Our education program encompasses undergraduate and graduate teacher licensure, graduate degrees and certificates, and professional development coursework for licensed teachers. Regardless of your academic or professional goals, our classes are conveniently scheduled and located — on campus during after-school hours, hybrid or online.
Education
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As part of a long-standing tradition, a graduating student, faculty member, and an alum will address School of Professional and Continuing Studies graduates during the the School’s graduation ceremony at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 10.
Leadership studies and education professor Tom Shields, an expert on K-12 education, authored this piece.
Rob McAdams, director of Partners in the Arts, and education professor Kate Cassada are interviewed on this podcast.
Faculty in the School of Professional & Continuing Studies celebrated promotion announcements and service awards during the annual awards ceremony held during the spring faculty meeting on January 9, 2025.
Joe Essid, adjunct assistant professor of liberal arts and director emeritus of the Writing Center, and Cort Schneider, adjunct assistant professor of education and director of Disability Services, presented “Practicing Computer Love with Neurodiverse Writers” at the 76th annual convention of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) in Baltimore.
Ryan Conway, adjunct instructor of education and director of the Center for Education and Human Development at Glen Allen High School, was among four awardees from various Richmond organizations recognized as rising stars by Richmond Magazine. Last year, Conway received a R.E.B. Award for Teaching Excellence from the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond to study teaching and learning in Asia.
Kendall Hunt, adjunct instructor of education and middle school literacy specialist for Henrico County Public Schools, received the 2025 Literacy Teacher of the Year Award from James Madison University’s College of Education at the JMU Literacy Leader Awards ceremony held earlier this year.
Tom Shields, associate professor and chair of graduate education & associate professor of leadership studies, presented the Can We Learn & Live Together 2.0: Housing & School Segregation in the Richmond Region report at the National Coalition on School Diversity 5th National Conference on School Diversity at Georgetown University Law Center.
Review the options for graduate students in Education at the University of Richmond School of Professional & Continuing Studies
Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction General Curriculum
Note: This General Curriculum is the default program of study. Specialized programs of study are available that combine general, elective and research courses.
Total: 30 semester hours
General Courses
18 semester hours
EDUC650U Advanced Educational Psychology
EDUC651U Assessment and Accountability
EDUC652U Differentiated Instruction
EDUC660U Curriculum Development
EDUC653U Issues, Ethics and Policy in Education
EDUC661U Instructional Leadership
Elective Courses
6 semester hours from courses listed below. Additional electives may be offered, depending on students’ learning needs.
EDUC528U Adult Learning Theory
EDUC519U Working with English Learners
EDUC523U Introduction to Coaching & Mentoring
EDUC555U Curriculum for Talented and Gifted Education
EDUC562U Special Populations of Gifted Students
EDUC563U Social & Emotional Needs of the Gifted Student
EDUC565U Foundations and Legal Aspects of Special Education
EDUC568U Successful Transitions in Special Education
EDUC570U Foundations of Gifted Education
EDUC571U Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education
EDUC573U Trauma and Resilience in the Classroom
EDUC574U Understanding and Implementing the IEP
EDUC576U Resilience Through Social-Emotional Skills
EDUC577U Self-Care and Resilience for Educators and Leaders
EDUC598U Selected Topics
EDUC579U Neuroscience for Educators
EDUC602U Data for Decision-Making
EDUC603U Leading and Supervising Instruction
EDUC619U Strategies for Teaching Writing
EDUC620U Advanced Children’s Literature
EDUC675U Reflective Teaching Experience
Research Courses
6 semester hours
Capstone Experience
Comprehensive Written Examination to be completed during the final semester.
Master of Education in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Total: 31 semester hours
CORE
15 semester hours. All candidates must complete the following courses. Each course includes a 30-hour practicum.
EDUC601U Foundations of Educational Leadership Studies
EDUC602U Data for Decision-Making
EDUC603U Leading and Supervising Instruction
EDUC605U School Law and Policy for Ethical Leadership
EDUC606U Organizational Operations in Human Resource and Fiscal Leadership
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
9 semester hours. All candidates must complete the following courses. Each course includes a 10-hour practicum.
EDUC630U School Technology
EDUC632U Leading Change through an Equity Lens
EDUC635U Strategic Improvement and Effective Communication in Schools
FIELD EXPERIENCE
7 semester hours. All candidates must complete the following courses. Reflective Leadership Seminar residency includes 170 hours in practicum.
CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE
All candidates must complete a Capstone Assignment.