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EdD, Educational Leadership

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The 42- to 60-credit Doctor of Education (EdD) degree program in educational leadership and policy studies will equip you with the analytical tools and research background to effectively serve in senior education leadership and policy positions. You’ll explore contemporary issues in educational policy with an emphasis on pursuing a leadership position in the practicing profession.  

Core Course Sequence

Your research will focus on the intersection of theory and practical application, analyzing current practice issues, encouraging collaboration with professors, school administrators, and fellow doctoral students in a dynamic learning environment. You’ll take an administrative core that includes courses in educational reform and leadership, organizational theory, and educational policy analysis. This core coursework is supplemented by individualized research into educational leadership, culminating in a written dissertation.

Administrative Core:

  • Educational Reform and Leadership
  • Organizational Theory
  • Professional Seminar in Administration I
  • Information Strategies for Educational Policy and Practice 
  • Educational Policy Analysis 

Research in the Ed.D. Program:

  • Dissertation Proposal Seminar
  • Research in Educational Leadership 
  • Research electives

Research in the Ph.D. Program:

  • Dissertation Proposal Seminar
  • Research in Educational Leadership 
  • Research electives in qualitative and quantitative studies

See more about doctoral studies, funding, and dissertation requirements.

Program Requirements

Course Title Credits
Major Requirements
Administrative Core
AMLT-GE 3301Educational Reform and Leadership3
EDLED-GE 3097Professional Seminar in Administration I3
EDLED-GE 3098Professional Seminar for Administration II3
EDLED-GE 3005Educational Policy Analysis3
AMLT-GE 2053Organizational Theory3
Foundational Core or Cognate6
Research Core
AMLT-GE 3027Quantitative Methods in Organization and Administrative Studies I3
RESCH-GE 2140Approaches/Qualitative Inquiry3
EDLED-GE 3001Research Methods in Education Leadership and Policy Studies.3
Research Electives9
Dissertation Proposal Seminar
EDLED-GE 3013Dissertation Proposal Seminar in Administration I3
or AMLT-GE 3400 Dissertation Proposal Seminar
Total Credits42

Sample Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid
1st Semester/TermCredits
EDLED-GE 3097 Professional Seminar in Administration I 3
EDLED-GE 3001 Research Methods in Education Leadership and Policy Studies. 3
 Credits6
2nd Semester/Term
AMLT-GE 3301 Educational Reform and Leadership 3
EDLED-GE 3098 Professional Seminar for Administration II 3
 Credits6
3rd Semester/Term
EDLED-GE 3005 Educational Policy Analysis 3
RESCH-GE 2140 Approaches/Qualitative Inquiry 3
 Credits6
4th Semester/Term
AMLT-GE 3027 Quantitative Methods in Organization and Administrative Studies I 3
EDLED-GE 3013
or AMLT-GE 3400
 Dissertation Proposal Seminar in Administration I
or Dissertation Proposal Seminar
 3
 Credits6
5th Semester/Term
AMLT-GE 2053 Organizational Theory 3
Foundational Core or Cognate 3
 Credits6
6th Semester/Term
Research Elective 3
Foundational Core or Cognate 3
 Credits6
7th Semester/Term
Research Elective 3
Research Elective 3
 Credits6
 Total Credits42

Following completion of the required courseworkm students are expected to maintain active status at New York University by enrolling in Maintain Matriculation (MAINT-GE 4747) course.  All non-course requirements must be fulfilled prior to degree conferral, although the specific timing of completion may vary from student-to-student.

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