Department of Educational Leadership

Dr. David Thompson, Chair
363 Bluemont Hall
1100 MId-Campus Drive
Manhattan, KS 66506-5301
(785) 532-5535
FAX (785) 532-7304
edlea@ksu.edu

The Department of Educational Leadership at Kansas State University offers a variety of programs and emphases under a broad leadership umbrella. As an overview:

Educational Leadership
The Department offers a full program of educational leadership graduate studies culminating in the M.S. (PDF) and Ed.D. (PDF) degrees. The programmatic focus is on developing leaders in educational settings, with an emphasis on P-12 settings. For most graduates, program focus leads to professional building (PDF) or district (PDF) licensure as a school principal or superintendent. The department cooperates with other parts of the college to license other school professionals such as special education directors. Since the department's inception, over 600 master's degrees and more than 300 doctoral degrees have been awarded to our alumni (PDF).

Student Learning Objectives for M.S. (PDF)
M.S. Alignment Matrix Worksheet (PDF)

Student Learning Objectives for Ed.D. (PDF)
Ed.D. Alignment Matrix Worksheet (PDF)

Summary of Assessment of Student Learning for M.S. (PDF)
Summary of Assessment of Student Learning for Ed.D. (PDF)

Download a brochure highlighting our Leadership Academy model – Partnering for a new generation of Leaders (PDF)

Adult and Continuing Education
The Department offers a full program of graduate studies in adult and continuing education culminating in the M.S. (PDF) and Ed.D. (PDF) and Ph.D. (PDF) degrees.

Recommendation Form for Doctoral Program in Adult and Continuing Education (PDF)

Student Learning Objectives for M.S. (PDF)
M.S. Alignment Matrix Worksheet (PDF)
2011 Program Assessment Report (PDF)

Student Learning Objectives for Ed.D. (PDF)
Ed.D. Alignment Matrix Worksheet (PDF)

Student Learning Objectives for Ph.D. (PDF)
Ph.D. Alignment Matrix Worksheet (PDF)

Distance Learning Opportunities
The department offers a sizable proportion of masters degree and professional license programming via distance-enhanced delivery. A limited amount of doctoral coursework is available. Distance-enhanced options are available in educational leadership (PDF) and adult education (PDF).

→ M.S. in Adult and Continuing Education Program
→ Online M.S. in Adult and Continuing Education Program