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Educational Leadership | Educational Research & Policy Analysis
Educational Leadership Doctorate Program
Basic Requirements for the Ed.D. Degree in Educational Administration and Supervision
(54 credit hours minimum required)
In summary, the Ed.D. requires core courses (10) in educational leadership, two courses outside the department, an internship and a dissertation. A minimum of 54 credit hours beyond the master's degree is required for doctoral degrees. For those students seeking the Superintendent's License, a year-long internship is required. Students must be officially admitted to the Ed.D. program to enroll in doctoral classes.
Students should be aware that a Ph.D. degree in Educational Research and Policy Analysis is also offered. This degree is distinguished from the Ed.D. in several respects. The Ed.D. is a practitioner's degree, is oriented toward licensure, and encourages a dissertation that is scholarly but practical. The Ph.D., by contrast, emphasizes research and university teaching, does not lead to licensure, and requires a theory-based dissertation.
The core courses for the Ed.D. are listed below together with a sample course number that satisfies the requirement.
Professional Core:
- ELP 724: Contemporary Educational Thought or an advanced course in educational philosophy
- ELP 728: School Law for the Administrator
- ELP 729: Educational Finance
- ELP 735: Policy Research in Education
- ELP 736: Qualitative Research in Education
- ELP 743: Either Advanced Quantitative Applications in School Leadership and Policy (ELP 743) or Advanced Qualitative Applications in School Leadership and Policy (ELP 737)
- ELP 720: Cases in Educational Administration
- ELP 742: Applied Research Methods in Education
- ELP 780: Evaluation Theory and Practice in Education
- ELP 789: School Personnel Recruitment, Selection, Development, and Appraisal
Focus Area:
Collateral area and courses must be approved by the program committee. Students seeking licensure as a superintendent must complete 6 credit hours of focus area coursework plus 6 credit hours of internship.
Internship:
- ELP 851: Internship in Educational Leadership and Program Evaluation (year-long)
Dissertation Research:
- ELP 891: Problems of Research Design in Education
- ELP 895: Doctoral Dissertation Research (minimum of 12 credit hours)
* Students should select either the Advanced Qualitative or Advanced Quantitative sequence
Educational Research & Policy Analysis Doctorate Program
The Ph.D. Program in Educational Research and Policy Analysis at North Carolina State University trains students as researchers, analysts, and evaluators who will work in agencies that provide educational services to youth and adults.
For additional information contact:
Educational Research & Policy Analysis Ph.D. Program
Campus Box 7801, 608 Poe Hall
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7801
919.515.1766 tel
robert_serow@ncsu.edu
