2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

Specialist in Educational Administration and Supervision

63 credits

Required courses

EDAD 630Human Resource Development

3

EDAD 635Educational Decision Making

3

EDAD 650Supervision of Instruction

3

EDAD 684Educational Finance and Ethics

3

EDAD 686School Law

3

EDAD 689The School Principal

3

EDCU 601Principles and Procedures of Curriculum Development

3

EDPS 640Methodology of Educational and Psychological Research

3

3 credits from

EDCU 665Integrative STEM Education: Principles and Pedagogy

3

EDFO 631Philosophy of Education

3

EDFO 641History of American Education

3

EDFO 651Educational Sociology

3

EDMU 660Multicultural and Multiethnic Education in American Schools

3

Specialist-required courses: (a minimum of 24 credits must be taken at Ball State)

Students take EDAD 696 twice for a total of 6 credits.
EDAD 640The Educational Administrator and Public Relations

3

EDAD 685Fiscal Management of Educational Agencies

3

EDAD 687Legal Aspects of Education

3

EDAD 688School Buildings, Grounds, and Equipment

3

EDAD 696Superintendent Internship

3

EDAD 698Seminar in Theories of Educational Leadership and Management

3

EDAD 780School District Administrator

3

EDAD 782Specialist Capstone Seminar

3

 

EDCU 610The Elementary School Curriculum

3

or

EDCU 620The Secondary School Curriculum

3

or

EDCU 665Integrative STEM Education: Principles and Pedagogy

3

6 credits from courses generally taken in master’s degree

EDEL 644Education in a Diverse Society

3

EDFO 631Philosophy of Education

3

EDFO 641History of American Education

3

EDFO 651Educational Sociology

3

EDMU 660Multicultural and Multiethnic Education in American Schools

3

EDPS 603Psychology of Human Development

3

EDPS 641Introduction to Statistical Methods

3

EDPS 646Tests and Measurements

3

EDST 671Evaluation of Educational Programs

3

SCCO 600Introduction to School Counseling

3