Degree Requirements

Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Doctor of Philosophy in Education Leadership, Policy and Human Development" with certification specifications listed on the transcripts.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
College Scholar Leader Core Courses		6
ED 755	Scholar Leader: Diversity and Equity in Schools and Communities
ED 756	Scholar Leader: Systemic Change in Education
College Research Methods Courses *		15
Required Introductory Research Methods Courses		6
ED 710	Applied Quantitative Methods in Education I
ED 730	Introduction to Qualitative Research in Education
Advanced Research Methods Courses (Select one course from the list below)		3
ED 711	Applied Quantitative Methods in Education II
ED 731	Advanced Qualitative Research and Data Analysis in Education
ED 750	Mixed Methods Research in Education
Advanced Research Methods Electives		6
Select two courses from the list above or the other advanced research methods courses approved by the student advisor.
Doctoral Dissertation Research		9
ELP 895	Doctoral Dissertation Research

*

ED 700 Introduction to Research Design in Education, or its equivalent is a pre-requisite course for any research course. A graduate student may take it as part of their Program Area of Study, with approval from their advisor.

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (EEPA)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
EEPA Required Courses		15
ELP 735	Policy Research in Education
ELP 740	Education and Civil Rights
ELP 751	Politics of P-12 Education
ELP 780	Evaluation Theory and Practice In Education
ELP 892	Research Projects In Educational Leadership and Program Evaluation
EEPA Elective Courses		15
"EEPA Area of Study Courses" are determined in conjunction with the academic committee.
ELP 728	School Law For the Administrator
ELP 729	Educational Finance
ELP 753	Data Decision Making for School Administrators
ELP 756	Organizational Leadership & Mangement for School Leaders
ELP 795	Special Topics
ELP 820	Special Problems In Education
ELP 851	Internship In Educational Leadership and Program Evaluation
ELP 891	Problems Of Research Design In Education
ED 712	Survey Methods in Educational Research
ED 714	Workflow of Data Analysis in Education
ED 795	Special Topics in Education Research
ED 750	Mixed Methods Research in Education
ECI 709	Special Problems In Curriculum and Instruction
ECG 750	Introduction to Econometric Methods
PA 763	Public Policy Process
PA 765	Quantitative Research in Public Administration
ST 732	Longitudinal Data Analysis
ST 740	Bayesian Inference and Analysis
ST 745	Analysis of Survival Data
EDP 723	Motivation in Education
EAC 712	The Change Process in Adult Education
EAC 759	Adult Learning Theory
EAC 786	Teaching in College
EAC 787	Organizational Theories and Concepts in Higher Education
Total Hours		60