Educational Leadership, Ph.D.

Program Description

The PhD in Educational Leadership at Springfield College prepares students to become equity-minded leaders and faculty. In this 59-credit program, students are prepared to critically analyze and dismantle inequity within Pre-Kindergarten through Higher Education systems; collaborate with community partners to understand and help solve educational inequity; create new knowledge through rigorous research, and advance practice and teaching from an equity perspective.

Program Highlights

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy

Required Credits: 59

School: School of Arts and Sciences

Department: Education

Modality: 100% Online

Locations: Online Campus

Additional Information: https://springfield.edu/programs/educational-leadership-phd

Degree Requirements (59 credits)

A. Required Courses (56 credits)

EDUC 618 - Teaching and Learning for Democracies Credits: 3
EDUC 619 - Contemporary Issues in Education Credits: 3
EDUC 632 - Organizational Development and Leadership in Education Credits: 3
EDUC 637 - Foundations of Multicultural Education Credits: 3
EDUC 638 - Critical Theories Credits: 3
EDUC 644 - Financial Decision Making in Educational Institutions Credits: 3
EDUC 646 - Qualifying Paper Proposal Seminar Credits: 1
EDUC 648 - Qualifying Paper Seminar Credits: 3
EDUC 655 - The Historical Context of Education in the United States Credits: 3
EDUC 693 - Leadership in a Diverse Society Credits: 3
RSCH 610 - Foundations and Methods of Research Credits: 3
RSCH 615 - Qualitative Research Methodology Credits: 3
RSCH 620 - Educational and Psychological Statistics I Credits: 3
RSCH 712 - Dissertation Proposal Design Credits: 2
RSCH 720 - Educational Psychology Statistics II Credits: 3
RSCH 735 - Doctoral Dissertation Credits: 1-14
(must be taken for a total of 14 credits to meet program requirements)

B. Elective (3 credits)