Curriculum
Doctor of Educational Leadership
In addition to the program curriculum listed below, doctoral candidates are required to do the following:
- Complete a comprehensive examination at the completion of the comprehensive core and professional concentration. Students must successfully pass the comprehensive examination before proceeding to take EDL721 and EDL722. (See the doctoral program in education student handbook for comprehensive examination policies and procedures).
- 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 701 |
Organizational Behavior: Theory and Practice |
3 |
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EDL 702 |
Organizational Communications: Theory and 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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TOTAL |
12 |
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Professional Concentration |
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Course # |
Title |
Credit |
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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 708 |
Computers and Technology in Education |
3 |
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TOTAL |
12 |
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Field Study Component |
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Course # |
Title |
Credit |
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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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TOTAL |
6 |
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Preparation for Dissertation |
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Course # |
Title |
Credit |
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Advanced Research Methods in Education |
3 |
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EDL 722 |
Proposal Identification, Development and Completion |
3 |
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TOTAL |
6 |
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Dissertation |
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Course # |
Title |
Credit |
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EDL 801 |
Completion of the Dissertation: Conduct, Analysis, and Final Preparation of the Dissertation |
9 |
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TOTAL |
9 |
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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 |