Programs of Study

Educational Leadership Core - 24 semester hours

EDAD 801 - Philosophy and Historical Foundations of Urban Education (3 credits)

EDAD 815 - Educational Planning and Evaluation (3 credits)

EDAD 820 - Human Resource Development and Administration (3 credits)

EDAD 825 - Advanced School Law (3 credits)

EDAD 830 - Educational Government and Political Studies (3 credits)

EDAD 840 - Leadership and Technology in Global Information Age (3 credits)

EDAD 845 - Managing Financial Resources in Urban Education (3 credits)

EDAD 850 - Interdisciplinary Seminar (3 credits)

Research Core - 9 credit hours

EDAD 810 - Descriptive and Inferential Statistics in Education (16 wks) (3 credits)

EDAD 835 - Research Designs and Methods (16 wks) (3 credits)

EDAD 900 - Applied Research Seminar (16 wks) (3 credits)

EDAD 899 - Comprehensive Examination (October and/or March) (0 credits)

Externship Courses (District Level Experience) - 6 credit hours

EDAD 920 - Advanced Externship 1st Semester (16 wks) in Educ. Leadership (3 credits)

EDAD 925 - Advanced Externship 2nd Semester (16 wks) in Educ. Leadership (3 credits)

Elective Track Courses

Four courses in a specific track must be chosen to satisfy program requirements below:

Counseling Courses: Select Any 4 Graduate Level Counseling Courses (3 credits per course). (Take these Graduate Counseling Courses in the Department of Counseling)

Technology Courses: EDAD 901, 902, 903, 904 (3 credits per course)

Special Education Courses: Select Any 4 Graduate Level Special Education Courses (3 Credits). (Take these Graduate Special Education courses in the Department of Teaching Learning and Professional Development).

Reading Courses: Select Any 4 Graduate Level Reading Courses (3 credits per course). (Take these Graduate Reading courses in the Department of Teaching Learning and Professional Development).

Social Justice Courses: EDAD 600, 601 (3 credits per course).*

Higher Education Courses: EDAD 814, 816 (3 credits per course) *

*Track courses are not complete at this time.

Dissertation Related Courses

EDAD 910 - Dissertation I - (16 wks) (Dissertation Draft Proposal) (3 credits).

EDAD 950 - Dissertation IIA (16 wks) (Dissertation Proposal) (3 credits).

EDAD 950 - Dissertation IIB (16 wks) (Dissertation Proposal) (3 credits).

EDAD 951 - Dissertation Advisement (Also continuous Enrollment each Semester in this course until Dissertation Completion) (16wks) (3 credits).

Total minimum credits

Total minimum credits - 60 credit hours

Revised 3/2022