Educational Administration (Superintendent), M.A.Ed.

The Master of Arts in Educational Administration (Superintendent) Degree Program includes district level certification and prepares candidates to be the chief administrator of public school districts. During this program, candidates take advanced leadership coursework. It is a 30-hour program that has both a traditional and Option 6 track. It will be delivered by administrator program faculty in collaboration and partnership with area school district personnel.

The Campbellsville University Educator Preparation Program M.A. in Educational Administration is dedicated to excellence in district leadership and administration solidly grounded in advanced practice-embedded research and scholarship that fosters personal growth and integrity through reflection and action within a caring environment. The program prepares candidates as Christian servant leaders committed to social justice and able to meet the learning, physical, social, and emotional needs of the diverse society found within their districts, communities, and world.

Candidates may be admitted to the MA. Ed. in Educational Administration program during any of the six eight-week graduate terms of an academic year.  This program relates to the primary goal of Campbellsville University and the School of Education in preparing servant leaders to be effective stewards in Kentucky’s public school systems. In the areas of instructional leadership and administration, stewardship would apply to preparing candidates to utilize available resources in building the capacity of teachers and administrators to create communities of learners in their classrooms and schools. It involves distribution of finances to ensure equitable opportunities for diverse student populations. It includes equipping candidates with ethical decision-making processes and collaboration skills needed to solve difficult problems and to provide a voice for disenfranchised families in the school community. Finally, it involves scholarly research that reflects socially just practices in an effort to fill gaps in and add to the knowledge base of best practices in instruction and administration.