Educational Leadership, Ph.D.

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Minimum of 79 total credits required in the following areas:

Core Courses

(Minimum of 9 Credits)

We also understand that students may meet the requirements for the core content in other ways, such as a master’s degree in an area that emphasizes coursework in diversity or multi-cultural education. Committees may determine that the requirements for additional course(s) have been met. However, Introduction to Doctoral Studies may not be waived.

PRST 5610 - Introduction to Doctoral Studies Credits: 3

Two Additional Courses From:

In addition, doctoral students, with direction from their committees, will choose a minimum of two additional courses from the remaining five core courses:

PRST 5900 - Practicum in College Teaching Credits: 1-3
EDCI 5600 - Diversity in Education Credits: 3
EDCI 5810 - Writing for Professional Publications Credits: 3
EDCI 5730 - Learning and Cognition Credits: 3
EDAD 5720 - Educational Leader as Change Agent Credits: 3
EDRE 5660 - Dissertation/Thesis Prospectus Writing Credits: 3

Cognate Courses and Advanced Courses

(minimum 18 credit hours)

EDAD 5650 - Educational Leader as Communicator Credits: 3
EDAD 5720 - Educational Leader as Change Agent Credits: 3
EDAD 5850 - Educational Leader as Direction Setter Credits: 3
HIED 5630 - Advanced Organizational Leadership Credits: 3
HIED 5680 - Issues in Higher Education Credits: 3
HIED 5600 - Higher Education Finance Credits: 3

Advanced Research Courses

(minimum 12 credit hours)

All students are required to take at least one quantitative and one qualitative course from the following list:

EDRE 5600 - Educational Research I: Descriptive Research Credits: 3
EDRE 5610 - Educational Research: Group Comparison Research Credits: 3
EDRE 5620 - Educational Research: Correlational Research Credits: 3
EDRE 5630 - Educational Research IV: Multivariate Research Credits: 3
EDRE 5640 - Introduction to Qualitative Research Credits: 3
EDRE 5645 - Phenomenology, Case Study, and Grounded Theory in Qualitative Research Credits: 3
EDRE 5655 - Ethnography and Narrative Inquiry in Qualitative Research Credits: 3
EDRE 5870 - Seminar Credits: 1-8
EDRE 5670 - Mixed Methods Research Credits: 3

Dissertation Hours

The required number of dissertation credits be a minimum of 12.

Preliminary exam (after coursework is completed): Guidelines determined by program, school, or committee

Program Outcomes: Written demonstration is required to show PhD outcomes are met (determined by program, school, or committee)

Dissertation (after preliminary exam): Guidelines determined by program, school, or committee

Notes

These requirements for a PhD in Education are minimum requirements only. Students should check specific program options for additional requirements, including admissions criteria. Options approved prior to May 2013 may have different requirements.