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Educational Leadership EdD
The Doctoral program in Educational Leadership provides educational professionals with the academic skills necessary to meet the challenges facing our educational system at all levels.
Our curriculum focuses on contemporary and projected issues in education and will prepare graduates to fill positions of leadership in educational institutions and organizations. Students are given extensive preparation in organizational behavior, communications, law and policy, and finance. The curriculum design also offers a professional core in cultural perspectives, advanced curriculum issues, assessment concerns in teaching and learning, and the use of computers and technology to enhance instruction and educational systems.
D’Youville’s doctoral program is designed specifically for working education professionals and all courses are offered during the evening in the fall, spring and summer semesters.
The curriculum involves 45 hours of advanced graduate work beyond the professional master’s degree in an education-related field. It is comprised of 13 courses including dissertation research, writing and defense.