Hattiesburg
The doctoral program will prepare professional educators to become change agents in the field of education and in schools. The program is fully online with coursework which will lead students through visionary planning, strategic utilization of resources, effective management and leadership, and practical application of research. Cohorts will begin each summer with students taking two courses each trimester; however one class will be taken the first five-week term and another class the second five-week term. These rigorous classes move quickly and as students progress through the program, courses will move to ten-week periods to accommodate the research process. The doctorate is sixty-three hours above a Master’s degree(Thirty of those hours are already earned with the Specialist degree and the remaining thirty-three hours will be needed for completing the doctorate.) In the later part of the course of study, there will be two required times per term where students will meet in a face-to-face setting or through Skype for distant learners, which will enable direction and support for the research process.
Advanced Leadership Core (15 hours)
EDL 732 Data Analysis for Instructional and Performance Improvement Using Technology Tools EDL 802 Professional Educational Development for Adult Learners EDL 830 Developing the Culture of Learning EDL 832 Developing Advocacy for the School and Community EDL 834 Using Conflict Resolution and Mediation
Research Courses ( 6 hours)
RSH 740 Descriptive Statistics and Survey Design EDL 826 Advanced Applied Research (Developing Your Design)
Research Process (12 hours)
EDL 811 Research in Educational Administration I EDL 812 Research in Educational Administration II EDL 813 Research in Educational Administration III EDL 814 Research in Educational Administration IV EDL 815 Research in Educational Administration V
Note: The professional doctorate (Ed.D.) requires 63 credit hours post-master depending on the time required to complete the applied research. If a candidate has a specialist in educational leadership or a related field from another institution, the specialist degree may be accepted into the Ed.D. in its entirety; however, a prerequisite of three courses must be met:
RSH 702 APA Style for Professional Writing
EDL 791 Data Analysis Program Improvement through Professional Learning Communities
EDL 789 Educational Unit Self-Study through Assessment Inquiry Research; Field Project
