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 other advanced research methods courses approved by the student advisor.
Dissertation Research		9
EAC 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.

Higher Education Opportunity, Equity, and Justice (HEOEJ)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
ELPHD Scholar Leader Core Courses		6
EAC 711	Reflective Practice and Research Inquiry
EAC 803	Research Seminar in Adult and Higher Education
HEOEJ Program Area of Study Courses		24
Required		3
EAC 802	Seminar In Adult and Higher Education
Restricted Electives
Opportunity, Equity, and Justice elective (select one course from the following list)		3
EAC 760	Diversity in Higher Education
EAC 761	Gender Studies in Adult Higher Education
EAC 762	Spirituality in Higher Education
EAC 795	Topical Problems in Adult and Community College Education
Higher Education Electives (select two courses from the following list)		6
EAC 707	Politics and Policy in Higher Education
EAC 716	History Of Higher Education In the United States
EAC 732	Globalization Intl Issues Adult Higher Hum Res Ed
EAC 737	The Extension and Public Service Function In Higher Education
EAC 749	Finance in Higher Education
EAC 750	The Environment for Learning In Adult and Higher Education
EAC 778	Law and Higher Education
EAC 787	Organizational Theories and Concepts in Higher Education
EAC 795	Topical Problems in Adult and Community College Education
Interdisciplinary Electives		6
Graduate-level courses in a field or discipline outside of Higher Education (e.g., Africana Studies, Anthropology, Education, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies)
Advanced Research Methods electives (select two courses from the following list)		6
ED 712	Survey Methods in Educational Research
ED 714	Workflow of Data Analysis in Education
ED 750	Mixed Methods Research in Education
ED 795	Special Topics in Education Research
Total Hours		60