Ed.D. in Educational Leadership: Higher Education Concentration

The online doctoral program in Educational Leadership at Saint Elizabeth University is designed to prepare globally conscious and morally purposeful servant leaders. The Ed.D. in Pre-K-12 Educational Leadership concentration and Higher Education Leadership concentration combine theoretical knowledge and practical application in authentic settings, utilizing the candidate's professional experience. It is a sequenced, 50-credit program to be completed over three years. 

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the doctoral program, the students will be able to:

• Commit to, and act upon, the principles of servant leadership.

•  Demonstrate their role in preparing themselves and the learning community to build a just society.

• Identify, promote, and sustain high-performing learning communities.

• Apply research methodologies to improve pre-K-12 schools and higher education institutions systematically..

• Analyze and articulate the individual and social purposes of education.

• Evaluate the role of servant leaders as stewards of both human and fiscal resources.

Program Requirements

• Maintain a minimum of a 3.25 grade point average throughout the program.
• Complete and successfully defend an action research dissertation.

Admissions Requirements:

• An earned master's degree from a regionally accredited institution.

•  Resume.

• Evidence of outstanding academic success in prior graduate work, including an official transcript from all undergraduate and graduate colleges/universities attended. Courses taken at colleges in countries outside the United States must be evaluated by WES (World Education Services) for a course-by-course evaluation. For additional information on certified university record translations, students should contact WES at 800-937-3895 or by email at [e-mail].

• Evidence of scholarly work (Master’s Thesis, Action Research, Publication(s)).

• 500-word personal statement (1-2 pages) as to why you are interested in obtaining this doctoral degree, your long-term goals, and how this doctoral degree will help you achieve them. 

• Completed application

• The final step in the admission process will be a successful interview with the Program Director or designee.

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Course Sequence

Year One

Fall Semester

EDAS705	Servant Leadership: Ethical and Moral Leadership	3
EDAS701	Essential Competencies for Doctoral Studies	2
EDAS723	Contemporary Issues Higher Education	3
	or
EDAS715	Emerging Perspective District Level Leadership	3

Winter Intersession

EDAS709	Leadership Management of K-12 Schools and Systems	3
EDAS708	Student Affairs	3

Spring Semester

EDAS718	Leadership/School Improvement	3
	or
EDAS707	Strategic Planning & Institutional Improvement	3
EDAS722	Dissertation Research & Scholarly Writing	2
EDAS725	Education Public Policy Development & Advocacy	3
	or
EDAS768	Policy Making & Leadership in Higher Education	3

Summer Semester

EDAS743

Fundamentals of Research

6

Year Two

Fall Semester

EDAS730	Educational Leadership in a Global & Multicultural Society	3
EDAS750	Action Research Dissertation	2
EDAS719	Enrollment Management in Higher Education	3
EDAS745	Educational Finance & Strategic Thinking	3
	or
EDAS744	Resource Allocation & Deployment	3

Spring Semester

EDAS757	Ethical Leadership in School Law & Labor Relations	3
	or
EDAS759	Legal Environment in Higher Education	3
EDAS775	Dissertation Proposal Seminar	2
EDAS765	Governance and Community Relations	3
	or
EDAS732	Diverse Learners and At Risk Learners	3

Year Three

Fall Semester

EDAS783	Data Analysis & Interpretation	3
EDAS790	Dissertation Advisement II	3

Spring Semester

EDAS790

Dissertation Advisement II

3