Governance Leadership M.A.

Program Chairperson: Barbara Poling
Regular Faculty: William Bearley, Barbara Peterson, Barbara Poling, Carol Roberts.
Adjunct Faculty: Loretta Rahmani

This program serves the needs of governance team members who develop and determine policy and provide leadership for public institutions. It focuses on strengthening the governance practices of elected officials in public education and government. The program provides a theoretical base in governance for practical application through field experience. The program was developed and is delivered in cooperation with the California School Boards Association.

Total Program: 34 semester hours

Core Courses: 9 semester hours
MAGL 500 Structure of Board Governance (3)
MAGL 501 Principles and Practices of Governance (3)
MAGL 555 Decision Making (3)

Electives: 20 semester hours
Direct Instruction: Four of the following taken concurrently with the related Field Experience:
MAGL 505 Learning, Achievement, & Progress Toward Established Goals (3)
MAGL 525 Intercultural Communication (3)
MAGL 533 Policy Formation and Analysis (3)
MAGL 554 Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector (3)
MAGL 560 Social and Political Dynamics (3)
MAGL 569 Conflict Management (3)
MAGL 574 Creating Coalitions; Building Partnerships (3)
MAGL 578 School Law (3)
MAGL 580 Principles of Effective Communication (3)

Field Experience:
MAGL 505 Field Experience in Learning, Achievement, & Progress Toward Established Goals (2)
MAGL 525 Field Experience in Intercultural Communication (2)
MAGL 533 Field Experience in Policy Formation and Analysis (2)
MAGL 554 Field Experience in Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector (2)
MAGL 560 Field Experience in Social and Political Dynamics (2)
MAGL 569 Field Experience in Conflict Management (2)
MAGL 574 Field Experience in Creating Coalitions; Building Partnerships (2)
MAGL 578 Field Experience in School Law (2)
MAGL 580 Field Experience in Principles of Effective Communication (2)

Culminating Activity: 5 semester hours
MAGL 585 Methods of Organizational Analysis (3)
MAGL 596 Graduate Governance Seminar (2)