Education Leadership EDD
Minimum 24 hours
The William Woods Educational Doctorate is designed to be an academically rigorous, yet attainable, doctoral degree for students who aspire to enhance their leadership skills, research ability, and professional stature. Our students are primarily from the K-12 environment, but we do have some students who are currently working in higher education, non-profits, or industry. William Woods is proud of our requirement of a traditional individual dissertation, but we offer extensive help throughout the process. Completion of an EdD at William Woods has opened the door to professional advancement in school districts, career opportunities teaching in higher education, as well as personal goal attainment. With on ground cohorts throughout Missouri and online classes beginning every eight weeks there is an option to meet your professional goals. Note: The EdD does not provide the necessary coursework for students to obtain advanced certification. The EdD program is not an avenue for principal or superintendent certification. Dissertation Handbook http://www.williamwoods.edu/academics/graduate/docs/dissertation_handbook.pdf
Major Requirements
Core Credits: 24.00
| EDU 710 | Aspects of Leadership | 3 |
| EDU 730 | Effective Educational Systems | 3 |
| EDU 750 | Organizational Learning & System Change | 3 |
| EDU 760 | Program Evaluation & Strategic Plan | 3 |
| EDU 781 | Dissertation Seminar | 3 |
| RSH 720 | Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
| RSH 740 | Exploration of Qualitative Research | 3 |
| RSH 780 | Dissertation Proposal Seminar | 3 |
Workshop and Seminar Requirements
Students will typically complete at least 3 semesters of Research Seminar (EDU792 must be taken concurrently with first semester and EDU793 must be taken concurrently with third semester).
| EDU 792* | Dissertation Workshop 1 | 0.5 |
| EDU 793* | Dissertation Workshop 2 | 0.5 |
Research Seminar
| Students will enroll in EDU799 every term until completion and defense of their dissertation. | (May be repeated for credit.) |
| EDU 799* | Research Seminar | 2 |
*Waived if program requirements are completed prior to student's first opportunity to take course.