Educational Leadership, M.Ed.

Program Overview

UNC Charlotte’s M.Ed. in Educational Leadership (Higher Education) program prepares you for leadership roles in higher education administration. Educational leaders must be able to elicit support and create educational environments that foster the kinds of creativity, change, and innovation that will educate diverse populations in American education.

Charlotte’s program offers a blend of face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses, providing flexibility for working professionals, and allows for students to design a course of study applicable to their individual goals to best leverage the available curriculum for their unique professional pursuits.

Note: This program does not lead to P-12 administrative licensure.

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Program Contact

Dr. Cathy D. Howell

Clinical Associate Professor and M.Ed. Graduate Program Director

chowel22@charlotte.edu

704.687.8734

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Educational Leadership, M.Ed.

Educational leaders must be able to elicit support and create environments that foster the kinds of creativity, change, and innovation that will educate diverse populations. To meet this challenge, the M.Ed. in Educational Leadership (Higher Education) focuses on multifaceted leadership development. The program includes a focus on unique professional pursuits of individual students, under the advisement of program faculty, with coursework in professional education and administration and leadership, as well as electives in research, administration, and educational instructional systems technology. This gives students the flexibility to pursue the areas that align with their interests and career goals.

delivery

on-campus

credit hours

30 Credit Hours + Capstone Portfolio

admits

Fall, Summer

application deadlines

Fall – Priority: January 15, Secondary: March 1, Summer – Summer 1: May 1, Summer 2: June 15

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