Professional Development

The College of Education, Health and Society offers a wide variety of graduate courses, workshops and masters programs to K-12 professionals. Whether you are interested in updating your skills, adding a new license, adding an endorsement to a current license, or earning a graduate degree, we have something for you.

Our programs are offered in a variety of formats and locations, including both fully online and hybrid (a combination of face-to-face and online). Many courses and workshops are available at Miami’s Voice of America Learning Center, conveniently located off I-75 in West Chester, providing easy access to educators in Southwest Ohio.

Masters Programs:

• Educational Psychology (Oxford & VOALC)
• Educational Technology (online)
• Instructional Design and Technology
• Literacy and Language (online and hybrid - VOALC)
• Masters of Arts in Teaching
• School Leadership - Principal Licensure (hybrid - VOALC)
• Special Education (online & hybrid - VOALC)
• Transformative Education (hybrid - VOALC, Oxford)

Licenses and Endorsements:

• Computer/Technology Endorsement (online)
• Early Childhood Generalist Endorsement (hybrid - Oxford)
• Foreign Language Licensure-only, non-degree program
• Middle Childhood Generalist Endorsement (hybrid - Oxford)
• Principal Licensure (hybrid - VOALC)
• Reading Endorsement (VOALC)
• School Psychology Licensure
• Special Education License (online & hybrid - VOALC)
• Superintendent License
• Teacher Leader Endorsement (VOALC)
• TESOL Endorsement (hybrid - VOALC)

Miami University Graduate Certificates:

• Assessment and Evaluation (VOALC and Oxford)
• Autism Spectrum Disorders (online)
• Human Brain and Learning (Oxford)
• Quantitative Data Analysis in Education and the Social Sciences (Oxford)
• Sport Management
• Sport Psychology

Courses and Workshops:

We also offer many highly regarded courses and workshops to enhance your professional development. You can enroll in one or more classes without being in a full master's program. Perhaps you’d like to learn more about the latest in mathematics education, writing grants, or best practices in family-school-community partnerships. Miami offers these and a wide variety of other courses on a regular basis. View our current course offerings.*

*To view courses on this site, choose the current semester and year when asked for "term," choose VOA West Chester, or Oxford when asked for the campus, choose EDL (educational leadership), EDP (educational psychology) or EDT (teacher education) depending upon your academic interests, and choose "graduate" when asked for the level. You may leave all the other boxes and menus unchecked. Then check "Get Classes."

How to Enroll:

If you are interested in taking a course or workshop, without enrolling in a masters or doctoral program, apply for continuing non-degree status.

If you would like to pursue a master’s degrees, apply for a degree program.

Graduate school applications are online. Be sure to also check the degree program website for any additional application requirements.