Ed.D. with Higher Education Specialization—60 hours
The Doctor of Education curriculum for the specialization in Higher Education has three components: Leadership Issues, Leadership Practice, and Leadership Research.
Degree Requirements
Leadership Issues Courses—18 hours
| EDU 710 | History and Philosophy of Higher Education | 3 |
| EDU 723 | Faith and Ethics in Educational Leadership | 3 |
| EDU 728 | Strategic Planning and Marketing for Higher Education | 3 |
| EDU 745 | Higher Education Policy and Assessment | 3 |
| EDU 752 | Organizational Theory and Governance | 3 |
| EDU 753 | Critical Issues in Higher Education | 3 |
Leadership Practice Courses—12 hours
| EDU 705 | The American College Student | 3 |
| EDU 709 | Legal Issues in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDU 754 | Higher Education Finance | 3 |
| EDU 750 | Proseminar in Higher Education | 3 |
Leadership Research—30 hours
| EDR 700 | Research Issues in Educational Leadership | 3 |
| EDR 708 | Qualitative Inquiry in Education | 3 |
| EDR 710 | Intermediate Statistics | 3 |
| EDR 720 | Research Methods and Design | 3 |
| EDR 750 | Research in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDR 751 | Dissertation Research in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDR 790 | Dissertation | 1.0 - 4.0 |
Students must complete a minimum of 12 hours of
EDR 790.
Exit Assessments
Successful Completion of:
- Minimum of 3.2 GPA in Ed.D. courses
- Dissertation Proposal (with Approval by Committee)
- Oral Defense of Comprehensive Examination
- Dissertation
- Oral Defense of Dissertation