University Catalog 2024-2025

Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development (PhD): Higher Education Opportunity, Equity, and Justice

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.

College Scholar Leader Core Courses6
Scholar Leader: Diversity and Equity in Schools and Communities
Scholar Leader: Systemic Change in Education
College Research Methods Courses *15
Required Introductory Research Methods Courses6
Applied Quantitative Methods in Education I
Introduction to Qualitative Research in Education
Advanced Research Methods Courses (Select one course from the list below)3
Applied Quantitative Methods in Education II
Advanced Qualitative Research and Data Analysis in Education
Mixed Methods Research in Education
Advanced Research Methods Electives6
Select two courses from the list above or other advanced research methods courses approved by the student advisor.
Dissertation Research9
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)

ELPHD Scholar Leader Core Courses6
Reflective Practice and Research Inquiry
Research Seminar in Adult and Higher Education
HEOEJ Program Area of Study Courses24
Required 3
Seminar In Adult and Higher Education
Restricted Electives
Opportunity, Equity, and Justice elective (select one course from the following list)3
Diversity in Higher Education
Gender Studies in Adult Higher Education
Spirituality in Higher Education
Topical Problems in Adult and Community College Education
Higher Education Electives (select two courses from the following list)6
Politics and Policy in Higher Education
History Of Higher Education In the United States
Globalization Intl Issues Adult Higher Hum Res Ed
The Extension and Public Service Function In Higher Education
Finance in Higher Education
The Environment for Learning In Adult and Higher Education
Law and Higher Education
Organizational Theories and Concepts in Higher Education
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
Survey Methods in Educational Research
Workflow of Data Analysis in Education
Mixed Methods Research in Education
Special Topics in Education Research
Total Hours60