Ed.D. in Education
Description
The Ed.D. is the terminal degree offered historically by schools of education to prepare educators for teaching and administration in K-12 schools and college settings. Since 2007 the Ed.D., or "professional practice doctorate", has emerged as the degree of choice for educational practitioners from the efforts of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) Consortium. Professional practice doctoral degree programs are intended to prepare education professionals for leadership in the field and especially, the advanced application of innovative methods, the generation of new knowledge to improve practice through scholarly reading and inquiry, and the stewardship of the profession by socialization to the skills and dispositions needed for effective teaching and administration. CPED Ed.D. programs involve an additional focus on equity, ethics, and social justice feature completion of practice-orientated dissertations known as the Dissertation in Practice (DIP).
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 48
Specializations
School of Education
Leadership & Counselor Education
- Emphasis - Education Leadership (K-12)
Higher Education
- Emphasis - Higher Education
Teacher Education
- Emphasis - Teacher Education
- Specialization - Early Childhood Educ
- Specialization - Elementary Education
- Specialization - Secondary Education
- Specialization - Special Education
Emphasis - Educational Leadership (K-12)
Description
The Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) with an emphasis in K-12 Leadership prepares educational leaders for advanced administrative practice at the school or district level. Our curriculum combines both online and traditional coursework and is rooted in robust research on effective leadership practice. Ed.D. candidates receive advanced skill development in applied leadership and applied research. The three-year, 57-credit cohort program requires six problem-based weekend seminars each semester to prepare candidates for change leadership. All learning in the program uses practice-based application of state-of-the-art research on school transformation. The program requires an applied dissertation-in-practice in which candidates will engage in planning, implementing, assessing and revising a three-year organizational improvement project.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EDLD 7998B | Graded Dissertation (Access & Assessment) | 3 |
| EDFD 7130 | Education and Society | 3 |
| EDLD 7998B | Graded Dissertation (ID & Structure Ch. 2) | 3 |
| EDLD 7310 | Education Policy and Community Relations | 3 |
| EDLD 7940 | Human Resource Development | 3 |
| EDRS 6040 | Foundations of Qualitative Research Meth | 3 |
| EDRS 7030 | Advanced Methods of Applied Research | 3 |
| EDRS 6060 | Program Evaluation I | 3 |
| EDLD 7998B | Graded Dissertation (Data Collection) | 3 |
| EDLD 7740 | Applied Curriculum Instruction & Account (Implementing & Assessment) | 3 |
| EDLD 7998B | Graded Dissertation (Implementing & Assessment **Prospectus Defense) | 3 |
| EDLD 7000 | Leadership & Org Theory for Practice | 3 |
| EDLD 7230 | School Finance and Facilities | 3 |
| EDCI 7030 | Seminar on the Learner and Learning | 3 |
| EDLD 7998B | Graded Dissertation (Final Assessment ** Prospectus Defense) | 3 |
| EDRS 6070 | Program Evaluation II | 3 |
| EDFD 7070 | The Professional Philosophy | 3 |
| EDLD 7410 | Advanced Educational Law and Ethics (*Final Defense) | 3 |
| EDLD 7210 | District Operations and Management | 3 |
| Transfer Credits - A total of 39 hours (including 21 specialty courses and 18 additional transfer credits) will be considered for acceptance toward degree completion. This can be transferred from a master's degree to graduate-level courses from another institution. | ||
| Total Hours | 57 | |
Emphasis - Higher Education
Description
The Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) with an emphasis in higher education is designed for current college and university administrators who desire to emphasize a practitioner focus in their doctoral studies. The purpose of the Ed.D. with an emphasis in higher education is to enhance higher education practitioners’ critical-thinking and decision-making skills through courses focused on leadership, global awareness, current events in education, policy, and practice. The degree culminates with a capstone project based on research focused through the lens of professional practice. Reflecting the value of applied learning, the capstone project consists of the doctoral student addressing a genuine problem of practice in a college or university setting. Designed to be completed over a three-year period, the Ed.D. requires 48 semester hours of post-master's coursework. The program requires continuous enrollment of 6 semester hours for eight consecutive semesters.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EDHE 7010 | Doctoral Studies Proseminar | 3 |
| EDRS 7010 | Educational Statistics II | 3 |
| EDHE 7130 | Education and Society | 3 |
| EDHE 7000 | Models of Inquiry and Literature Review | 3 |
| EDHE 7210 | Recent Developments in Educ. Practice | 3 |
| EDHE 7020 | Prog. Planning & Assess. in Higher Educ. | 3 |
| EDHE 7999A | Topics in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDRS 7030 | Advanced Methods of Applied Research | 3 |
| EDRS 7040 | Foun. of Qualitative Research Method | 3 |
| EDHE 7290 | Leadership & Org. Theory for H. Ed. Pr. | 3 |
| EDHE 7300 | Multidisciplinary Per. on Leadership | 3 |
| EDHE 7998A | Dissertation | 15 |
| or EDHE 7998B | Graded Dissertation-Academic Writing | |
| Total Hours | 48 | |
Other Academic Requirements
Students should be enrolled in 6 units each semester.
