Higher Education Focus Area
Students focusing in higher education will be equipped with the innovative problem-solving skills required to improve various collegiate systems and policies in diverse areas such as student affairs, enrollment management, athletics, and more. You will study leadership, law, finance, history, and governance to pursue careers as a chair, dean, provost, or university president. Potential transformative leadership projects may include academic support for student athletes, residential life programming, and advising at-risk students.
Sample Course Sequence
| Graduate Year 1 | ||
| Fall | Credits | |
| EDD 752 Quantitative Research | 3 | |
| EDD 750 Advanced Program Analysis | 3 | |
| EDD 801 Research Design | 3 | |
| Semester Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | Credits | |
| EDD 710 Leadership, Diversity, and Equity | 3 | |
| EDD 756 Qualitative Research | 3 | |
| Semester Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | Credits | |
| Summer Session B | ||
| EDD 720 Contemporary Issues in Education | 3 | |
| EDD 702 Adult Dev & Transformative Learning | 3 | |
| Summer Session E | ||
| EDD 764 Higher Education Law and Policy | 3 | |
| EDD 766 Higher Education in the US | 3 | |
| Semester Credits | 12 | |
| Graduate Year 2 | ||
| Fall | Credits | |
| EDD 802 Writing for Professional Publication | 3 | |
| EDD 754 Leadership and Assessment | 3 | |
| EDD 803 Design-Based Research | 3 | |
| Semester Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | Credits | |
| EDD 768 Higher Education Finance | 3 | |
| EDD 722 Leading Digital Learning & Innovation | 3 | |
| Semester Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | Credits | |
| Summer Session B | ||
| EDD 706 Learning Through Experience | 3 | |
| Summer Session E | ||
| EDD 762 Governance in Community College | 3 | |
| EDD 714 Leadership and Change | 3 | |
| Semester Credits | 9 | |
| Semester of Doctoral Defense | Credits | |
| EDD 804 Analyzing and Interpreting Data (taken as an independent study) | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 54 | |
