Academic Advisor
 
Mary Schreiner
 
Mary B. Schreiner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education
Coordinator, Graduate Programs in Education

   Upland Center, Room 112G
   610.568.1520
   mary.schreiner@alvernia.edu


Admissions Staff


Mark R. Snyder
Coordinator of Graduate Admissions and Student Services

   Upland Center, Room 129
   610.796.8296
   mark.snyder@alvernia.edu

Francine Kluck
Director, Alvernia University
Schuylkill Center

   1544 Route 61 Hwy S. Suite 6190
   Pottsville, PA 17901
   570.385.2382
   francine.kluck@alvernia.edu

Dana Baker
Director of Philadelphia Center
School of Graduate and Adult Education

   1355 West Cheltenham Avenue
   Melrose Park, PA 19027
   215-635-4734
   dana.baker@alvernia.edu

The Program in Educational Leadership leading to a Master of Education Degree curriculum is 33 credits (11 classes). The Education faculty uses various course formats to help you learn, including case studies, lecture/discussion, group projects and simulation exercises to ensure what you gain in one course will reinforce and build on what you learn in others.

Students with any bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university are eligible for entry into the program.

Curriculum Requirements (33 Credits): 

COR 510: Moral Leadership                   
COR 600: Organizational and Professional Ethics

MED 501: Standards-based Planning & Instruction
MED 518: Quantitative Research Methods                   
MED 520: Educators as Researchers (Prerequisite: MED 518)       
MED 540: Assessment & Evaluation in Today's Schools
MED 550: Introduction to Educational Administration           
MED 610: School Law & Social Advocacy                   
MED 611: School Finance
MED 650: Functions of School Supervision
MED 680: Research Seminar (Pre-requisite: MED 520)