Academic Catalog

Doctor of Education in Leadership and Learning with a specialization in Higher Education Leadership

Program Description:

The Doctor of Education with an emphasis in Higher Education Leadership focuses on preparing individuals for leadership roles in higher education settings that are quickly changing environments and that often have a high degree of unpredictability and accountability. Through practical, real-world applications, learners will gain adeptness with leading college and university administrators and faculty to create cultures that promote student success. Individuals seeking greater knowledge and skills in accreditation policies and practices for higher education settings, strategies for developing scholarship and inclusive governance, historical and legal perspectives, and financial management of those environments would benefit most from this doctoral degree emphasis.

Degree Requirements: 60 Credits

Program Goals:

It is intended that Graduates of the Aspen University Doctor of Education in Leadership and Learning with a specialization in Higher Education Leadership program will learn or be able to do the following:

  1. Collaborative and Ethical Leadership: Apply collaborative problem-solving techniques that move teams towards goal achievement. Graduates will adhere to the ethical standards of their field and will model this framework for colleagues.
  2. Transformational Leadership: Implement theoretical and practical models of leadership that motivate and transform individuals to achieve together and to participate in personal, professional growth.
  3. Reflective Scholarship: Reflect on their own effectiveness as a team member and a leader by comparing their performance to the achievement of established goals by using evidence-based decision-making.
  4. Higher Education Leadership: Apply advanced level skills for leadership roles in higher education settings while leading college and university administrators and faculty in accreditation policies and practices, strategies for developing scholarship and inclusive governance, historical and legal perspectives, and financial management.

Academic Schedule

Courses:

EDD830Leadership Theory

3

RSH900Doctoral Writing and Inquiry into Research

3

EDD832Human Potential and Motivation

3

EDH810Historical and Legal Perspectives in Higher Education

3

EDH812Student Affairs and Development in Higher Education

3

EDD834Creating Strategic Change That Lasts

3

RSH910Research Design and Methodology

3

EDD836Project Management Techniques

3

RSH912Introduction to the Dissertation

3

EDH814Accountability and Accreditation

3

EDD838Building Successful Organizations that Endure

3

RSH914Techniques and Interpretation for Statistical Analysis

3

EDH816Strategic Planning

3

EDH818Financial Management and Enrollment Development

3

RSH916Problem-Based Research in Action

3

EDH820Building Scholarship and Organizational Governance

3

Final Proctored Exam

EDD820Dissertation I: Dissertation Committee Selection and Research Proposal

3

EDD821Dissertation II: Literature Review, Methodology, and IRB Process

3

EDD822Dissertation III: Research and Results

3

EDD823Dissertation IV: Conclusions, Oral Defense, and Publication

3