Master of Science in Personnel Services
The Master of Science degree in Personnel Services is designed to prepare individuals for the role of guidance counselor in a Christian school or similar ministry. This major is also appropriate for those desiring preparation for positions as supervisors or elementary or secondary principals. This program is designed to develop leaders that are capable of dealing effectively with various problems associated with leadership in Christian educational ministries.
Curriculum Highlights
- Fundamentals of Curriculum
- Research in Education
- Tests & Measurements
- Pupil Personnel Services
- Psychology of Education
- Philosophy of Education
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Key Courses
Educational Leadership provides basic principles of educational leadership for Christian school administrators, principals, and others in administrative positions.
Pupil Personnel Services deals with the wide range of responsibilities the school has in the area of personnel services. Typically, these responsibilities would be handled by the school guidance counselor; however, not every school has a guidance counselor. This course provides insight concerning the provision of these essential services with or without a counselor.
Tests and Measurements introduces you to the various types of standardized tests that are available for school use. This course provides instruction in elementary statistics necessary to interpret test data properly and gives insight into the proper selection of standardized tests for educational applications and into the development of a testing program for the school.
Fundamentals of Curriculum provides an overview of what a student should know and be able to do in K5-12 based on the Bob Jones Press textbook collection.
Supervision of Instruction provides several models of supervision helpful in improving the quality of instruction in the school.
Personnel Administration covers the employment process, the development and supervision of personnel policies and procedures, and employment law.
Career Opportunities
You could have as many as three good teaching opportunities to choose from as you look for a place to teach. We receive over three times as many requests for teachers as we have teachers to fill those requests. And, in the future, this ratio is going to increase as we, as a nation, face a national teacher shortage. You will be qualified to help meet this need and train young people both in the states and abroad.