Educational Leadership, Doctorate of Education (EdD)
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This Education Doctorate serves the needs of students seeking a terminal degree. This program will be based on problems of practice and authentic place-based contexts. There are two options:
- EdD–Educational Leadership, P–12 Administration
- EdD–Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration
| Common Core | ||
| EDUC 620 | ETHICS, EQUITY AND LEADERSHIP | 4 |
| EDUC 625 | LEADERSHIP THEORY AND CHANGE | 4 |
| EDUC 626 | THEORY AND POLICY: CHALLENGES OF PRACTICE | 4 |
| EDUC 627 | LEADERSHIP AND DATA-INFORMED DECISION MAKING | 4 |
| EDUC 628 | LEADERSHIP IN SUPERVISION | 4 |
| EDUC 629 | SUPERVISION AND HUMAN RESOURCES | 4 |
| EDUC 630 | BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE | 4 |
| Research and Applied Practice | ||
| EDUC 680 | INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH | 4 |
| EDUC 681 | INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH | 4 |
| EDUC 682 | INTRODUCTION TO MIXED METHODS AND PROBLEM OF PRACTICE RESEARCH | 4 |
| EDUC 683 | APPLIED PROBLEM OF PRACTICE I | 2 |
| EDUC 684 | APPLIED PROBLEM OF PRACTICE II | 2 |
| EDUC 685 | APPLIED PROBLEM OF PRACTICE III | 2 |
| Area Specialization | ||
| EDUC 635 | LAW AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| EDUC 636 | IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING | 4 |
| EDUC 637 | SOCIAL JUSTICE IN K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP | 4 |
| EDUC 638 | SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| EDUC 639 | LEADERSHIP, THEORY AND POLICY IN K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION | 4 |
| EDUC 640 | ADMINISTRATION, BUDGET AND FINANCE | 4 |
| EDUC 721 | EDD INTERNSHIP I | 2 |
| EDUC 722 | EDD INTERNSHIP II | 2 |
| Dissertation/Capstone | ||
| EDUC 700 | DISSERTATION/CAPSTONE IN PRACTICE (variable credit–4 credits required) | 4 |
| Total Credits | 78 | |
Students Completing the EdD program are able to:
- apply change theory to a problem of practice;
- design, critique, and implement research relevant to a problem of practice ;
- develop personal leadership approach to supervision;
- develop personal leadership philosophy using leadership theories;
- devise a plan that builds a collaborative partnership ;
- evaluate a problem of practice through a social justice lens;
- implement administrative budgeting practices;
- implement human resource management strategies;
- use data to solve a problem of practice.