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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Inquiry in Action | ||
| EDDL 7005 | Systems Approach to Innovation and Improvement | 3 |
| EDDL 7010 | Framing and Critical Analysis of Problems of Practice | 3 |
| EDDL 7015 | Action Research for Educational Change I | 3 |
| EDDL 7020 | Action Research for Educational Change II | 3 |
| EDDL 7090 | Communities of Inquiry: Dissertation in Practice I | 3 |
| EDDL 7095 | Communities of Inquiry: Dissertation in Practice II | 3 |
| Foundational Core | ||
| EDDL 7035 | Mission and Values Based Leadership | 3 |
| EDDL 7040 | Power, Privilege, and Identity in Educational Leadership | 3 |
| EDDL 7045 | Moral and Ethical Decision Making | 3 |
| EDDL 7050 | Leader as Collaborator and Relationship Builder | 3 |
| EDDL 7055 | Leadership for Social Justice in Education | 3 |
| EDDL 7060 | Organizational Change for Social Justice in Education | 3 |
| Higher Education Administration | ||
| EDDL 7110 | Contemporary Issues in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDDL 7115 | Assessment, Data Literacy and Decision Making | 3 |
| EDDL 7120 | Legal and Policy Issues in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDDL 7125 | Moving from Strategy to Action | 3 |
| EDDL 7130 | Student Development and Practices of Student Affairs Administration | 3 |
| EDDL 7135 | Teaching, Learning & Student Engagement | 3 |
| Total Credits | 54 | |
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 publication-ready dissertation based on a relevant problem of practice in consultation with a dissertation chair. All dissertations must be approved for publication by the Office of the Dean.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| EDDL 7005 | Systems Approach to Innovation and Improvement | 3 |
| EDDL 7040 | Power, Privilege, and Identity in Educational Leadership | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter | ||
| EDDL 7115 | Assessment, Data Literacy and Decision Making | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDDL 7010 | Framing and Critical Analysis of Problems of Practice | 3 |
| EDDL 7035 | Mission and Values Based Leadership | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| Residency I | ||
| EDDL 7110 | Contemporary Issues in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDDL 7120 | Legal and Policy Issues in Higher Education | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDDL 7015 | Action Research for Educational Change I | 3 |
| EDDL 7050 | Leader as Collaborator and Relationship Builder | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter | ||
| EDDL 7125 | Moving from Strategy to Action | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDDL 7020 | Action Research for Educational Change II | 3 |
| EDDL 7045 | Moral and Ethical Decision Making | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| Residency II | ||
| EDDL 7060 | Organizational Change for Social Justice in Education | 3 |
| EDDL 7135 | Teaching, Learning & Student Engagement | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDDL 7090 | Communities of Inquiry: Dissertation in Practice I | 3 |
| EDDL 7055 | Leadership for Social Justice in Education | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDDL 7095 | Communities of Inquiry: Dissertation in Practice II | 3 |
| EDDL 7130 | Student Development and Practices of Student Affairs Administration | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| Dissertation Advising if needed | ||
| Credits | 0 | |
| Total Credits | 54 | |