Administration

Francis J. Leary, Program Director
Harkins Hall 328
401.865.2881

The Graduate Studies Program in Administration is designed to equip teachers with the skills necessary to become a school administrator. Recipients of Providence College master’s degrees in administration have gone on to become assistant principals, principals, and superintendents.

Coursework is designed to provide the prospective administrator with an understanding of both the theoretical and practical aspects of the supervisor’s role. Students in the program take a central core of courses dealing with curriculum, evaluation, law, and finance. To this are added courses that deal with community concerns and research techniques. Students are also exposed to innovative governance structures and methods which will further their careers as school administrators. The program culminates with a six-credit internship which requires students to put into practice the theory they have been taught in their classes.