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Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)

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The Instructional Leadership (Ed.S.) program must be completed before a prospective student may be admitted to the Educational Leadership, Ed.D. program.

Required Courses

Educational Leadership Core: 36 Credits

EDLD 731 - Educational Policy Development and Analysis: The Political Dimension of Schooling (3)
EDLD 732 - Foundations of Educational Inquiry (3)
EDLD 733 - Field-Based Inquiry: Authentic Problems of Practice (3)
EDLD 734 - Strategic Planning (3)
EDLD 735 - Ethical Issues in Education: The Moral Dimension of Schooling (3)
EDLD 737 - Organizational Dynamics: Creating the School of the Future (3)
EDLD 739 - Foundation of Qualitative Inquiry (3)
EDLD 744 - The Emerging School Superintendency: The Practice of Paradoxical Leadership (3)
EDLD 745 - The Art and Practice of Negotiation & Conflict Resolution (3)
EDLD 746 - Behavioral Research and Statistics (3)
EDLD 750 - Ed.D. Dissertation Manuscript Seminar (3)
(Must be enrolled until completed. Minimum of 6 hrs required.)