Educational Administration, 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 53000 | Public and Community Relations | 3 |
| | or similar Public Relations course | |
| EDU 57000 | Educational Research | 3 |
| | or similar Research course | |
Core Courses Required for Degree
| EDA 70000 | Instructional Program Leadership and Assessment | 3 |
| EDA 71000 | Human Resource Administration | 3 |
| EDA 76500 | Administrative Decision-Making in Schools | 3 |
Higher Education Elective Courses 70000-level (15 credit hours)
| EDAH 70500 | Legal Aspects of Higher Education | 3 |
| EDAH 71500 | Business Management in Higher Education Administration | 3 |
| EDAH 71600 | Public Policy in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDAH 71700 | Educational Economics and Econometrics | 3 |
| EDAH 71800 | Comparative Education Theory and Practice | 3 |
| EDAH 71900 | History of Higher Education in the United States | 3 |
| EDAH 72500 | Student Affairs in Higher Education Administration | 3 |
| EDAH 75500 | Seminar 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 courses:
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.