Admin 1 Certification
Earn your Admin 1 Certificate as part of your doctoral studies. Students can design their curriculum to include the necessary requirements for MSDE admin 1 certification.
Specializations
Specialization Areas offer students the opportunity to adapt the doctoral curriculum of 63 credits to their research interests and connect technology with other content areas. Specializations are typically made up of 18 elective credits and are determined once students complete Core Courses. The following is a list of common areas of specialization students pursue and suggested courses for each. This list is designed to provide ideas or starting points, these are not required courses and students are encouraged to individualize their specializations as needed.
Degree Requirements
You can view degree requirements in the Graduate Catalog.
Technology Integration (available online)
ISTC 702 Educational Leadership & Technology
ISTC 731 Theory and Practice for Integrating Digital Resources Into Learning and Teaching
ISTC 729 Simulation and Game-Based Learning and Design
ISTC 655 Developing Digital Multimedia Materials for Learning Design
ISTC 603 Foundations of Distance Education
ISTC 718 Critical Perspectives in Instructional Technology
Online Learning and Teaching (certificate available online)
ISTC 603 Foundations of Distance Education
ISTC 605 E-Learning Design and Development
ISTC 655 Developing Digital Multimedia Materials for Learning Design
ISTC 663 Introduction to Learning Sciences
ISTC 667 Instructional Design and Development
Instructional Design and Development (certificate available online)
ISTC 603 Foundations of Distance Education
ISTC 655 Developing Digital Multimedia Materials for Learning Design
ISTC 667 Instructional Design and Development
ISTC 767 Advanced Theory and Instructional Design
Educational Technology (certificate available online)
ISTC 541 Foundations in Learning Technology and Design
ISTC 667 Instructional Design and Development
ISTC 731 Theory and Practice for Integrating Digital Resources Into Learning and Teaching
ISTC 735 Technology, Learning, and Design
Leadership, Administrator 1 certification (available online)
ILPD 603 School Law
ILPD 667 Curriculum and Assessment for Instructional Development
ILPD 716 Leadership of the Schools
ILPD 740 Data Based Decision Making for Curriculum and Instruction
ILPD 781 Seminar in Supervision
ILPD 797 Internship in Instructional Leadership
(all 6 courses required)
* Admission to the Admin 1 track, requires applicants to have three years of teaching experience and permission to work in a school in order to complete some course assignments. Note that three of the Admin 1 track courses will count toward doctoral core requirements and three courses will fulfill doctoral program specialization requirements.
Leadership
ILPD 740 Data Based Decision Making
IPLD 741 Seminar in Liability for Professionals in Education
ILPD 742 Transformational Leadership & Professional Development
ILPD 744 Interpersonal Relations & Group Dynamics
ISTC 702 Educational Leadership and Technology
Teaching English Learners
REED 650 Social, Cultural, and Curricular Contexts for Second Language Learning
REED 651 Instruction and Assessment for Second Language Learners
REED 652 Introduction to Linguistics for Teachers of Language and Literacy
REED 665 Literacy in the Content Areas Pre-K
Early Childhood
ECED 609 Growth and Development of Young Children
ECED 750 Program Development and Evaluation
ECED 762 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Education
ECED 764 Ethics and Social Justice: An Educational Perspective
ECED 760 Critical Perspectives in Early Childhood
Elementary Education
ELED 647 Advanced Processes of Teaching and Learning
ELED 660 Teaching in a Multicultural Society
ELED 665 Curriculum Theory and Development
ELED 712 Critical Conversations: Early Literacy Research, Policy and Practice
ELED 610 Critical and Creative Thinking
ELED 640 Discipline and Management in the Elementary School
ELED 648 Differentiating Instruction for All Learners
Reading
REED 601 Reading Theory and Practice
REED 609 Reading Assessment
REED 621 Reading Disabilities
REED 632 Word Study for Improving Literacy
REED 663 Strategic Use of Materials
REED 660 Integrating Technology in Literacy Instruction
REED 714 Adolescent Literacy
Secondary Education
SCED 635 Discipline and Class Management in the Secondary School
SCED 643 The Administration of the Secondary School
SCED 683 Staff Development and Supervisory Practices in the Secondary School
SCED 741 Curriculum Development in the Secondary School
Foundations of Special Education (certificate available online)
SPED 637 Inclusion for the Classroom Teacher
SPED 605 Working with Families of Students with Disabilities
SPED 607 Curriculum/Methods of Classroom Management for Students with Disabilities
SPED 641 Education of Students with Disabilities (SWD): Methods of Instruction
SPED 646 Using Technology to Differentiate Instruction
Design for User Experience (UX) (certificate available online)
Required Courses:
ART 620 User Experience (UX) Typography
ART 641 User Experience (UX) Design, Theory, and Methods
ART 765 User Interface (UI) Design
Elective Courses (select a minimum of 3 units from the following):
ART 610 Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
ART 685 Graduate Information + Interface Design II
ART 671 Graduate Programming for Design