Program Overview

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Policy, Planning, and Administration - Higher Education Administration Concentration

Curriculum

Professional and Research Core

• EDD 700: Doctoral Seminar in Educational Studies (3 credits)
• EDD 701: Introduction to Educational Leadership (3 credits)
• EDD 720: Educational Research Design and Measurement (3 credits)
• EDD 722: Qualitative Methods for Educational Researchers (3 credits)
• EDD 723: Quantitative Methods for Educational Researchers (3 credits)
• EDD 724: Mixed Methods for Educational Researchers (3 credits)

Higher Education Administration Concentration Area

• EDD 706: Critical University Studies (3 credits)
• EDD 707: U.S. College Students Today (3 credits)
• EDD 709: Higher Education Administration, Governance, and Leadership (3 credits)
• EDD 710: Critical Perspectives on Race in Higher Education (3 credits)

Focal Area Electives

• 9 credits of graduate-level coursework related to candidate’s area of focus

Pre-Dissertation

• EDD 800: Pre-Dissertation Seminar (3 credits)

Comprehensive Exam

• Students are required to sit for a comprehensive exam following the satisfactory completion of all courses at the 700-level, courses in the elective focus area, and EDD 800.

Integrated Dissertation

• EDD 801: Education Research Experience I: Research Questions/ Literature Review (3 credits)
• EDD 802: Education Research Experience II: Instrumentation and Data Collection (3 credits)
• EDD 803: Education Research Experience III: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis (3 credits)
• EDD 804: Education Research Experience IV: Findings and Conclusions (3 credits)

Total Minimum Credits Required

• 54 credits

Sample Course Plan

Year One

• Fall:
  • EDD 700: Doctoral Seminar in Educational Studies (3 credits)
  • EDD 701: Social and Ethical Foundations of Education Policy Research (3 credits)
• Spring:
  • EDD 710: Critical Perspectives on Race in Higher Education (3 credits)
  • EDD 720: Educational Research Design and Measurement (3 credits)
• Summer:
  • EDD 707: U.S. College Students Today (3 credits)
  • EDD 709: Higher Education Administration, Governance, and Leadership (3 credits)
  • Focus Area Course 1 (3 credits)

Year Two

• Fall:
  • EDD 722: Qualitative Methods for Educational Researchers (3 credits)
  • EDD 723: Quantitative Methods for Educational Researchers (3 credits)
• Spring:
  • EDD 706: Critical University Studies (3 credits)
  • EDD 724: Mixed Methods for Educational Researchers (3 credits)
• Summer:
  • EDD 800: Pre-Dissertation Seminar (3 credits)
  • Focus Area Course 1 (3 credits)
  • Focus Area Course 1 (3 credits)

Year Three

• Fall:
  • EDD 801: Education Research Experience I: Research Questions/ Literature Review (3 credits)
  • EDD 802: Education Research Experience II: Instrumentation and Data Collection (3 credits)
• Spring:
  • EDD 803: Education Research Experience III: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis (3 credits)
  • EDD 804: Education Research Experience IV: Findings and Conclusions (3 credits)

Notes

• Course selection and timing will be decided upon in consultation with an advisor.
• The Ed.D. Integrated Dissertation Model is embedded in the entire program. It culminates in a series of five courses whereby students demonstrate mastery of required competencies through the completion of a final culminating independent applied research dissertation.
• Candidates will conduct the project in a setting related to their area of concentration, presumably their current employment setting.
• The student will enroll in EDD 800-EDD 804 and select a committee who will serve to provide support, feedback, and approvals throughout the Integrated Dissertation.