Admissions Requirements:
- Academic record: A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution and a minimum Cumulative GPA of 2.75 or better
- $50 non-refundable application fee
- Official copies of highest degree granting institution transcripts
- Valid Credential
- Teaching experience: A teaching certificate or relevant experience in a P-12 or higher education setting
- Letters of recommendation: One or more letters from individuals who can speak to your qualifications for the program
- Statement of objectives: A statement that describes your academic and professional interests, and how you will contribute to the program
- Other requirements: A resume, professional goals statement, or writing sample
Project/Report/Thesis Requirements
- Candidates for the One-Calendar-Year Degree of Master shall be required to submit a Project/Dissertation Report.
- Project/Thesis Report shall be prepared in accordance with the appropriate format and other particular approved by the Academic Board of the IARSAC International University. They shall be the work of the candidates done under supervision and shall not include unacknowledged materials which has been published elsewhere or submitted for a higher degree for any University.
- The language of a Thesis Report shall be English
List of Courses offered
CORE COURSES
Students must take the following eight core courses
EDM 701 Management in Education
EDM 702 Social and Political Context of Educational Planning & Administration
EDM 703 Supervision of Instruction
EDM 704 Management Information System in Education
EDM 706 Personnel Administration in Education
EDM 709 Statistical Methods for Analysis of Educational Data
EDM 710 Research Methods for Educational Management
EDM 799 Dissertation
Elective
Plus two of:
Optional Courses
EDM 720 Schools Improvement Implementation
EDM 719 Instructional Leadership in Schools
EDM 701 Design and Classroom Techniques
EDM 710 Education Psychology
EDM 705 Economics of Education
EDM 711 Teaching Ethics
EDM 712 Classroom Communication
EDM 714 Assessment and Evaluation
EDM 715 The Sociology of Education
EDM 716 Politics and Philosophy of Education
EDM 717 Cultural and Multicultural Educational Studies
EDM 718 Teaching and Learning
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
Economics Education
EDM 713 Quantitative Methods in Educational Research
EDM 761 Educational Cost and Finance
EDM 765 Case Studies in Economics Education
Human Resources Management
EDM 735 Methodologies of Educational Planning
EDM 737 Basic Concepts in Educational Planning and Administration
EDM 743 Educational Planning for Community Development
Educational System Administration
EDM 732 Education System Administration
EDM 726 Problems and Issues in Higher Education in Africa
Institutional Administration
EDM 723 The Teaching Profession
EDM 724 School Administration
EDM 728 Case Studies in School Administration
Management Information System in Education
EDM 721 Management Technique in Education
EDM 731 Instruction, Evaluation and Accountability in Education
EDM 701 Management in Education:-
Analysis of the development of management Science and Organizational theory as they relate to the problems of management in Education. A detailed study of the application of management principles and theories to the education enterprise.
EDM 702 Social and Political Context of Educational Planning and Administration:-
The relationship between the educational system s planning and administration with the social political factors in the society including analysis of the various factors, issues and problems contingent on educational planning and Administration arising from the socio-political context of the role of education in nation development; the impact of political power structure, interest groups, culture lag, social pluralism etc and their implications for educational planning and administration.
EDM 703 Supervision of instruction:-
Concepts, principles and procedures of instructional leadership and supervisory behavior; instructional supervision.
EDM 704 Management Information System in Education:-
Analysis of the sources, procedures, strategies and constrains for assembly processing dissemination, storage and retrieval of the different types of information (data, statistics, signals etc) in education including the use of computers and other gadgets for processing information for planning, operation and control in educational Management.
EDM 706 Personal Administration in Education:-
Principles, policies and practices in personnel administration and their implications for the entire school system.
EDM 709 Statistical methods for Analysis of Educational Data 1:
An introduction to statistical vocabulary and symbolism frequency used in reporting empirical or statistical analysis with an emphasis on their use in decision theory, sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, and prediction common university and multivariate statistical procedures encountered in educational management. The use of micro-computers to explain statistical concepts and compute statistical indices.
EDM 710 Research methods for Educational Management:-
The relationship of Educational Research and Educational Management. Problem identification and formation Guidelines for selecting a research method, management and conduct of Educational Research, sampling theory. Research Method 1: Survey; Research Method 11. Experiments; Research method 111. Naturalistic inquiry; and Research Method IV: Evaluation Research.