Doctor of Education
EAL: Educational Administration and Leadership
Typical Plan of Study (minimum 64 hours)
Select Six Courses
24 hours
- EOL 567: Program Planning & Evaluation
- EPOL 530: Ed Politics & Policies (crosslisted with EOL 561)
- EPOL 531: Diversity, Leadership & Policy (crosslisted with EOL 568)
- EPOL 533: The School Superintendency (crosslisted with EOL 563)
- EPOL 535: Intro to Educational Leadership (crosslisted with EOL 540)
- EPOL 536: Leading School Improvement (crosslisted with EOL 543)
- EPOL 537: Education Law (crosslisted with EOL 547)
- EPOL 538: Supervision of Learning Envir (crosslisted with EOL 541)
- EPOL 539: Poli & Cultural Context of Ed (crosslisted with EOL 548)
- EPOL 540: Leading Learning-Centrd Schls (crosslisted with EOL 542)
- EPOL 541: Leading Improvement and Innovation (crosslisted with EOL 544)
- EPOL 542: Public School Finance (crosslisted with EOL 546)
- EPOL 543: Ed Ldrshp & Prof Development (crosslisted with EOL 550)
- EPOL 544: Organizational Theory for Educational Leaders (crosslisted with EOL 549)
- EPOL 546: Law and School District Leader (crosslisted with EOL 562)
- EPOL 547: District Change for Equity and Social Justice (crosslisted with EOL 564)
- EPOL 548: Human Resource Management (crosslisted with EOL 565)
- EPOL 549: School District Financial Management (crosslisted with EOL 566)
- EPOL 596: Capstone Experience I & II (crosslisted with EOL 588)
- EPOL 597: Clinical experience Admin (crosslisted with EOL 560)
Foundational Methods Course
4 hours
Advanced Research Course
4 hours
Course must be chosen from one of the approved Research Methodology Areas.
Cognate Requirement with advisor approval
16 hours
Electives in the area of specialization with advisor approval
24 hours
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