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Education (Ph.D.) 鈥� Higher Education

  • Program Overview

    Ph.D. in Education concentration in Higher Education (60-credits)

    西瓜视频’s research-based doctorate in education program prepares students to serve as an expert in their field through coursework, mentorship, and 西瓜视频’s signature doctoral apprenticeship. Students will develop their research knowledge and skills to address educational problems in higher education.

    This 100% online program uses a blend of synchronous and asynchronous modalities. Students will pursue research and/or teaching opportunities under the mentorship of a faculty member. Virtual residency weekends will also be held three times a year.

    The Higher Education concentration will prepare students to better understand the administrative, political, financial, legal, and socio-cultural aspects of higher education. Graduates from this program go on to serve in a variety of roles in higher education.

    Doctoral Admission Requirements

    西瓜视频 College doctoral students
  • Curriculum

    Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 60

    Foundational Coursework - 9 Credits

    • EDL 703聽-聽History of Higher Education (Cr: 3)
    • EDL 710聽-聽Sociology of Education (Cr: 3)
    • EDL 730聽-聽Current Issues in Educational Policy (Cr: 3)

    Research Methods and Literature Review

    • EDL 715聽-聽Introduction to Qualitative Research (Cr: 3)
    • EDL 716聽-聽Literature Review I (Cr: 3)
    • EDL 735聽-聽Research Methods II: Quantitative (Cr: 3)
    • EDL 736聽-聽Literature Review II (Cr: 3)
    • EDL 752A聽-聽Research Methods III: Program Evaluation/Action Research (Cr: 3)
    • EDU 716聽-聽Advanced Qualitative Methods聽 (Cr: 3)
    • EDU 720聽-聽Narrative Methods, Portraiture, and Autoethnography (Cr: 3)
    • EDU 736聽-聽Advanced Quantitative Methods (Cr: 3)

    Electives - 12 Credits

    Choose four from the following courses:

    • EDL 708聽-聽Change Leadership in Education (Cr: 3)
    • EDL 720聽-聽Transformational Leadership in Contemporary Education (Cr: 3)
    • EDL 738聽-聽Ethical Leadership in Education (Cr: 3)
    • EDL 746聽-聽Finance, Budget, and Operations (Cr: 3)
    • EDL 760聽-聽Student Development: History and Issues (Cr: 3)
    • EDL 764聽-聽Theories and Practice in Academic Leadership (Cr: 3)
    • EDL 768聽-聽Teaching, Learning & Institutional Culture in Higher Education (Cr: 3)
    • EXM 700聽-聽Comprehensive Paper (Cr: 0)

    Research Apprenticeship - 6 Credits

    • EDL 772A/772B聽-聽Doctoral Apprenticeship I & II (Cr: 6)

    Dissertation Sequence - 9 Credits

    • EDL 755A聽-聽Dissertation Study Part I (Cr: 3)
    • EDL 755B聽-聽Dissertation Study Part II (Cr: 3)
    • EDL 755C聽-聽Dissertation Study Part III (Cr: 3)
    • EDL 782聽-聽Dissertation Continuation (Cr: 0)

    Learning Outcomes

    Upon completion of this program, students will:
    • Develop fluency with significant empirical and theoretical works in the field of education.
    • Locate and synthesize existing research to analyze contemporary problems in the field.
    • Demonstrate mastery of social scientific research processes to conduct research in an ethical manner.
    • Communicate clearly with a scholarly audience via written research and oral presentations.
    • Conduct independent, original research that contributes to their field or area of interest.

Ph.D. in Education concentration in Higher Education Program at a Glance

60 credits
4 Years
$3,300 cost per class