Educational Policy and Leadership (MS)
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About the Education Policy and Leadership (EPoL) Master’s of Science Program
A pandemic that has heightened inequality. A renewed drive for racial and economic justice. A need for core beliefs and evidence to guide educational decision-making. A facility in a wide range of analytic methods. These are the kinds of motivating catalysts and personal characteristics of those who will thrive in the Education Policy and Leadership Master’s Program at the University of Oregon. Now is the time for an inter-disciplinary, reflective and skill-oriented education like the kind you will find in the EPoL program.
Our program is a 12-month place-based program that awards you a Master of Science degree in Education Policy and Leadership (EPoL). The program combines methodological training, theoretical grounding, and practical expertise in US education policy, evidence-based decision-making, organizational leadership, and policy-making processes. If desired, EPoL students can add on an optional specialization in data science.
For information on how to apply, please visit our website.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of the process for education policy development, implementation, and evaluation.
- Demonstrate skills to analyze data with a goal of identifying problems, understanding their possible causes, and evaluating potential solutions.
- Act as an effective, equity-oriented, continuous improvement change-maker and a responsive leader in education-related settings.
- Effectively communicate both through presentation of ideas and through receptive listening and processing of other stakeholders' ideas.
Educational Policy and Leadership
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED COURSES | ||
| Term 1 (Summer) | ||
| EDLD 684 | Master's Seminar in Educational Policy and Leadership | 3 |
| EDUC 612 | Social Science and Education Research Design | 3 |
| EDLD 636 | Governance and Ethics | 3 |
| Term 2 (Fall) | ||
| EDLD 696 | Professional Writing I: Foundations in Professional Writing | 3 |
| EDUC 614 | Educational Statistics | 3 |
| EDLD 683 | State and Local Policy Development in Education | 3 |
| Term 3 (Winter) | ||
| EDUC 640 | Applied Statistical Design and Analysis | 3 |
| Term 4 (Spring) | ||
| EDLD 685 | Educational Policy and Leadership Master's Capstone | 3 |
| ELECTIVE COURSES (minimum of 7) | ||
| EDUC 642 | Multiple Regression in Educational Research | 3 |
| EDLD 643 | Evidence-Based Decision Making in Schools | 3 |
| EDLD 625 | Survey and Questionnaire Design | 3 |
| EDLD 644 | Learning Organization | 3 |
| EDLD 624 | Leading for Equity | 3 |
| EDUC 620 | Program Evaluation I | 3 |
| EDUC 621 | Program Evaluation II | 3 |
| EDLD 631 | Education Policy for Multilingual Students | 3 |
| EDLD 632 | Educational Policy Analysis | 3 |
| EDLD 640 | Educational Data Science Capstone Project | 4 |
| EDLD 651 | Introductory Educational Data Science | 3 |
| EDLD 644 | Learning Organization | 3 |
| EDLD 683 | State and Local Policy Development in Education | 3 |
| EDLD 652 | Data Visualization for Educational Data Science | 3 |
| EDLD 653 | Functional Programming for Educational Data Science | 3 |
| EDLD 654 | Machine Learning for Educational Data Science | 3 |