Doctor of Education in Instructional Leadership

Program Structure

A minimum of 60 semester hours (SH) is required for the Doctor of Education in Instructional Leadership Degree, including the requirements for a dissertation.

Core Courses in Theory and Foundations Area of Specialization Inquiry Strategies and Dissertation Sequence
ED800: Foundations of Instructional Leadership ED820: Topics in Curriculum and Instruction ED826: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods Applied to Educational Research
ED801: Group Leadership, Group Processes, and Team Building in Education ED821: Leadership Assessment and Development ED860: Quantitative Methods Applied to Educational Research
ED802: Emerging Instructional Technologies ED822: Talent Development Across the Curriculum ED861: Qualitative Methods Applied to Educational Research
ED803: National Standards Current Practices, and Policies in Education (Summer Institute) ED823: Models of Creative Thinking ED865: Introduction to Educational Research Designs
ED804: Learning, Cognition, and Teaching ED824: Diversity Issues in Schools ED881: Dissertation Seminar 1
ED805: Program Administration and Assessment ED825: Curriculum Development Using Community Resources ED882: Dissertation Seminar 2
    ED883: Dissertation Seminar 3
    ED884: Dissertation Seminar 4
    ED885: Dissertation Seminar 5
18 SH 18 SH 24 SH

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