Program Overview

Interprofessional Leadership - Ed.D.

Overview

The Doctor of Education degree in Interprofessional Leadership engages students in the study of leadership from an interprofessional perspective. Given the complexity of 21st-century education and society, educators and leaders in all fields must be prepared to address problems across organizational boundaries.

Admissions

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 2.750 graduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
• Official transcript(s)
• Résumé
• Goal statement (1-2 pages) explaining how applicant’s career intentions relate to and will be supported by the program, what they bring to the program and how they intend to use the degree to affect their practice
• Three letters of recommendation from organizational supervisors evidencing the applicant’s leadership capacity and experience in the organization and/or from former professors attesting to the applicant’s capacity for doctoral work
• Interview with designated program faculty (face-to-face or by video conference)
• English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:
  • Minimum 79 TOEFL iBT score
  • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
  • Minimum 58 PTE score
  • Minimum 110 DET score

Coursework

Major Requirements

• CULT 85535: INTERPROFESSIONAL STUDIES (3 credits)
• EDLE 76529: LEADING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (3 credits)
• EHHS 75001: SYSTEMS THINKING IN PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP (3 credits)
• EHHS 75501: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF LEADERSHIP (3 credits)
• EHHS 75502: ETHICAL LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION (3 credits)
• RMS 75550: INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH IN EDUCATION (3 credits)
• RMS 78807: PROGRAM EVALUATION (3 credits)
• RMS 85516: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN (3 credits)
• RMS 85530: PRACTITIONER INQUIRY (3 credits)
• Capstone or Individual Investigation Elective (3 credits)

Concentrations

• Athletic Training Education
  • ATTR 75001: EVIDENCE BASED INTERVENTIONS IN ATHLETIC TRAINING (3 credits)
  • ATTR 75002: ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP IN ATHLETIC TRAINING (3 credits)
  • ATTR 75003: CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND ASSESSMENT IN ATHLETIC TRAINING (3 credits)
  • ATTR 75004: TEACHING AND CLINICAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP IN ATHLETIC TRAINING (3 credits)
• Cultural Foundations of Education
  • CULT 79575: ANTHROPOLOGY AND EDUCATION (3 credits)
  • CULT 80030: SOCIAL CONTEXTS OF EDUCATION: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND THEORY (3 credits)
  • CULT 89521: MULTICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE AND POLICY (3 credits)
  • CULT 89691: VARIABLE CONTENT SEMINAR: GREAT IDEAS IN EDUCATION (3 credits)
• Curriculum and Instruction
  • CI 71130: MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION: STRATEGIES (3 credits)
  • CI 77001: FUNDAMENTALS OF CURRICULUM (3 credits)
  • CI 77002: CURRICULUM LEADERSHIP (3 credits)
  • CI 77010: CURRICULUM EVALUATION (3 credits)
• Educational Technology
  • ETEC 77434: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR EDUCATION (3 credits)
  • ETEC 77445: DESIGNING INSTRUCTIONAL AND PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS (3 credits)
  • ETEC 77491: SEMINAR: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (3 credits)
  • ETEC 87450: LEARNING WITH EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES (3 credits)
• Leadership in Educational Contexts
  • CULT 80030: SOCIAL CONTEXTS OF EDUCATION: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND THEORY (3 credits)
  • EHHS 75515: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (3 credits)
  • EHHS 75516: GROUP DYNAMICS IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP (3 credits)
  • EHHS 75517: DEMOCRACY AND LEADERSHIP: PHILOSOPHIES AND PRACTICES FOR DEMOCRATIC EDUCATION (3 credits)
• Special Education
  • SPED 73204: LEGAL AND POLICY FOUNDATIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION (3 credits)
  • SPED 80002: ANALYSIS OF THE LITERATURE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION (3 credits)
  • SPED 80005: EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION (3 credits)
  • SPED 83201: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION (3 credits)

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history.

• First Year:
  • Summer: CULT 85535, EHHS 75501
  • Fall: RMS 85530, Concentration Course 1
  • Spring: RMS 85516, Concentration Course 2
• Second Year:
  • Summer: EHHS 75502, RMS 75550
  • Fall: RMS 78807, Concentration Course 3
  • Spring: EDLE 76529, Concentration Course 4
• Third Year:
  • Summer: EHHS 75001, Capstone or Individual Investigation Elective
  • Fall: EHHS 80199 (Dissertation I)
  • Spring: EHHS 80199 (Dissertation I)

Graduation Requirements

• Minimum Major GPA: 3.000
• Minimum Overall GPA: 3.000
• Professional Portfolio: Students present a professional portfolio upon the completion of coursework.
• Dissertation in Practice: Students propose a dissertation in practice that addresses a complex problem of practice.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Frame questions of organizational leadership, educational change and social justice to bring about solutions to complex problems of practice.
2. Develop and demonstrate a professional knowledge base that integrates both practical and research knowledge, and that links theory with systemic and systematic inquiry.
3. Construct and apply knowledge interprofessionally to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals, families, organizations and communities.
4. Develop and demonstrate interprofessional collaboration and communication skills to work with diverse communities and to build partnerships.
5. Analyze problems of practice and use multiple interprofessional frames to develop meaningful solutions.
6. Generate, transform and use professional knowledge in practice.
7. Integrate technology as a tool for teaching, learning, assessment, management, planning and communication.

Full Description

The Doctor of Education degree in Interprofessional Leadership engages students in the study of leadership from an interprofessional perspective. Given the complexity of 21st-century education and society, educators and leaders in all fields must be prepared to address problems across organizational boundaries. The objective of the degree is to develop leaders who are scholarly practitioners. The program is framed around questions of equity, ethics and social justice to foster leadership to address to complex problems of practice. The goal is to prepare leaders who can construct and apply knowledge to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals, families, organization and communities.

The Ed.D. degree is cohort-based and starts in the summer term. The program can be completed in three to four years.

The Interprofessional Leadership major comprises the following concentrations:

• Athletic Training Education: Provides the opportunity for students to prepare for the rigors of academic positions in a college or university by blending discipline specific theory and practice strategies related to athletic training education.
• Cultural Foundations of Education: Prepares students for leadership roles in educational settings seeking to address problems of practice that reflect broad societal problems and thus defy simple solutions.
• Curriculum and Instruction: Prepares students to be curriculum leaders and lead positive curricular change in their classrooms, schools and communities.
• Educational Technology: Prepares leaders who are conversant in critical research, theories and methods in educational technology to facilitate positive change in their professional settings.
• Leadership in Educational Contexts: Provides education in multidisciplinary perspectives on leadership throughout the range of educational contexts.
• Special Education: Prepares students for leadership roles in improving the practice of special education, from birth to adulthood.