Program Overview

EdD, Educational Leadership

The 42- to 60-credit Doctor of Education (EdD) degree program in educational leadership and policy studies will equip you with the analytical tools and research background to effectively serve in senior education leadership and policy positions. You’ll explore contemporary issues in educational policy with an emphasis on pursuing a leadership position in the practicing profession.

Core Course Sequence

Your research will focus on the intersection of theory and practical application, analyzing current practice issues, encouraging collaboration with professors, school administrators, and fellow doctoral students in a dynamic learning environment. You’ll take an administrative core that includes courses in educational reform and leadership, organizational theory, and educational policy analysis. This core coursework is supplemented by individualized research into educational leadership, culminating in a written dissertation.

Administrative Core:

• Educational Reform and Leadership
• Organizational Theory
• Professional Seminar in Administration I
• Information Strategies for Educational Policy and Practice
• Educational Policy Analysis

Research in the Ed.D. Program:

• Dissertation Proposal Seminar
• Research in Educational Leadership
• Research electives

Research in the Ph.D. Program:

• Dissertation Proposal Seminar
• Research in Educational Leadership
• Research electives in qualitative and quantitative studies

Program Requirements

Course List

Course | Title | Credits ---|---|--- Major Requirements| Administrative Core| AMLT-GE 3301| Educational Reform and Leadership| 3 EDLED-GE 3097| Professional Seminar in Administration I| 3 EDLED-GE 3098| Professional Seminar for Administration II| 3 EDLED-GE 3005| Educational Policy Analysis| 3 AMLT-GE 2053| Organizational Theory| 3 Foundational Core or Cognate| 6 Research Core| AMLT-GE 3027| Quantitative Methods in Organization and Administrative Studies I| 3 RESCH-GE 2140| Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry| 3 EDLED-GE 3001| Research Methods in Education Leadership and Policy Studies.| 3 Research Electives| 9 Dissertation Proposal Seminar| EDLED-GE 3013| Dissertation Proposal Seminar in Administration I| 3 or AMLT-GE 3400| Dissertation Proposal Seminar Total Credits| 42

Sample Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid

1st Semester/Term| Credits ---|--- EDLED-GE 3097 | Professional Seminar in Administration I | 3 EDLED-GE 3001 | Research Methods in Education Leadership and Policy Studies. | 3 | Credits| 6 2nd Semester/Term AMLT-GE 3301 | Educational Reform and Leadership | 3 EDLED-GE 3098 | Professional Seminar for Administration II | 3 | Credits| 6 3rd Semester/Term EDLED-GE 3005 | Educational Policy Analysis | 3 RESCH-GE 2140 | Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry | 3 | Credits| 6 4th Semester/Term AMLT-GE 3027 | Quantitative Methods in Organization and Administrative Studies I | 3 EDLED-GE 3013 or AMLT-GE 3400 | Dissertation Proposal Seminar in Administration I or Dissertation Proposal Seminar | 3 | Credits| 6 5th Semester/Term AMLT-GE 2053 | Organizational Theory | 3 Foundational Core or Cognate | 3 | Credits| 6 6th Semester/Term Research Elective | 3 Foundational Core or Cognate | 3 | Credits| 6 7th Semester/Term Research Elective | 3 Research Elective | 3 | Credits| 6 | Total Credits| 42

Following completion of the required coursework, students are expected to maintain active status at New York University by enrolling in Maintain Matriculation (MAINT-GE 4747) course. All non-course requirements must be fulfilled prior to degree conferral, although the specific timing of completion may vary from student-to-student.