K-12 Educational Leadership, EdD

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Curriculum

Degree Requirements

The minimum requirements for the doctoral degree are the completion of 60 semester hours of graduate credit and completion of the doctoral dissertation. The doctoral dissertation phase includes a minimum of 12 credit hours of Dissertation Seminar and Dissertation Research related to the dissertation activity. Please note that a waiver of any requirement for the degree must be approved in writing by the student’s academic advisor and the associate dean of the Center for Education.

Curriculum

Research (15 Credits)

ED 703 - Introduction to Educational Research Studies and Process 3 Credit(s)
ED 714 - Qualitative Research Methods in Education 3 Credit(s)
ED 719 - Proseminar in Higher Education 3 Credit(s)
ED 850 - Advanced Quantitative Research Methods I 3 Credit(s)
ED 851 - Advanced Quantitative Methods II 3 Credit(s)

Professional Core (21 Credits)

ED 715 - School Architecture and Plant Management 3 Credit(s)
ED 718 - Values and Ethics in Education 3 Credit(s)
ED 745 - Leadership, Communication, and Decision Making 3 Credit(s)
ED 746 - Financial Management Concepts for School Administrators 3 Credit(s)
ED 747 - Personnel Management for School Administrators 3 Credit(s)
ED 820 - Policy and Public Relations in K–12 Education 3 Credit(s)
TED 504 - Technology and Leadership 3 Credit(s)

Electives (12 Credits)*

These 12 credits can be from any graduate education course.

Dissertation (12 Credits)

ED 901 - Dissertation Seminar 3 Credit(s)
ED 902 - Dissertation Seminar 3 Credit(s)
ED 999 - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION 3 Credit(s)

Total Credits: 60

*ED 801 /ED 802 are required electives for the Superintendent Letter of Eligibility Certification