The Educational
Policy and Leadership Programs at Marquette University,
in cooperation with other university colleges, schools
and programs, prepare graduate students to assume
leadership roles in areas of study provided by its
programs and specializations. A distinctive characteristic
of our program is in its commitment to the development
of practitioners and researchers as agents of critical
inquiry and social justice. This is accomplished through
systematic focus on social, cultural, philosophical
and historical contexts of education.
The goal
of our graduate programs is to engage the professional
educator (teacher or other human-service organization
leader) in extended critical reflection on principles,
practices and rationales of human service leadership
in contemporary society. Specifically, the program
seeks to develop educational and human-service leaders
with expertise in historical, philosophical and sociological
foundations of educational policy issues. Our programs
are designed to accommodate the working professional,
and content is composed to reflect diversity in student
backgrounds, interests and professional objectives.
At Marquette, students can pursue doctoral work in Educational Policy and Leadership. Master's level
students may choose to specialize in Educational Administration
(M.Ed. with licensure), Educational Leadership (M.A./thesis track), College Student Personnel Administration (M.Ed.) or Curriculum
and Instruction (M.A.).
Students
may also pursue various types of state certification
(Teaching Licensure, Principalship, Director of Instruction,
Reading Specialist, Reading Teacher, Superintendent’s
licensure). Students seeking both an advanced degree
and certification/licensure must meet both Graduate
School admission requirements and Office of Teacher
Education requirements.
