Course variations

Course summary

The M.S. major in Urban Teacher Leadership creates a cadre of teachers who will become change agents that positively affect their classrooms, their schools, their communities, and their school districts as well as the national conversation about educational change. Specifically, the program is for teachers who will remain in their classrooms while assuming leadership roles in the schools and in the larger context of the school community. The program is developed around a set of academic and field experiences that provide basic knowledge and skills for leadership in collaboration, writing for change, reflective thinking, problem solving, and the advocacy of excellence in urban education. This program has been developed specifically for teachers in urban school settings. Both experience in urban schools and urban research studies suggest that urban communities meet unique challenges that must be addressed by teachers in those schools. Students will collaborate inside and outside the classroom with cohort members, with university faculty, with community agencies, and with urban leaders. To complete the program, the student must develop a master’s leadership project designed to effect school change. Students may obtain the Leadership Endorsement for Instructional Supervision as part of the major by taking EPEL 7000, EPEL 7410, and EPSF 7450. Recommendation for this endorsement will be made after successful completion of the requirements of the major.

Entry requirement for international students

Georgia State reserves the right to admit only those international applicants who are academically qualified and who have proved their ability to meet the financial requirements while in attendance. Applicants needing a student visa are required to show financial capability for their full degree program and may be required to have an amount equal to the estimated cost of the first academic year on deposit at Georgia State before a certificate of eligibility will be issued.

Qualification

Masters

Awarding body

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Department name

College of Education, Department of Educational Policy Studies