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Course summary

This course prepares students to lead community colleges, universities, and other postsecondary education organizations in both academic and administrative positions. Through advanced course work in higher education leadership and administration, as well as their own doctoral research, develop the knowledge and critical-thinking skills to be a bold, innovative, ethical leader. People who choose this specialization are often faculty members or administrators pursuing or holding department chair, dean, provost, student service director, president, or vice president positions in higher education institutions or organizations that service the higher education market. This specialization is also designed to allow students to concurrently enroll in the Post-Master’s Certificate in Enrollment Management and earn a professional certificate from Noel-Levitz.

Program modules

Core modules include: ED8002 - Foundations of Theory and Practice in Doctoral Studies, ED8112 - Educational Research Methods and ED8119 - Advanced Practicum in Research Design. Specialization modules include: ED7540 - Leadership in Higher Education, ED7546 - Human Resources in Higher Education, ED7547 - Assessment in Higher Education, ED7818 - The Future of Teaching and Learning: Issues for the Educational Leader, ED7212 - Administration and Leadership of Distance Education Programs, ED7834 - Higher Education and the Law, ED8447 - Advanced Funding and Managing Education Enterprises, ED7840 - The Politics of Higher Education, ED7841 - The History of Higher Education, ED7855 - Higher Education Administration, ED9919 - Doctoral Comprehensive Examination, ED9920 - Dissertation Course room - non-credit, ED9921 - Dissertation Research 1 - 5 quarter credits, ED9922 - Dissertation Research 2 - 5 quarter credits, ED9923 - Dissertation Research 3 - 5 quarter credits, ED9924 - Dissertation Research 4 - 5 quarter credits. Recommended elective modules include: ED7106 - Curriculum Development, ED7703 - Student Development Challenges and Successes, ED7713 - Student Advising and Retention, ED7800 - Grant Writing for Higher Education, ED8111 - The Historical and Social Foundations of Education, ED8122 - Statistics for Educational Research I, ED8123 - Statistics for Educational Research II and ED8117 - Advanced Qualitative Research Methods.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants should have completed master’s degree from an institution accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accrediting agency or an internationally recognized institution. They should have obtained a cumulative GPA of 3.00 from a master’s degree granting institution. International students whose language of instruction is not English are required to take one of the following tests: the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum acceptable score of 550 on paper-based test, 213 on computer-based test with a score of 4.0 or higher on the Test of Written English (TWE), or 79 on internet based examination; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) score of 80; International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a score of 6.5; or Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 59.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

Capella University

Department name

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