Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership: Concentration in Higher Education Administration

The EdD program in Higher Education Administration consists of two summer residency experiences, completion of a dissertation, and completion of 54 credits in the following three areas. 

Inquiry in Action
EDDL 7005Systems Approach to Innovation and Improvement3
EDDL 7010Framing and Critical Analysis of Problems of Practice3
EDDL 7015Action Research for Educational Change I3
EDDL 7020Action Research for Educational Change II3
EDDL 7090Communities of Inquiry: Dissertation in Practice I3
EDDL 7095Communities of Inquiry: Dissertation in Practice II3
Foundational Core
EDDL 7035Mission and Values Based Leadership3
EDDL 7040Power, Privilege, and Identity in Educational Leadership3
EDDL 7045Moral and Ethical Decision Making3
EDDL 7050Leader as Collaborator and Relationship Builder3
EDDL 7055Leadership for Social Justice in Education3
EDDL 7060Organizational Change for Social Justice in Education3
Higher Education Administration
EDDL 7110Contemporary Issues in Higher Education3
EDDL 7115Assessment, Data Literacy and Decision Making3
EDDL 7120Legal and Policy Issues in Higher Education3
EDDL 7125Moving from Strategy to Action3
EDDL 7130Student Development and Practices of Student Affairs Administration3
EDDL 7135Teaching, Learning & Student Engagement3
Total Credits54

Candidates must complete the required coursework and maintain a 3.0 grade point average. Students who receive one grade of B- or below may be dismissed from the program. Candidates must write and defend a dissertation based on a relevant problem of practice in consultation with a dissertation chair.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
EDDL 7005 Systems Approach to Innovation and Improvement 3
EDDL 7040 Power, Privilege, and Identity in Educational Leadership 3
 Credits6
Spring
EDDL 7010 Framing and Critical Analysis of Problems of Practice 3
EDDL 7035 Mission and Values Based Leadership 3
 Credits6
Summer
EDDL 7130 Student Development and Practices of Student Affairs Administration 3
EDDL 7080 Leveraging Instructional Design for Equitable Outcomes 3
Residency I  
 Credits6
Second Year
Fall
EDDL 7015 Action Research for Educational Change I 3
EDDL 7050 Leader as Collaborator and Relationship Builder 3
 Credits6
Spring
EDDL 7020 Action Research for Educational Change II 3
EDDL 7045 Moral and Ethical Decision Making 3
 Credits6
Summer
EDDL 7060 Organizational Change for Social Justice in Education 3
EDDL 7120 Legal and Policy Issues in Higher Education 3
Residency II  
 Credits6
Third Year
Fall
EDDL 7090 Communities of Inquiry: Dissertation in Practice I 3
EDDL 7055 Leadership for Social Justice in Education 3
 Credits6
Spring
EDDL 7095 Communities of Inquiry: Dissertation in Practice II 3
EDDL 7125 Moving from Strategy to Action 3
Comprehensive Exam  
 Credits6
Summer
EDDL 7110 Contemporary Issues in Higher Education 3
EDDL 7135 Teaching, Learning & Student Engagement 3
 Credits6
 Total Credits54