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.
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Degree Requirements: 60 Credits
Program Learning 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:
- 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.
- Transformational Leadership: Implement theoretical and practical models of leadership that motivate and transform individuals to achieve together and to participate in personal, professional growth.
- 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.
- 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:
| EDD830 | Leadership Theory | 3 |
| RSH900 | Doctoral Writing and Inquiry into Research | 3 |
| EDD832 | Human Potential and Motivation | 3 |
| EDH810 | Historical and Legal Perspectives in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDH812 | Student Affairs and Development in Higher Education | 3 |
| EDD834 | Creating Strategic Change That Lasts | 3 |
| RSH910 | Research Design and Methodology | 3 |
| EDD836 | Project Management Techniques | 3 |
| RSH912 | Introduction to the Dissertation | 3 |
| EDH814 | Accountability and Accreditation | 3 |
| EDD838 | Building Successful Organizations that Endure | 3 |
| RSH914 | Techniques and Interpretation for Statistical Analysis | 3 |
| EDH816 | Strategic Planning | 3 |
| EDH818 | Financial Management and Enrollment Development | 3 |
| RSH916 | Problem-Based Research in Action | 3 |
| EDH820 | Building Scholarship and Organizational Governance | 3 |
| EDD820 | Dissertation I: Dissertation Committee Selection and Research Proposal | 3 |
| EDD821 | Dissertation II: Literature Review, Methodology, and IRB Process | 3 |
| EDD822 | Dissertation III: Research and Results | 3 |
| EDD823 | Dissertation IV: Conclusions, Oral Defense, and Publication | 3 |
Additional Information
All doctoral programs at Aspen University must be completed with 10 years of the initial date of enrollment.