Ed.D. in Educational Leadership
Degree Requirements (60 cr.)
Major Requirements (27 cr.)
- EDUC-A 600 Problems in Educational Leadership (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 615 Advanced School Law (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 631 Microeconomic Applications to Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 638 Public School Personnel Management (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 640 Planning Educational Facilities (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 653 The Organizational Context of Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 671 Planning and Change in Educational Organizations (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 672 Moral Dimensions of Leadership (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 754 Seminar in Research in Educational Leadership (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 675 Leadership in Special Education (3 cr.) and EDUC-A 720 Workshop on Select Problems in Educational Leadership (3 cr.) can be substituted for any of the courses above with advisor approval.
Inquiry Requirements (9 cr.)
- EDUC-Y 501 Quantitative Analysis for Educational Leaders (3 cr.)
- EDUC-Y 611 Qualitative Inquiry in Education (3 cr.)
Select one course from the following:
- EDUC-Y 520 Strategies for Educational Inquiry (3 cr.)
- EDUC-Y 535 Evaluation Models and Techniques (3 cr.)
- EDUC-Y 635 Methodology of Educational Evaluation (3 cr.)
Elective Requirements (15 cr.)
- EDUC-A 560 Political Perspectives of Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-H 504 History of American Education (3 cr.) or EDUC-H 540 Sociology of Education (3 cr.)
Dissertation Requirements (9 cr.)
- EDUC-A 795 Dissertation Proposal Preparation (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 799 Doctoral Thesis in Educational Leadership (6 cr.)
Master's Degree Used for Admission
For the 60-credit hour program, a master's degree is a prerequisite for admission. Master's coursework may not be counted toward the 60 required credit hours, but graduate coursework beyond the master's degree may be, as long as it meets requirements and is approved by the committee.