Curriculum
Doctor of Educational Leadership
In addition to the program curriculum listed below, doctoral candidates are required to do the following:
- Complete a qualifying paper at the completion of all coursework prerequisite to the dissertation. Students must successfully produce a qualifying paper before proceeding to take EDL722.
- Present a defense of the dissertation proposal and completed dissertation. (See the doctoral programs in education dissertation handbook for the detailed presentation of the dissertation requirement).
Curriculum
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Comprehensive Core |
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Course # |
Title |
Credit |
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EDL 700 |
Doctoral Seminar |
3 |
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EDL 701 |
Organizational Behavior: Theory & Practice |
3 |
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EDL 703 |
Contemporary Educational Systems: Law and Policy |
3 |
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EDL 704 |
Contemporary Educational Systems: Finances and Controls |
3 |
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EDL 705 |
Cultural Perspectives in American Education |
3 |
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EDL 706 |
Advanced Curricular Issues and Perspectives |
3 |
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EDL 707 |
Assessment Issues in Education and Instruction |
3 |
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EDL 709 |
History and Future of Education Reform |
3 |
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EDL 710 |
Advanced Statistics + Lab |
4 |
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EDL 711 |
Field Study in Intra-Institutional Problem Solving |
3 |
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EDL 712 |
Field Study in Inter-Institutional Problem Solving |
3 |
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EDL 722 |
Proposal Identification, Development and Completion |
6 |
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EDL 801 |
Completion of the Dissertation: Conduct, Analysis & Final Preparation |
5 |
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Credits required for EdD courses |
45 |
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Transfer credits |
45 |
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Total required for EdD |
90 |
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