Gwynedd Mercy University AY2020-2021 Graduate Academic Catalog
MS in Educational Administration
• Think and plan strategically to create an organizational vision focused on student success and communicate the vision to all relevant stakeholders .
• Create an organizational culture of teaching and learning in which student learning is paramount .
• Manage resources effectively to bring about desired results .
• Collaborate , communicate and empower others inside and outside the organization to pursue excellence in learning .
• Operate fairly and equitably exhibiting personal and professional integrity . MS in Counseling
• Establish a counseling identity .
• Exhibit a strong consistent counseling disposition .
• Demonstrate proficiency in counseling knowledge and skills as outlined in the 2016
• CACREP Standards as applicable to each student concentration area .
• Demonstrate a multicultural sensitivity , knowledge and competency .
• Implement the ethical guidelines of the American Counseling Association and its divisions in all counseling practice .
• Use evidence-based intervention and assessment techniques .
• Articulate the necessity of counseling advocacy and engage in advocacy activities with
• regard to the Mercy tradition .
• Engage in lifelong learning . MS in Special Education
• Apply theoretical and practical knowledge in support of your professional practice .
• Utilize educational research and develop your own research interests and ideas .
• Examine and critique the economic , political , cultural , historical , and social influences that impact education in the United States .
• Apply policies , statutes , and rules established by state and local agencies relating to judicious application of disciplinary methods and behavioral procedures .
• Identify and use instructional methods and curricula that are appropriate and effective in meeting the needs of individual learners .
EdD in Educational Leadership
• Articulate an educational organization ’ s mission , goals , and guiding principles that distinguish the organization from others .
• Understand the foundational base of organizational theory and demonstrate the ability to bridge theory and practice .
• Given scenarios of conflict , choose ethical courses of action , consistent with Gospel values .
• Synthesize and analyze data to reveal relations and causality and convert raw data into actionable information .
• View problems and challenges through the lens of a scientist , seeking evidence-based conclusions .
• Practice and model steward leadership in transforming organizations to better serve all constituents .
• Demonstrate facility in the application of technology to solve problems , analyze and synthesize data , and manage information .
MS in Nursing
• Contributes to advanced nursing knowledge through scientific inquiry for a foundation for evidence-based practice in advanced nursing roles .
• Demonstrates expertise in providing population based holistic care in advanced nursing roles in
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