Sample EdD Track Curriculum Plans
51 Credits
Updated February, 2025
Important Reminders
- Students in the Leadership program must pass each course with at least a B.
- ED 801 includes an optional Global Learning Exchange trip to Dublin, Ireland.
- Students walk in May graduation of year three, and will receive their diploma in August once their DiP Capstone project and presentation have been completed.
Curriculum
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Organizational Leadership Track
Year One
Fall Semester Course Credits ED 803 Organizational Theory and Application 3 ED 811 Advanced Scholarly Writing 3 Total 6 January Intersession Course Credits ED Problem Solving and Change Management 3 Spring Semester Course Credits ED 802 Research I: Doctoral Level Inquiry 3 ED Special Topics in Organizational Innovation 3 Total 6 Summer Session (12-week term) Course Credits ED Talent Management and Development 3 ED 806 Research III: Quantitative Research Methods 3 Total 6 Year Two
Fall Semester Course Credits ED 804 Research II 3 ED 830 Lifelong Learning for Organizational Success 3 Total 6 Spring Semester Course Credits ED Executive Communication 3 ED 809 Dissertation in Practice I: Proposal 3 Total 6 Summer Session (12-week term) Course Credits ED 808 Dissertation in Practice II: Literature Review 3 ED 901 Dissertation in Practice III: Methodology 3 Total 6 Year Three
Fall Semester Course Credits ED 807 Examining your Career Trajectory: Making the Most of Your Doctoral Degree 3 ED 902 Dissertation in Practice IV: Findings 3 Total 6 Spring Semester Course Credits ED 801 Inclusive Leadership 2 ED 903A Dissertation in Practice V: Conclusion and Recommendations with Research Symposium 3 Total 5 Summer Session (12-week term) Course Credits ED 903B Dissertation in Practice V: Capstone 1 -
Higher Education Leadership Track
Year One
Fall Semester Course Credits ED 803 Organizational Theory and Application 3 ED 811 Advanced Scholarly Writing 3 Total 6 January Intersession Course Credits ED Problem Solving and Change Management 3 Total 3 Spring Semester Course Credits ED 802 Research I: Doctoral Level Inquiry 3 ED 805 Higher Education: Past, Present, and Future Context 3 Total 6 Summer Session (12-week term) Course Credits ED 827 Higher Education Law and Policy 3 ED 806 Research III: Quantitative Research Methods 3 Total 6 Year Two
Fall Semester Course Credits ED 804 Qualitative Research Methods 3 ED 830 Lifelong Learning for Educational Success 3 Total 6 Spring Semester Course Credits ED 835 The Business of Higher Education 3 ED 809 Dissertation in Practice I: Proposal 3 Total 6 Summer Session (12-week term) Course Credits ED 808 Dissertation in Practice II: Literature Review 3 ED 901 Dissertation in Practice III: Methodology 3 Total 6 Year Three
Fall Semester Course Credits ED 807 Examining your Career Trajectory: Making the Most of Your Doctoral Degree 3 ED 902 Dissertation in Practice IV: Findings 3 Total 6 Spring Semester Course Credits ED 801 Inclusive Leadership 3 ED 903A Dissertation in Practice V: Conclusion and Recommendations 3 Total 6 Summer Session (12-week term) Course Credits ED 903B Dissertation in Practice V: Capstone 1
