Instructional Leadership EdD with PK-12 Instructional Leadership Emphasis
The Doctor of Education in Instructional Leadership with an emphasis in PK-12 is a 48 credit hour program. The program does not lead to certification and is intended for those seeking to fill curriculum and instruction leadership roles in school districts, those intending to teach or hold an administrative role in higher education or those in a corporate or government training setting.
Requirements
Prerequisites
The following master’s level courses or equivalent are required:
Note: EDA 52000, EDA 52500, EDA 53000: *Up to 9 hours of starred coursework completed in Lindenwood University MA in Education Administration program may be applied toward the doctorate program.
Students must also complete three elective courses from EDA or MBA coursework.
Core Curriculum
| EDA 70000 | Instructional Program Leadership and Assessment | 3 |
| EDA 71000 | Human Resource Administration | 3 |
| EDA 72500 | Student Achievement Enhancement Techniques | 3 |
| EDA 73000 | Instructional Program Improvement Strategies | 3 |
| EDA 74500 | Statistics in Educational Administration | 3 |
| EDA 75500 | Seminar in Educational Leadership: Perspectives on Policy and Practice | 3 |
| EDA 76500 | Administrative Decision-Making in Schools | 3 |
One of the following:
| EDA 76700 | Quantitative Methods Design in Educational Research | 3 |
| EDA 76800 | Qualitative Methods in Educational Research | 3 |
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 the Capstone III course must enroll in EDA 78000 Capstone Experience each fall and spring semester until the dissertation is completed.