MS Education (Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The MS in Education offered by the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies department is delivered fully online through Distance Education. It has two concentrations, Adult and Continuing Education and Evaluation Methodology, aimed at working professionals in schools, colleges and universities, business and government.

Faculty: College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences | Department: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies | Duration: 30-36 graduate credit hours (Adult and Continuing Education concentration: 36 credit hours, completable in two years of online study; Evaluation Methodology concentration: 30 credit hours) | Intake: Rolling admissions; students are admitted every semester (Adult and Continuing Education concentration) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Adult and Continuing Education students take 24 credit hours of core courses (including Introduction to Educational Research, Adult Learning, Program Planning in Adult Education) plus 12 concentration credit hours, and finish with a comprehensive examination. Evaluation Methodology students take 27 credit hours of required courses (Program Evaluation I and II, qualitative research, applied research designs, survey research, statistics, two evaluation practica) plus a 3-credit elective, and complete a portfolio-based project.

Career pathways

Adult and Continuing Education prepares professionals in school settings, colleges and universities, business and government, and can serve as a stepping stone to doctoral study in adult education; Evaluation Methodology prepares professionals to enhance their skills in evaluation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

All courses are offered online.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer. Domestic applicants may apply up to two weeks before the start of the desired term unless the programme sets an earlier deadline.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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