Instructional Leadership EdD with Higher Education Administration Emphasis
The Doctor of Education in Instructional Leadership with an emphasis in higher education administration is a 48 credit hour program. The program is for those intending to be instructional administrators in a higher education setting.
*The name of this degree has been updated as of the publication of the September 2014 catalog addendum.
Requirements
Prerequisites
Students must also choose three elective courses from EDA or MBA coursework.
Notes: (1) Courses are three credit hours unless otherwise indicated.
(2) EDA 53000, EDA 52000: *Up to 9 hours of starred coursework completed in the Lindenwood University MA in Education Administration program may be applied toward the doctoral program.
In addition, students must have completed one master’s level research and law/ethics course.
| EDAH 70500 | Legal Aspects of Higher Education | 3 |
| EDAH 71500 | Business Management in Higher Education Administration | 3 |
| EDAH 72500 | Student Affairs in Higher Education Administration | 3 |
| EDAH 75500 | Seminar in Educational Leadership: Perspectives on Higher Education Policy and Practice | 3 |
Core Curriculum
| EDA 70000 | Instructional Program Leadership and Assessment | 3 |
| EDA 71000 | Human Resource Administration | 3 |
| EDA 74500 | Statistics in Educational Administration | 3 |
| EDA 76500 | Administrative Decision-Making in Schools | 3 |
| EDAH 70500 | Legal Aspects of Higher Education | 3 |
| EDAH 71500 | Business Management in Higher Education Administration | 3 |
| EDAH 72500 | Student Affairs in Higher Education Administration | 3 |
| EDAH 75500 | Seminar in Educational Leadership: Perspectives on Higher Education Policy and Practice | 3 |
One of the following:
| EDA 76700 | Quantitative Methods Design in Educational Research | 3 |
| EDA 76800 | Qualitative Methods in Educational Research | 3 |
The following master’s level courses or equivalent are required:
| EDA 53000 | Public and Community Relations | 3 |
| EDA 52000 | School Business Management | 3 |
| EDA/MBA | Elective from EDA or MBA coursework | 9 |
Notes: (1) Courses are three credit hours unless otherwise indicated.
(2) EDA 53000, EDA 52000: Up to 9 credit hours of starred coursework completed in Lindenwood University MA in Education Administration program may be applied toward.
Internship Requirement
Students must complete three internship credit hours.
| EDA 74800 | Instructional Leadership Internship | 3 |
Research Requirement
Students must also complete twelve research project credit hours.
Notes: (1) Courses are three credit hours unless otherwise indicated.
(2) EDA 78000:*Students who have not completed their dissertation during Capstone III must enroll in EDA 78000 Capstone Experience each fall and spring semester until the dissertation is completed.
(3) EDA 77500: Dissertation Publication Fee Required