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Educational Leadership

The primary mission of the Department of Educational Leadership is the development of individuals for leadership roles at all levels of education and related business/industry enterprises. Its scope includes PK-12 Education Leadership , Higher Education Leadership , and Workforce Education and Development . Our Department offers several programs, many of which involve theoretical constructs and practitioner training for those interested in careers as public or private educational leaders, policy analysis, and teachers in business and industry occupations that require educational and leadership skills or degrees focusing on educational research.

Higher Education Leadership Doctoral Program

Program Overview : Program Core : Research Core Electives : Strands : Internship : Doctoral Comprehensive Examination : Residency : Checklist for Program Progression : Advancement to Candidacy : Prospective Students : Current Student Resources

Research Core:

Research Core (18 credits)

Required Courses (12 credits)

  • EDH 707 Designing & Critiquing Research
  • EPY 716 Evaluation Research Methods
  • EPY 718 Qualitative Research Methodology or
  • SOC 705 Qualitative Methodology
  • EPY 721 Descriptive/Inferential Statistics or
  • SOC 702 Quantitative Methodology

Research Electives (6 credits, Select two courses in consultation with your program of study chair)

  • EPY 719 Advanced Qualitative Research
  • EPY 722 Inferential Statistics & Experimental Design
  • EPY 733 Multivariate Statistics
  • EPY 710 Survey Methodology
  • EDY 729Case Study Methodology
  • EDH 793 Advanced Policy Analysis (NOTE: this course can be taken as either a research elective or a strand course)
  • Others with consent of student's program chair