The Department of Administrative Leadership develops individuals for positions of leadership in educational arenas. As an educational leader, you will have the skills to nurture leadership among others in a wide range of elementary, secondary, and post secondary programs, as well as in business and industry.
Programs
Online / Blended Master's , Ph.D.
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's , Ph.D.
Higher Education Administration
Online / Blended Master's , Master's , Ph.D.
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Certificate
The Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies providing students with a deeper understanding of urban educational issues with a focus on the historical, political, economic, and socio-cultural context of communities, schools, and society.
CEED Bachelor's Areas of Study:
Alternative Education, At-Risk Students, Child Care, Community-Based Organizations, Social Action, Urban Education, Youth Work
CEED Certificate Programs:
Youth Work, Community Organizing
Child Care Administration
Other Certificate Programs:
Community Leadership Certificate and Living Learning Community (LLC)
CFE Areas of Study:
Alternative Education (At-Risk Students), Community Organizing for Social Change, Community Partnerships and Engagement, Service Learning Partnerships, Community Power and Participation, Education Policy, Gender and Education, Race Relations, Urban Communities and Education, Youth Work.
DPI Licensing Certification
The Educational Studies major is an individualized professional education program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree or a Second Undergraduate Degree in Education. It is an interdisciplinary degree option for students who wish to examine education as a discipline or to pursue careers as educators in non-school settings. The major also provides opportunities for study for individuals engaged in community-based or post-secondary education.
Certificate (graduate level)
The Health Professional Education Certificate is offered jointly by the College of Health Sciences, the College of Nursing, and the School of Education. It is a graduate level program. It is is designed to provide health professionals, such as nurses, respiratory therapists, occupational therapists and other, with additional preparation in educational principles and theory to support them in their roles as educators of students, staff and clients.
The Interdisciplinary Language and Literacy Intervention Certificate is a 16 credit certificate is jointly offered by the Departments of Curriculum and Instruction, Exceptional Education, and Educational Psychology. The program is for individuals who would benefit from updating their knowledge about current research and teaching methods in language and literacy and from learning about current approaches to intervention, such as Response to Intervention (RtI), a federal initiative contained in the 2004 reauthorization of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which directs more money and attention to integrated, interdisciplinary intervention.Certificate
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction (Teaching) prepares students to teach in various settings from early childhood through adolescence levels of education.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bilingual
Certification
Curriculum & Instruction
Master's
Dance
EC-A Certification
Early Childhood
Certification , Bachelor's , Master's
English
Certification , Bachelor's , Master's
English as a Second Language
Certification , Bachelor's
Library Media Specialist
Certification
Middle Childhood - Early Adolescence
Certification , Bachelor's , Master's
Mathematics
Certification , Bachelor's , Master's
Music
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Reading Teacher
Certification
Reading Specialist
Certification
Science
Certification , Bachelor's , Master's
Social Studies
Certification , Bachelor's , Master's
Theater
Bachelor of Fine Arts
World Languages
Certification , Bachelor's , Master's
Located in the Department of Exceptional Education, the American Sign Language program and the Interpreter Training focus offers the only Bachelor's degree in the state of Wisconsin. In addition, the School of Education has a large staff of Deaf instructors, a large number of staff interpreters, and a large number of Deaf students attending.
Programs
American Sign Language Studies
Bachelor's , Minor
American Sign Language Teacher Education
Bachelor's , Certification
Interpreter Training Program
Bachelor's , Certification
Provides students with a broad variety of courses and training experience. We aim to thoroughly prepare our students for careers as educational and psychological researchers, university professors, school psychologists, school and community counselors, and counseling psychologists.
Programs
Learning and Development
Master's , Ph.D.
Multicultural Knowledge of Mental Health Practices
(Online Certificate)
The Department of Exceptional Education is committed to the preparation of personnel who teach and serve individuals with disabilities, particularly those in urban settings. Further, we support citizen and professional activities that optimize opportunities for individuals with disabilities that improve educational practices and services.
Programs
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Certificate
Early Childhood
Certificate , Master's
Middle Childhood - Early Adolescence
Certification , Master's
Early Adolescence - Adolescence
Bachelor's, Certification , Master's
Exceptional Education
Certification, Master's
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
Certification
UWM / MPS Special Education Internship
The Urban Education Doctoral Program is designed to integrate a particular area of specialization with the broader field of urban education. Graduates apply their skills in a variety of settings--institutions of higher education, public or private school settings, federal, state or local government agencies, community organizations, and the private sector.
