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Concord University offers an online education administration degree, the Master of Education in Educational Leadership & Supervision.  This program is designed for licensed or license eligible teachers but can also be used for re-certification or to gain greater specialization in the field.  The Master of Education program focuses on developing and enhancing the student’s knowledge of the subject matter.  For the Educational Leadership & Supervision concentration, you will study public school administration and organization. 

Courses in this program include:

• Theories of Educational Leadership 
• Public School Administration 
• Organization and Management for Public Schools 
• Public School Law 
• School and Community Relations

The Master of Education in Reading Specialist from Concord University is an online literacy program designed for licensed or license eligible teachers.  This program can also be used for re-certification by teachers or for greater specialization in the field.  The Master of Education program develops and enhances the student’s knowledge of the subject matter.  The Reading Specialist concentration focuses on enhancing your ability to teach literacy.  Courses are designed to cover the theories and beliefs that form the foundation for literacy instruction and to reinforce the need for sensitivity to learner differences.  Courses in this program include:

• Foundations of Reading 
• Reading & Writing in Content Areas 
• Literacy Research and Instruction for Culturally Diverse Students 
• Reading Assessment 
• Reading and Language Arts Instruction for the 21st Century

The Master of Arts in Health Promotion from Concord University is an online public health degree for individuals searching for a career that allows them to work with others while indulging their passion for health.  Health promotion empowers people to make informed, healthy choices, in healthy environments.  This field goes beyond focusing on individual behavior and examines a wide array of social and environmental interventions.  Activities in the health promotion field include educating others about health behavior, working to make physical activity more accessible, and shaping policy that promotes healthy lifestyles.

Students in this online public health degree complete a curriculum that emphasizes social and behavioral health as they study primary prevention and ways to empower communities to address their own health and social needs in ways that improve the community’s health while reducing health care costs.  Courses train you in health promotion strategies and interventions to impact individuals and communities, preparing you to meet the health needs of society by addressing the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to health issues.

There is no better way to impact your community and change the lives of others, than becoming a social worker.  At Concord, their online MSW prepares you to help others improve their quality of life and empower communities to achieve a level of social justice.  This CSWE-accredited program is dedicated to outreach in rural areas and as such, contains specialized coursework that focuses on that aspect.  First, you will complete general coursework, research, and a field practicum, since you will not have had this experience in your prior undergraduate work.  Then, in your second year, you'll complete specialized rural research and practice on an advanced level.  Outside of practicums and research, course subjects are likely to include:

• Human behavior and the social environment
• Social work policy
• Appalachian culture, structure and environments

There is no better way to impact your community and change the lives of others, than becoming a social worker.  At Concord, their online MSW in Advanced Standing prepares you to help others improve their quality of life and empower communities to achieve a level of social justice.  This CSWE-accredited program is dedicated to outreach in rural areas and as such, contains specialized, advanced coursework that focuses on that aspect.  You'll complete specialized rural research and practice on an advanced level.  Outside of this practicums and research, course subjects are likely to include:

• Rural practice with individuals, families and groups
• Social work policy in rural practice
• Appalachian culture, structure and environments