| Description |
: The Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership (Ph.D. EL) prepares professionals from various levels of education for K-12, higher education and beyond as leaders, educators, researchers, and scholars. The focus of the PhD program is educational leadership. The student selects from the following concentrations: K-12 Leadership, Higher Education Leadership, or the E-Learning Leadership option, within the Ph.D. program. All students will develop scholarly and research abilities directed toward the creation of new knowledge, original application and/or transmission of existing knowledge, as demonstrated by a PhD dissertation.
1. The Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership degree consists of 48 semester course credits. Following the completion of the course work, students will register for the DEL 700 series (8 credits) every session until the dissertation is completed. The time needed to complete the dissertation depends upon the individual student.
2. The curriculum has three components:
Core Courses: Students from various areas of the educational profession come together to pursue knowledge and research skills that underpin all doctoral study.
3. Concentration Courses: Either K-12 Leadership, Higher Education Leadership, or E-Learning Leadership.
Dissertation: Students demonstrate a synthesis of their doctoral study, knowledge and scholarship toward the resolution of an actual problem or need within their selected discipline.
The coursework in the doctoral program may be completed in one year and two sessions if the student takes a full load of eight credits (two courses) each session. All courses are valued at four semester credits. The last course that is taken is the DEL 699-Dissertation Seminar. |
