Doctor of Education
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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A minimum GPA of 3.25 is required for all coursework applied toward the major. | ||
Core Coursework | 15 | |
History of American Higher Education | ||
Higher Education Administration | ||
College Student Development | ||
Leadership and Organizations | ||
Diversity Issues in Higher Education | ||
Specialization Coursework | 12 | |
Select from one of the following specializations: | ||
Curriculum & Assessment and Academic Affairs | ||
College Access, Transition, and Success | ||
Administration, Organizations, and Policy | ||
Individualized Studies in Higher Education Administration | ||
Research Coursework | ||
Quantitative Methods | 6 | |
Statistical Methods 1 | ||
or STAT 511 | Statistical Methods 1 | |
Statistical Methods 2 | ||
or STAT 512 | Statistical Methods 2 | |
Qualitative Methods | 6 | |
Qualitative Research Methods | ||
Advanced Qualitative Research | ||
EDP 617 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
Cognate Coursework | 12 | |
Internships * | 6 | |
Higher Education Internship | ||
Research | 12 | |
Research | ||
Total Hours | 72 |
Note: Individualized plans of study will be developed in consultation with the student's advisor/program committee. Additional Coursework in HIED 785 and 797 will not count towards the Specialization, Advanced Methods, Additional HIED and Cognate Coursework.
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Students are required to take 6 credits of a supervised practicum in higher education administration by enrolling in HIED 785. This internship experience should be conducted after the Qualifying Examination (DQE), and allow the student to apply theoretical concepts to practical situations. The internship experience is designed by the student in consultation with the advisor and proposed supervisor. The student will identify a researchable, complex problem of practice during their internship experience for the Dissertation in Practice (DiP).
Major Learning Outcomes
Higher Education Administration, Ed.D.
The learning goals for this program are to prepare students who:
- Articulate the social, political, and economic contexts that have framed higher education developments over time, including mediating factors on participation, institutional diversification, and evolving relationships between institutions and macro contexts.
- Evaluate, using salient theories, the processes by which institutions of higher education promote and assess student development across diverse social group identities.
- Apply one or more theoretical frameworks (leadership, organization, student development, etc.) to provide research informed recommendations to solve problems of practice in higher education.
- Utilize knowledge and skills from program coursework and outside sources, identify a problem of practice in higher education, and create a proposal with potential for actualizable solutions.