Doctor of Education – Specialization in Adult and Higher Education Leadership

Program Requirements

Core

EDD 801Principles of Leadership: Service to Others

3

EDD 804Analysis and Synthesis: Problem Framing and Problem Solving

3

EDD 806Educational Change: Change Theory, Futuring and Creative Planning

3

EDD 808Legal and Ethical Issues: The Exercise of Judgement in Education

3

EDD 810Understanding and Conducting Research

3

EDD 811Action Research and Grant Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:18

Adult and Higher Education Leadership

EDAH 671History of Adult and Higher Education

3

EDAH 672Philosophy of Adult and Higher Education

3

EDAH 673International Adult and Higher Education

3

EDTC 682Advanced Instructional Design

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Emphasis Area - Choose one (minimum 12 hours)

(Graduate-level courses and approved program will be selected for emphasis areas by the candidate and doctoral committee to support candidate's professional goals and dissertation/capstone project requirements.)

Emphasis areas are meant to be flexible to accommodate professional interests and aspirations of individual students; therefore, more combinations and alterations may be possible. The above areas are envisioned by faculty. Emphasis courses may also be used by MA and Ed.S. students to fulfill areas of specialization and cognates.

Emphasis 1 - Adult Education

Choose 12 hours from the following:

EDAH 681Global Comparative Adult Education

3

EDAH 682Authoritative Systems for Social Change

3

EDAH 683Legal Issues in Adult Education

3

EDAH 684Adult Education Learning Practice, Theory and Style

3

EDAH 676Directed Study

1-3

EDAH 678Internship

1-6

EDAH 680Selected Topics

1-3

EDAH 6XXelective

3

Emphasis 2 - Higher Education

Choose 12 hours from the following:

EDAH 641Administrative and Management Issues in Higher Education

3

EDAH 691Global Comparative Higher Education

3

EDAH 692Governance and Finance in Higher Education

3

EDAH 693Legal and Political Issues in Higher Education

3

EDAH 676Directed Study

1-3

EDAH 678Internship

1-6

EDAH 680Selected Topics

1-3

EDAH 6XXelective

3

Emphasis 3 - Community College

Choose 12 hours from the following:

EDAH 660Survey of Community College

3

EDAH 661The Community College Student

3

EDAH 662Seminar in Community College

3

EDAH 676Directed Study

1-3

EDAH 678Internship

1-6

EDAH 680Selected Topics

1-3

EDAH 6XXelective

3

Emphasis 4 - Teaching ESL

(Teaching endorsement for P-12 teachers). Choose 12 hours from the following:

EDSL 601Linguistics for TESOL

3

EDSL 602TESOL Theory and Practice

3

EDSL 603Language and Culture

3

EDSL 604TESOL Methods and Materials

3

Emphasis 5 - Legal and Policy Studies in Adult and Higher Education

Choose 12 hours from the following:

EDAH 641Administrative and Management Issues in Higher Education

3

EDAH 682Authoritative Systems for Social Change

3

EDAH 683Legal Issues in Adult Education

3

EDAH 692Governance and Finance in Higher Education

3

EDAH 693Legal and Political Issues in Higher Education

3

EDAH 676Directed Study

1-3

EDAH 678Internship

1-6

EDAH 680Selected Topics

1-3

EDAH 6XXelective

3

Emphasis 6 - Global Adult and Higher Education

Choose 12 hours from the following:

EDAH 681Global Comparative Adult Education

3

EDAH 691Global Comparative Higher Education

3

EDAH 676Directed Study

1-3

EDAH 678Internship

1-6

EDAH 680Selected Topics

1-3

EDAH 6XXelective

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Applied and Capstone Courses

EDD 800Doctoral Seminar (must be taken three times)

3

EDD 876Directed Doctoral Study

3

EDD 899Doctoral Capstone

1-12

Total Credit Hours:18

EDD 800: (This one-credit hour course must be taken each summer for a total of three-credit hours.)

Program Competencies

Students will:

  1. Enhance their working knowledge of the various functions of Adults and Higher Education.
  2. Increase their ability to apply theories of Adult and Higher Education to current or future professional practice.
  3. Demonstrate the ability to conduct empirical research and/or develop and bring to fruition original projects in the area of Adult and/or Higher Education.

Total Credit Hours: 60