Educational Leadership Concentration
The Educational Leadership concentration in the MPM program provides graduates with the necessary skills to hold a Principals position in a public/private K-12 school district. Courses within the Educational Leadership concentration are designed to address the important facets of providing administrative management to school districts. The signature of this concentration is to prepare professionals for leadership in educational institutions through preparation as organizational managers.
Graduates of the Heinz School program in Educational Leadership will be prepared to use technology in managing business processes, the instructional program and varieties of school district data. In addition, graduates will be adept in data driven decision making, analyses of data, financial management, student management, and many other leadership skills.
Students who pursue the concentration in Educational Leadership must successfully complete these courses:
- 90-717 Professional Writing
- 90-718 Professional Speaking
- 91-800 Organizational Management
- 91-801 Data Analysis for Managers
- 91-802 Information Systems for Managers
- 91-803 Economic Principles of Policy Analysis
- 91-812 Budgeting and Management Control in Schools
- 91-847 Technology, Evaluation and Research
- 91-856 Technology and Staff Development
- 91-868 Governmental Accounting in Schools
- 91-880 Educational Leadership
- 91-881 Administering the School Curriculum
- 91-882 Legal Issues in Education
- 91-888 Principal’s Role in Integrating Technology
- 91-889 Internship
Students may choose a 6-unit elective course such as:
