Lead Your School to Success with an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction – Leadership Craft A Leadership Legacy in Education
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Lead Your School to Success with an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction – Leadership
When you think of leadership within a school there are many roles that you might take on. If you aspire to be a principal or school administrator, then our M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction – Leadership degree can help prepare you for effective supervision and leadership in public, private, and alternative schools. This degree combines an ethical, Christian perspective with quality academics to create the opportunity to master skills in community relations, diverse education settings, and other areas of leadership.
Our leadership-focused M.Ed. degree will help you gain skills that will be effective in the classroom and school administration. Liberty University’s curriculum and instruction master’s program will teach you the skills you need to manage behavior in classrooms and school-wide for success at all levels.
Why Choose Liberty’s Online Curriculum and Instruction Master’s Degree?
As one of the largest private, nonprofit universities in the nation, Liberty University strives to produce educators and school leaders who model high academic, moral, and spiritual standards before their peers. Through this degree in educational leadership, you will gain the opportunity to increase your knowledge base and a new perspective of using your leadership abilities in and out of the classroom.
Also, Liberty University’s master’s in education leadership and management is provided in a 100% online format, so you can manage your family, workplace, and community responsibilities without having to come to our Virginia campus. We want to partner with you to help propel your career forward and make a difference in education.
With our mission to Train Champions for Christ, we’ve designed an instructional leadership master’s degree that can prepare you to meet the needs of exceptional children as well as improve curriculum development in private, public, and Christian schools.
We don’t just train educators — we train educators who want to make a positive impact on the next generation. It’s who you are and who you aspire to become. We want to help you reach your goals by providing a master’s degree that’s more affordable. At just $415 a credit hour for full-time students, you can pursue a teaching career for less.
What Will You Study in Our M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction – Leadership Degree Online?
Throughout Liberty University’s online master’s in education program, you can learn about educational technology, supervision skills and techniques, learning theory, and current issues facing today’s education policies. By developing an understanding of individual differences, motivation factors, human development, exceptionality, and teaching methodology, you can become more perceptive to the needs of your classroom.
Additionally, all of your curriculum and instruction courses will be taught from a Christian worldview to provide context for biblical leadership. You will also receive an overview of human development, data collection, assessment, and research that will strengthen your education skills.
Your course in educational technology will train you on how to effectively use new and developing technology for online learning, building effective teams, and increasing effectiveness in communication. Your M.Ed. degree will also focus on supervision and curriculum leadership relevant to positions like curriculum directors, various supervision roles, and department heads.
Just as technology is always changing, so too is the climate of America’s schools. Your master’s in educational leadership and leadership courses will help you understand the many factors and challenges that are part of teaching in diverse schools. History, economy, politics, location, region, and many other factors go into school leadership in diverse locations.
By the end of your degree, you can have the teaching leadership methods necessary to manage staff and evaluate instructional methods in private, charter, traditional, urban, and even online schools. The final piece of your degree will be a capstone course examining current issues in the field of education and you will be under the direct supervision of a Liberty faculty member.
Potential Career Opportunities
Upon completion of your master’s in educational leadership online degree, you will have the opportunity to pursue one of these careers or career positions:
- Education administrator
- Policy and procedure development
- Principal/assistant principal
- Teacher – primary, secondary, postsecondary*
- University department chair
*This program does not provide teacher licensure. If you are seeking an initial teaching license, you may consider our Master of Arts in Teaching program.
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- This program falls under the School of Education.
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Tuition & Aid
Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.
Graduate Education Full-Time | $415/Credit |
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Graduate Education Part-Time | $615/Credit |
Military Graduate | $275/Credit |
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Admission Information for Our M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction – Leadership Degree
Admission Requirements
- Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.5 GPA is required for admission in good standing. Applicants who have earned a master’s degree or at least 12 graduate credits from an accredited institution will be assessed on the basis of the master’s-level degree work.
- Unofficial transcripts can be used for acceptance purposes with the submission of a Transcript Request Form.
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
Please note: Licensure requirements vary by state. Be sure to research the licensure requirements for becoming a teacher in your state.
Preliminary Acceptance
If you are sending in a preliminary transcript for acceptance, you must:
- Be in your final term and planning to start your master’s degree after the last day of class for your bachelor’s degree.
- Complete a Bachelor’s Self-Certification Form confirming your completion date. You may download the form from the Forms and Downloads page or contact an admissions counselor to submit the form on your behalf.
- Submit an official/unofficial transcript to confirm that you are in your final term. The preliminary transcript must show a minimum of 105 completed credit hours.
- If you are a current Liberty University student completing your undergraduate degree, you will need to submit a Degree/Certificate Completion Application.
- Send in an additional, final official transcript with a conferral date on it by the end of your first semester of enrollment in the new master’s degree.
Dual Enrollment
Please see the Online Dual Enrollment page for information about starting graduate courses while finishing your bachelor’s degree.
Transcript Policies
Unofficial College Transcript Policy
Unofficial transcripts combined with a Transcript Request Form can be used for admission. Official transcripts are required within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first, and will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
Before sending unofficial college transcripts, please make sure they include the following:
- Your previous school’s name or logo printed on the document
- Cumulative GPA
- A list of completed courses and earned credit broken down by semester
- Degree and date conferred (if applicable)
Official College Transcript Policy
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
If the student uses unofficial transcripts with a Transcript Request Form to gain acceptance, all official transcripts must be received within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first. Failure to send all official transcripts within the 60-day period will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
Admissions Office Contact Information
Liberty University Online Admissions Verification
1971 University Blvd.
Lynchburg, VA 24515
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available Benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $275 per credit hour for graduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who service in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $625 per course)*
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
*Not applicable to certificates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this program have any special financial benefits?
While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have lowered our tuition for our Master of Arts in Teaching and Master of Education programs. At $415 per credit hour for full-time students, Liberty University’s M.Ed. online is available at one of the lowest tuition rates for this degree in the country.
Does this program lead to teaching licensure?
Our M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction – Leadership online degree program is ideal for students who do not need licensure or those who are currently licensed-teachers with a desire to further their education.
What can this degree be used for?
Liberty’s master in education can prepare you for top-level roles in school administration.
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