2025-2026 Samford University Graduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 Samford University Graduate Catalog

Educational and Organizational Leadership (EdD)


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A program leading to the doctor of education (EdD) degree is offered in the area of educational and organizational leadership. The doctoral program is designed for students interested in studying leadership, as applied to educational institutions and other organizations, from a faith-based perspective.

The educational doctorate program (EdD) requires 66 semester credits above the master of science degree. Students first complete 30 graduate level semester hours beyond a master’s degree (in any field) and then begin 36 credits of coursework for the EdD degree. The curriculum is organized into three broad areas: 1) Core Leadership courses (18 hours), 2) Research courses (9 hours), and 3) Dissertation Courses (9 hours).

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