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EdD, Higher Education Administration

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The EdD program in Higher Education Administration is a part-time cohort program focused on utilizing research to inform your professional practice. This program offers a great opportunity to expand your existing experience or role in higher or corporate education. Coursework covers topics like the history of higher education, organizational theory, globalization, finance and governance, adult learning, and organizational studies. The program culminates in a project aimed at improving workplace practice. It follows a three-year model, requiring six credits each in the fall, spring, and summer. You’ll enjoy meaningful learning opportunities and emerge with the ability to flexibly blend theory, hands-on training, research, and problem solving. 

Core Course Sequence

The 42-credit EdD program includes a higher education colloquium and a research seminar, introducing you to key literature and preparing you for research projects, as well as courses in qualitative and quantitative research and electives in higher education. A two-week, full-time research design workshop allows you to gain first-hand experience implementing your studies to improve educational programs and/or organizational effectiveness.  

Program Requirements

The program requires a minimum of 42 credits beyond the master’s degree. Students who are missing essential content may need to complete additional coursework.

Course Title Credits
Major Requirements
Core Requirements
HPSE-GE 3001Doctoral Colloquium in Higher Education3
HPSE-GE 3009Doctoral Seminar in Higher Education3
HPSE-GE 3120Theoretical Research Perspectives on College Students3
HPSE-GE 3015Doctoral Project Seminar: Institutional Research3
Research 18-9
Quantitative Sequence:
APSTA-GE 2001
Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences I
APSTA-GE 2003
Interm Quantitative Methods: General Linear Model
AMLT-GE 3027
Quantitative Methods in Organization and Administrative Studies I
APSTA-GE 2139
Survey Research Methods
Qualitative Sequence:
RESCH-GE 2140
Approaches/Qualitative Inquiry
RESCH-GE 2142
Interview & Observation
RESCH-GE 2147
Fieldwork Data Collection
RESCH-GE 2148
Fldwrk: Data Analysis
Electives
Higher Education Electives (by advisement)12
Other Elective Credits 29-10
Total Credits42
1

Select a minimum of 2-3 credits from the Quantitative sequence and a minimum of 3 credits from the Qualitative sequence. The remaining credits are taken from either sequence for a total of 8-9 credits in research courses.

2

Select 9-10 credits that may be in higher education or related areas of study to allow flexibility in choosing courses that support a student’s professional goals and interests chosen in consultation with an adviser.

Sample Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid
1st Semester/TermCredits
HPSE-GE 3009 Doctoral Seminar in Higher Education 3
HPSE-GE 3090 Foundational Readings in Higher Education 3
 Credits6
2nd Semester/Term
HPSE-GE 3120 Theoretical Research Perspectives on College Students 3
Methods Elective 3
 Credits6
3rd Semester/Term
Higher Education, or Other Elective 3
Higher Education, or Other Elective 3
 Credits6
4th Semester/Term
HPSE-GE 3015 Doctoral Project Seminar: Institutional Research 3
Methods Elective 3
 Credits6
5th Semester/Term
Higher Education or Other Elective 3
Methods Elective 3
 Credits6
6th Semester/Term
Higher Education or Other Elective 3
Higher Education or Other Elective 3
 Credits6
7th Semester/Term
Higher Education or Other Elective 3
Higher Education or Other Elective 3
 Credits6
 Total Credits42

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