Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Program of Study
The Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership requires a minimum of 65 semester credits of course work: 25 credits in the doctoral core, a minimum of 30 credits in the area of concentration, including 9 credits of graduate level (500 or above) cognate study (determined in consultation with the student's advisor and concentration area), and at least 10 dissertation credits. The student may select from the following areas of emphasis: Educational Administration, Higher Education Administration, or Instructional Technology.
Doctoral Core (25 credits)
EDLP 700 Change Strategies 3 cr
EDLP 701 Advanced Statistics in Education 3 cr
EDLP 702 Supervision & Empowerment 3 cr
EDLP 703 Leadership & Organizational Development 3 cr
EDLP 704 Conditions of Learning & Teaching 3 cr
EDLP 705 Advanced Research Design I (qualitative) 3 cr
EDLP 706 Advanced Research Design II (quantitative) 3 cr
EDLP 707 Instructional Technology 3 cr
EDLP 800 Seminar 1 cr
Dissertation (10 credits) EDLP 850 Dissertation 10 cr
Area of Concentration: (Student selects one emphasis area)
Educational Administration (minimum 30 credits)
EDLA 720 Legal Issues in Educational Organizations 3 cr
EDLA 721 Educational Policy and Governance 3 cr
EDLA 722 Data-Driven Decision- Making 3 cr
EDLA 723 Educational Planning and Evaluation 3 cr
EDLA 737 Practicum 6 cr
Electives 3 cr
Cognate Study (minimum 9 graduate level credits (500 or above) - to be determined prior to cognate study enrollment, in consultation with the student's advisor and confirmed by concentration area review)
Higher Education Administration (minimum 30 credits)
EDLH 730 History and Philosophy of Higher Education 3 cr
EDLH 731 Law in Higher Education 3 cr
EDLH 732 College and University Curriculum 3 cr
EDLH 733 Finance in Higher Education 3 cr
EDLH 734 Issues/Trends in Higher Education 3 cr
EDLH 737 Practicum 3 cr
EDLH 738 Assessment and Accountability in Higher Education 3 cr
Cognate Study (minimum 9 graduate level credits (500 or above) - to be determined prior to cognate study enrollment, in consultation with the student's advisor and confirmed by concentration area review)
Instructional Technology (minimum 30 credits)
EDLT 737 Practicum 6-12 cr
EDLT 740 Instructional Systems Design I 3 cr
EDLT 742 Multimedia Authoring I 3 cr
EDLT 743 Multimedia Authoring II 3 cr
EDLT 744 Instructional Systems Design II 3 cr
EDLT 745 Instructional Design for Distance Learning Delivery 3 cr
Cognate Study (minimum 9 graduate level credits (500 or above) - to be determined prior to cognate study enrollment, in consultation with the student's advisor and confirmed by concentration area review)