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Hardest courses in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis

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12 courses

Ranked courses have at least 100 recorded letter grades.

Introduction to intercollegiate athletics administration, examining practical and theoretical approaches in higher education institutions.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

A capstone seminar for higher education administrators that analyzes professional issues, assists with career transitions, and serves as a culminating experience for the master's program.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Explores coaching athletics using the Bell Cow method, examining models, leadership theory, and processes for successful coaching systems in diverse settings.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Examines the landscape of athletics regarding human, social, economic, and cultural capital, with a focus on leadership and social justice in sports.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Supervised field experience in educational leadership across elementary, secondary, vocational, technical, higher, and/or special education at local, state, or national levels.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Law and Public Education examines legal issues related to policy decisions and delivery of public elementary and secondary education in the United States.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Examines policy development in education as a political process, covering community power, state/national politics, and the role of leadership and pressure groups in shaping policy.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025

Introduction to Qualitative Research provides an overview of qualitative inquiry, examining assumptions, standards, and methods for generating and communicating interpretations.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

A special topics seminar focused on research and discussion of selected topics in educational leadership and policy analysis.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Internship in educational administration completed in a school setting to practice applying academic knowledge, examine administrative practice, and use reflection to improve practice.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Introduction to quantitative inquiry in education covering hypothesis testing, statistical inference, point estimates, data displays, correlation, and regression.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Public School Law examines the legal aspects of K-12 education, covering legal structures, employee and student rights, discipline, special education, torts, contracts, and religion.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Julie Mead

The class involved lots of reading, though students found the topic fascinating and the instructor knowledgeable.

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026