Educational Administration, EdD
48-60 credit hours
The Doctor of Education in Educational Administration program leads to certification and is intended for students who wish to seek advanced certification for the position of superintendent. The coursework is designed to meet the competencies and specific course requirements established by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for certification for those positions. Students in this program should hold an initial certificate in administration.
Requirements
Prerequisites
The student must have completed the following program prerequisites to begin the Doctor or Education in Educational Administration:
Core Curriculum
| EDA 70000 | Instructional Program Leadership and Assessment | 3 |
| EDA 70500 | Advanced School Law | 3 |
| EDA 71000 | Human Resource Administration | 3 |
| EDA 71500 | Advanced School Business Management | 3 |
| EDA 72000 | School District Administration | 3 |
| EDA 74500 | Statistics in Educational Administration | 3 |
| EDA 75500 | Seminar in Educational Leadership: Perspectives on Policy and Practice | 3 |
| EDA 76500 | Administrative Decision-Making in Schools | 3 |
| EDA 53000 | Public and Community Relations | 3 |
| EDA 53500 | School Facilities | 3 |
Notes: EDA 53000, EDA 53500: Up to 9 credit hours of coursework completed in the Lindenwood University MA in Education Administration program may be applied toward the doctoral program.
Elective coursework:
Students also complete two courses from
EDA 50000 or higher or graduate business coursework.
One of the following:
| EDA 76700 | Quantitative Methods Design in Educational Research | 3 |
| EDA 76800 | Qualitative Methods in Educational Research | 3 |
Internship Requirement
Students must complete three internship credit hours.
| EDA 74100 | Educational Administration Internship | 3 |
Research Requirement
Students must also complete twelve research project credit hours:
Notes: (1) Courses are three credit hours unless otherwise indicated.
(2) Students who have not completed their dissertation by the end of Capstone III must enroll in EDA 78000 Capstone Experience each fall and spring semester until the dissertation is completed.