Academics

The information below is a list of graduate programs offered through the College of Education and Human Development's Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology at Western Michigan University.

Here are multi-year plan of courses posted for every program in the ELRT Department! Before developing a Program of Study, visit the new plans. If courses have changed names, or the new plans seem to present some challenges for you to graduate on time, do not worry—contact your academic advisor in the department. That individual will address your concerns. 

Undergraduate programs

Minors

• Leadership for Social Change

Graduate programs

Graduate Certificates

• Educational and Instructional Technology
• Central Office Endorsement (K12 Educational Leadership)
• Evaluation 
• Global Leadership and Learning
• Higher Education and Student Affairs
• Mixed-Methods Research 
• Organizational Change Leadership
• Qualitative Research Methods 

Master's Degrees

• Educational and Instructional Technology—M.A.
• Educational Leadership—M.A.
  Concentrations:
  • Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership
  • K-12 Principal and Interscholastic Athletic Administration
  • K-12 School Principal Leadership
• Evaluation, Measurement and Research—M.A.
• Global Leadership and Learning—M.A.
• Organizational Change Leadership—M.A.

Graduate Specialist

• Specialist in Education Leadership—Ed.S.

Doctoral Degrees

• Educational Leadership—Ph.D.
  Concentrations:
  • Higher Education Leadership
  • K-12 Leadership
  • Organizational Analysis Leadership
  • Workforce Education and Development (no longer accepting applications)
• Evaluation, Measurement and Research—Ph.D.
• Education and Human Development—Ph.D.
  • Emphasis: Organizational Change Leadership
  • Emphasis: Educational and Instructional Technology
• Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation—Ph.D. (admissions currently suspended)

The College of Education and Human Development offers a variety of special-topics writing workshops for graduate students who would benefit from focused attention on core academic writing issues. For some students, these elective/no-credit workshops may be helpful refreshers, for others they may be much-needed specific instruction. Topics include Effective Writing and Citing to Avoid Plagiarism, Literature Review Structure and Purpose, and Analysis vs. Synthesis in Academic Writing, among others.