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Counseling and Educational Leadership
About the Program:
This program provides solid scholastic foundations with close observation of the
applications and implementation of theoretical principles. Graduates will serve as
supervisors of trainers in corporate management, basic skill training in industry, civil
service training, library/museums, health services, banks, research project management,
and human resource management. Graduates of this program will learn to:
- Develop a personal philosophy of organizational training consistent with the
related theories of adult learning and human development.
- Develop effective leadership skills in educational training programs.
- Analyze organizations and plan programs and strategies for increased effectiveness.
- Develop techniques for interpersonal and group problem solving and decisionmaking.
- Develop skills in managing change and conflict.
- Interpret research findings and design and implement research techniques to
their organizational needs.
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Course Requirements:
Minimum Semester Hours: 36
Core Courses
Total Hours: 12
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| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| COUN 559 |
Dynamics of Group Process |
3 |
| ELAD 509 |
Administration of Education and Training Programs |
3 |
| ELAD 542 |
Supervisory Skills for Education and Training Personnel |
3 |
| ELRS 503 |
Methods of Research |
3 |
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12 |
Required Courses
Total Hours: 9
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| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| ELAD 531 |
Program Planning and Development |
3 |
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Approved Elective |
3 |
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Graduate Course in Testing or Approved Elective |
3 |
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9 |
Specialization Courses
Total Hours: 15
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| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| ELAD 628 |
Field Experience or Internship |
3 or 6 |
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Electives in major field approved by advisor |
12 or 9 |
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Comprehensive Examination |
After completing at least 75% of required coursework
and earning a 3.0 GPA or better, students are eligible to take the comprehensive
examination. Early in the semester, the student will apply for the comprehensive
examination given in the Fall or the Spring (see deadlines for Application for
Comprehensive Examination). Students selecting the thesis option should register
for Thesis Writing 698 Master's Thesis and, if necessary, COUN 699 Master's Thesis Extension.
Coordinator:
For an appointment with the program coordinator, please call (973) 655-7718, or (973) 655-7216 (Dept.).
Eunice Grippaldi
Email: grippaldie@mail.montclair.edu
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