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Welcome to the Education Practice and Leadership Department

"Learning from the past, looking to the future."

Greetings! It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Department of Education Practice and Leadership in the College of Education.Whether you are a curious high school student imagining a possible future, a seasoned educator seeking professional learning and advanced qualifications, or a community member seeking to change or advance your career, the Department of Education Practice and Leadership has much to offer you, including a warm welcome and a supportive, collaborative environment in which to explore and grow.

Our  mission is to cultivate teacher leaders and administrators who exhibit professional competencies and dispositions to establish learning environments that provide high-quality resources, 21st-century innovation, and sound educational practices. Our department has proud history of preparing quality teachers, researchers, and leaders who serve P-12 students and in higher education institutions in Tennessee and beyond.

The department offers three degree programs in education practice: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Master of Education (M.Ed.), and Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) and two degree programs in education leadership: Master of Education (M.Ed.) and Doctor of Education (Ed.D.). Our leadership programs combine both conceptual and field-based experiences at the advanced level. All degree programs are approved by SACS. Our licensure programs are approved by CAEP and have full approval by the Tennessee Department of Education.  The department also has membership with prestigious organizations such as University Council of Educational Administrators (UCEA) and the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED). Our leadership program is among the best in the nation.

As the top HBCU producer of teachers, Tennessee State University offers an array of undergraduate and graduate programs and is ranked one Tennessee’s largest preparers of educators, providing bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. We proudly offer a   breadth of choice  , online and face-to-face classes, and affordable quality programming only possible from a public research institution.  We are proud that our nationally accredited programming is designed and run by highly qualified research and teaching faculty.

Again, welcome to TSU and the Department of Education Practice and Leadership!

Dr. Beth Christian, Chair

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The Department of Education Practice and Leadership provides professional education for teachers and leaders with offerings at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels.

UNDERGRADUATE
The undergraduate licensure programs offered by the department include majors in:

• Early Childhood Education
• Elementary Education

and two professional education minors and one certificate:

• Minor in Education
• Early Childhood Education
• Elementary Education

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GRADUATE
Our Master of Education (M.Ed.) programs offered by the department include majors in:

Education Leadership:

• Ed. Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher Leaders (Online)
• Ed. Instructional Leadership (Licensure and Non-Licensure

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Education Practice

• M.Ed. in Special Education
  • K-8 Interventionist (Initial Licensure and Add-On Endorsement)

• M.Ed. in Curriculum Instruction with five (6) concentrations in:

• • Educational Technology,
  • Elementary Education (K-5 licensure), Coming Soon!
  • Music Education (K-12 licensure)
  • Secondary School Instruction (K-12 and single-subject (7-12) areas), and
  • Teaching English Language Learners (ESL endorsement)

and one (1) professional certificate in:

• Educational Technology,

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DOCTORAL
The department offers two Ed.D. programs with three concentrations. 

Curriculum and Instruction, Ed.D. 

• Foundations & Curriculum

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Educational Leadership, Ed.D. 

• Higher Education Leadership
• Pre-K-12 Administration

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and two (2) professional certificates

• Higher Education Leadership
• Higher Education Teaching

These programs are designed for the in-service educator and the prospective planner and programmer of a curriculum.
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