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

Additional Information

Additional Program Standards

1. Students are required to follow the procedures and adhere to the policies of the PhD in Educational Leadership PhD as outlined in the Program Student Handbook

2. The Dissertation Process for the PhD in Educational Leadership is outlined in the Program Student Handbook

3. A maximum of six (6) credits of graduate coursework, not taken for credit within a degree-granting program, may be transferred and applied to the Ph.D. in Educational Leadership. Transferred courses must;

Have a grade of B or better

Fit within the doctoral program

Fall within the 7-year time limit of doctoral credit

Transferred credits, with the Program Directors approval, can be used as a substitute to fulfill the following course requirements; Elective (3 credits), RSCH 610 Foundations of Research, and Financial Decision Making.

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)

With the approval of the PhD Program Director, students must take an additional 3-credit graduate level course as an elective.