Ed.D. Course Sequence
The 60-unit program is designed to be completed in 3 years of full-time study alongside full-time employment. Classes are held over a six-week period, every other weekend, one course at a time. Classes rotate meeting in person and working independently each week.
Throughout the program, there are 4 major milestones: the Qualifying Exam, the Dissertation Proposal Defense, the Dissertation, and the Dissertation Defense.
Year 1
| Semester |
Course name |
Units |
| Fall |
EDD 600: Transformational Leadership |
3 |
| EDD 623: Educational Foundations |
3 |
| EDD 608: Diversity & Equity |
3 |
| Spring |
EDD 604: Introduction to Educational Research |
3 |
| EDD 606: Quantitative Research Methods |
3 |
| EDD 605: Qualitative Research Methods |
3 |
| Summer |
EDD 610: Curriculum and Instruction |
3 |
| EDD 609: Human Resource Management |
3 |
Year 2
| Semester |
Course name |
Units |
| Fall |
EDD 602: Policy & Practice I |
3 |
| EDD 603: Policy & Practice II |
3 |
| EDD 607: Community and Communications |
3 |
| Spring |
EDD 601: Organizational Leadership |
3 |
| EDD 613: Finance and Budget for Educational Leaders |
3 |
| EDD 614: Issues for Educational Leadership |
3 |
| Summer |
EDD 615: Dissertation Proposal, section 1 |
3 |
| EDD 615: Dissertation Proposal, section 2 |
3 |
Year 3
| Semester |
Course name |
Units |
| Fall |
EDD 616A: Dissertation I: Seminar |
3 |
| EDD 616B: Dissertation I: Writing |
|
| Spring |
EDD 616A: Dissertation I: Seminar |
3 |
| EDD 616B: Dissertation I: Writing |
|