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Master of Science
Educational Administration & Supervision

The University of Tennessee Educational Administration and Supervision Program offers M.S., Ed.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Educational Administration and Supervision. The M.S. program is designed to prepare aspiring school principals and supervisors for certification and for their initial administrative assignment. The two-year program, designed as a learning community, combines evening and summer classes with on-the-job internship activities organized around real school problems.

The desired outcome of the program is to produce thoughtful principal and supervisory practitioners with the skills and scholarship to provide quality leadership to the organizations they serve. Graduates are expected to have a vision of quality education combined with good leadership skills to lead our schools in the twenty-first century.

The program is designed around the standards developed by the Tennessee Board of Education and the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) for the knowledge and skills required today for a school principal. The program is also accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) indicating national recognition as a quality program.

The program staff, modeling the concept of a learning community, consists of University faculty collaborating with selected practicing administrators from local school systems in instructional teams. A cadre of local administrator consultants assists with problems-based learning modules. The school principal and a faculty representative of the Educational Administration and Supervision program together supervise the internship.

The University of Tennessee faculty includes:

  • Vincent A. Anfara, Jr., Ph.D., University of New Orleans
  • Pamela A. Angelle, Ph.D., Louisiana State University
  • Ernest W. Brewer, Ed.D. , University of Tennessee
  • Faye Patterson, Ed.D. , University of Tennessee
  • Gary Ubben, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The program is 2 years in length and includes a series of field experiences integrated into the program via the internship experience.

SUMMER 1. Two courses are scheduled during first summer session and focus on EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP/THE PRINCIPALSHIP and HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATION. The summer will include a number of team building activities as the learning community begins to form.

 ACADEMIC YEAR I. During the fall semester evening courses focus on RESEARCH FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND CURRICULUM. During the spring semester students take STRATEGIC PLANNING and INTERNSHIP IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION under the direction of practicing school administrators and university faculty.

SUMMER II. Three courses are offered: POLICY ISSUES IN EDUCATIONAL LAW, SUPERVISION AND PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, and ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIAL SERVICES.

 ACADEMIC YEAR II. During the fall semester students are enrolled in Internship and School Finance and Business Management. During the spring semester students take Administrative and Organizational Theory and they continue their work in the Internship. Candidates pursuing the Ed.S. must also register for three hours of electives, three hours of Field Problems in Educational Administration and Supervision, and complete a problem paper.

CULMINATING EXPERIENCE. The program culminates in May with an individual performance assessment and portfolio presentation. Students register for the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) examination required by the State of Tennessee. Ed.S. students also present their field research at this time.

Contact CEHHS

335 Claxton Complex 1122 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996

Phone: 865-974-2201
Fax: 865-974-8718