Emphasis - Teacher Education
Description
The Ed.D. with an emphasis in teacher education is 48 credit hours above the master's/specialist's degree(s). Candidates in the program acquire deeper and broader skills and knowledge of the field of education. Emphasis is on developing thoughtful and reflective practitioners through focusing on critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
Doctoral degree graduates complete a program of study that requires a minimum of 48 graduate hours of coursework post master's/specialist's degree(s), which includes 15 hours of dissertation. Each doctoral candidate will successfully complete and defend a written comprehensive examination and a dissertation in practice representing independent and original research.
Course Requirements
Below is a listing of the courses to complete in order to satisfy the Ed.D. with emphasis in teacher education. The courses are organized here to convey thematic categories within the degree program rather than to reflect the chronological order or exactly how they will be grouped when listed on the Department of Teacher Education advising forms or website. More information on each course is available through the course listings in the Graduate Catalog. The degree program requires at least 48 hours of coursework.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Core | ||
| EDCI 7030 | Seminar on the Learner and Learning | 3 |
| EDCI 7570 | Improvement Science | 3 |
| EDFD 7130 | Education and Society | 3 |
| Inquiry & Analysis | ||
| EDRS 7000 | Models of Inquiry and Literature Review | 3 |
| EDRS 7010 | Educational Statistics II | 3 |
| EDRS 7040 | Foun. of Qualitative Research Method | 3 |
| EDRS 7050 | Advanced Quantitative Research Methods | 3 |
| Specialization Courses | ||
| Candidates will work closely with their academic advisers to select specialized courses in their area of specialization that align with the candidates' professional and academic goals. | 12 | |
| Dissertation in Practice | ||
| Complete 15 hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 48 | |
Other Academic Requirements
Selected applicants who meet the entrance requirements may be invited to interview with the doctoral admissions committee. As a result of the admissions process, faculty will recommend whether the Ed.D. program is an appropriate degree for the applicant's goals. If not, faculty may recommend another degree or next steps for the applicant.
Candidates who enter the program are expected to possess an understanding of basic statistics as evidence by documented successful completion of a graduate-level statistics course. Candidates who lack this statistics course experience will be required to successfully complete statistics modules prior to enrollment in the program.
Being accepted to the program is not a guarantee of completion of the degree.
Application deadline for the Ed.D. program is March 1 (summer or fall admission).
Specialization - Early Childhood Educ
Description
The Ed.D. in teacher education with a specialization in early childhood education is 48 credit hours above the master's/specialist's degree(s). Candidates in the program acquire deeper and broader skills and knowledge of the field of education. Emphasis is on developing thoughtful and reflective practitioners through focusing on critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
Doctoral degree graduates complete a program of study that requires a minimum of 48 graduate hours of coursework post master's/specialist's degree(s), which includes 15 hours of dissertation. Each doctoral candidate will successfully complete and defend a written comprehensive examination and a dissertation in practice representing independent and original research.
Specialization - Elementary Education
Description
The Ed.D. with emphasis in teacher education with a specialization in elementary education is 48 credit hours above the master's/specialist's degree(s). Candidates in the program acquire deeper and broader skills and knowledge of the field of education. Emphasis is on developing thoughtful and reflective practitioners through focusing on critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
Doctoral degree graduates complete a program of study that requires a minimum of 48 graduate hours of coursework post master's/specialist's degree(s), which includes 15 hours of dissertation. Each doctoral candidate will successfully complete and defend a written comprehensive examination and a dissertation in practice representing independent and original research.
Specialization - Secondary Education
Description
The Ed.D. with emphasis in teacher education with a specialization in secondary education is 48 credit hours above the master's/specialist's degree(s). The Ed.D. program with a specialization in secondary education has four content areas of study:
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
Candidates in the program acquire deeper and broader skills and knowledge of the field of education. Emphasis is on developing thoughtful and reflective practitioners through focusing on critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
Doctoral degree graduates complete a program of study that requires a minimum of 48 graduate hours of coursework post master's/specialist's degree(s), which includes 15 hours of dissertation. Each doctoral candidate will successfully complete and defend a written comprehensive examination and a dissertation in practice representing independent and original research.
Specialization - Special Education
Description
The Ed.D. in teacher education with a specialization in special education is 48 credit hours above the master's/specialist's degree(s). Candidates in the program acquire deeper and broader skills and knowledge of the field of education. Emphasis is on developing thoughtful and reflective practitioners through focusing on critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
Doctoral degree graduates complete a program of study that requires a minimum of 48 graduate hours of coursework post master's/specialist's degree(s), which includes 15 hours of dissertation. Each doctoral candidate will successfully complete and defend a written comprehensive examination and a dissertation in practice representing independent and original research.