Ed.S. in Educational Leadership

Higher Education Concentration

The Education Specialist degree in Higher Education offers a course of study to further develop professional skills, improve research skills, broaden knowledge of Higher Education, and provide the fundamentals for leadership in midlevel professional positions at colleges and universities. The focus of this program is to prepare educators to meet the challenges of their profession and reinforce the significance of their roles in rapidly altering social, economic and political environments. Enhancement of leadership capabilities will be met through the application of current research and theory in this field. Coursework is both relevant and current, taught by full-time faculty and full-time practitioners; the curriculum is optimally balanced, appropriately blending the practical and theoretical aspects of this body of knowledge.