Instructional Leadership, EdD Higher Education Administration Emphasis

48-57 credit hours

Higher Education Administration focuses on the leadership and management of institutions in a higher education setting. This emphasis instructs students on concepts such as organizational structure, leadership theory, and student development. This can be for those wishing to be academic administrators such as deans or provosts, or non-academic administrators such as directors or vice presidents.

Requirements

Master's Level Requirements

The student must have completed the following courses to begin the Doctor of Education in Instructional Leadership or must complete them in the first two semesters of attendance:

EDA 53000Public and Community Relations

3

or similar Public Relations course

EDU 57000Educational Research

3

or similar Research course

Core Courses Required for Degree

EDA 70000Instructional Program Leadership and Assessment

3

EDA 71000Human Resource Administration

3

EDA 76500Administrative Decision-Making in Schools

3

Higher Education Elective Courses 70000-level (15 credit hours)

EDAH 70500Legal Aspects of Higher Education

3

EDAH 71500Business Management in Higher Education Administration

3

EDAH 71600Public Policy in Higher Education

3

EDAH 71700Educational Economics and Econometrics

3

EDAH 71800Comparative Education Theory and Practice

3

EDAH 71900History of Higher Education in the United States

3

EDAH 72500Student Affairs in Higher Education Administration

3

EDAH 75500Seminar in Educational Leadership: Perspectives on Higher Education Policy and Practice

3

Research Requirements

Students must also complete eighteen research credit hours including twelve for completing the dissertation supported by the Capstone classes:

EDA 74500Statistics in Educational Administration

3

EDA 75000Capstone I

3

EDA 76700Quantitative Methods Design in Educational Research

3

EDA 76800Qualitative Methods in Educational Research

3

EDA 77000Capstone II

3

EDA 77500Capstone III and Leadership Seminar

6

EDA 78000Capstone Experience

1

Notes: (1) Courses are three credit hours unless otherwise indicated.

(2) EDA 78000: Students who have not completed their dissertation during the Capstone III course must enroll in EDA 78000 Capstone Experience each fall and spring semester until the dissertation is completed.

(3) EDA 77500: Dissertation Publication Fee required.

Updated after publishing - July addendum 07/01/2019**