Online Doctoral Students (EdD)- Resources
The Education Policy, Organization & Leadership Department offers the following four program concentrations for the Online EdD program:
- Diversity and Equity in Education
- Human Resource Development
- Global Studies in Education
- Learning Design and Leadership
- Subgroups:
- Foundations of eLearning Higher Education
- New Learning
- Technology Specialist
The online EdD degree is 64 total hours beyond the master’s degree and generally includes (though varies by concentration)-
Requirement | Hours |
---|---|
Core (four courses) | 16 hours |
Methodology (three courses, one of which is EPOL 550) | 12 hours |
Electives (at least four courses, varies by concentration) | 16 hours |
Two Qualifying Exams (two courses)- credit hours vary by concentration | 8 hours |
Preliminary proposal EPOL 591 (one course) | 4 hours |
Dissertation Hours (one course, can be repeated up to 16 hours) | 4-8 hours |
Total | 64 hours |