multicultural and changing society. Synthesize theoretical and empirical knowledge in the field of education. Demonstrate the ability to engage in critical thinking, decision-making, and independent judgment. Conduct and evaluate research in education and its related disciplines for its applicability to educational theory and practice. View more details on Our Lady of Holy Cross College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Education Management courses.