UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

EDUCATIONALLEADERSHIP STUDIES

I felt well prepared to take on this job even though I am challenged each day with new problem solving. Thank you for all that the Department of Educational Leadership Studies and the University of Kentucky do for future leaders.

Kristi J. GregoryPrincipal, Wheatley Elementary School

Jefferson County Public Schools

”“

The Department of Educational Leadership Studies at the University of Kentucky is the premier provider of educational leadership preparation in Kentucky and a globally recognized provider of research, teaching, and service in educational leadership. A founding member of the prestigious University Council for Educational Administration, we are the home of some of the finest scholars, research centers, and academic programs in the world. As a flagship research university, we have prepared the educational leaders that built and improved education in Kentucky since 1923. We continue that tradition today.

DEPARTMENT OF

Our diverse preparation programs are designed to meet your unique leadership needs—whether you work in a classroom, school, district, college, educational organization, or state agency. Our programs are delivered through distance-learning formats to meet the needs of working practitioners and specifically geared to prepare leaders who can implement lasting change wherever they work. The programs of the Department of Educational Leadership Studies will prepare you to prepare our children and our collective future. We hope you will join us.

RESEARCH FOCUSWe are researchers who want to pass on the desire and ability to create new knowledge to our students. Our professors author books, write peer-reviewed articles, develop policy reports and present their work at the world’s top conferences on educational leadership. Our students are supported in conducting research projects which generate knowledge that can be used to improve policy and practice in their own work settings. We focus on research because it provides evidence upon which to promote innovation in schools and other settings.

INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTA unique feature of all programs is the international opportunities for learning and scholarship. As a founding member of the International Symposium on Educational Reform, UK students can participate in a tight-knit community of educational leaders and researchers from Europe, Africa and Asia. Our contacts around the globe allow students unique international opportunities, such as our study abroad program in London.

DISTINGUISHED HISTORYSince 1923 the UK Department of Educational Leadership Studies has prepared leaders and change agents for Kentucky schools. We awarded our first doctoral degree in 1938. One of the earliest such departments in the United States and amog first to adopt distance-learning formats, UK is unique for its long, exclusive focus on the needs of educational leaders. Today that focus continues in our academic programs, research endeavors, and service to the community as we celebrate our 90th year of continuous operations.

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY OF LEARNERSLEADING NEXT GENERATION ORGANIZATIONS

WE PREPARE• Teacher Leaders• School Technology Leaders• School Principals• Supervisors of Instruction• School Superintendents• Higher Education Leaders• State Policymakers• Education Researchers• College Faculty

PROGRAM FEATURES• All programs distance-learning oriented with evening,

weekend, and online formats • Distinguished faculty composed of internationally

prominent scholars and locally relevant practitioners• All students qualify for in-state graduate resident tuition

rates no matter where they live • Opportunities for conference participation, international

study, and professional development • Cohort-based programs encourage student collabora-

tion and peer support• Elective course options for students to individualize

programs

PROGRAM ADMISSIONSAll programs have selective admissions and require completion of the Graduate Records Exam (GRE). Programs typically start in the fall semester with prior spring admission deadlines. Students are provided personalized support in the admissions process and must be admitted to both the UK Graduate School and the EDL Department.

Department of Educational Leadership StudiesUniversity of Kentucky | 111 Dickey Hall | Lexington, KY 40509 | USA

http://leadership.uky.edu+1.859.257.8921 | FAX +1.859.257.1015

http://leadership.uky.edu