St. John's U Offers Distance Learning
Degree
Addressing the need for highly qualified
school administrators, St. John's University will offer a
fully online Master of Science and Professional Diploma in
Educational Administration, the first in New York State and
the only one to use full-time University faculty. "This program is designed to provide needed flexibility
without reducing quality, eliminating the necessity to travel
to attend classes at particular times and places, while engaging
participants in high levels of online interaction with each
other and the professors," said Jerrold Ross, Dean of
the School of Education. "Quality will be assured with
the same outstanding faculty who teach and support on-campus
students supporting on-line students."
Classes will include Administrative Leadership, Educational
Planning, Politics of Education, Community Relations, School
Business Administration, Negotiations and more. The two-year
program will culminate with an event at the University's Manhattan
campus where graduates will engage in a mock-collective bargaining
session.
Students who have participated in
online courses at St. John's have already reported positive
experiences: "I believe
I got more out of this course because of the constant interaction
with the professor and students, as well as the ability to
work at my own pace, than I would have gotten had I physically
attended a class," said Paula T. McKeown, a student at
St. John's.
St. John's School of Education is one of the most highly regarded
schools of education in the nation. Its alumni hold important
positions as principals and superintendents many of who are
involved in school districts with a majority of underserved
children.#
www.stjohns.edu/distancelearning
