Education Specialist with a specialization in Organizational Psychology

The Education Specialist (EdS) program at Aspen University is an innovative, specialized program that offers a focused curriculum, which connects theoretical underpinnings to the application of new knowledge in real-world settings. This program aims to benefit professionals from a variety of disciplines and seeks to build skills in a range of areas related to culturally responsive leadership that results in highly effective outcomes. Through Aspen University’s online model of both independent work blended with collaboration, students investigate concepts and practice building their skills in leadership, administration, and transformative change. This EdS degree will allow learners to develop the expertise to effectively lead an organization, understand the dynamics impacting the creation of an enduring and effective strategic plan, and lead positive organizational change around current policy and critical issues.

This program is not designed as a teacher certification program, and different states and municipalities often have specific requirements concerning different appropriate degree programs. Depending on your goals for this program, please check with your local and state regulatory requirements for teacher certification.

Degree Requirements: 33 credits

Program Learning Goals

It is intended that Graduates of the Aspen University Education Specialist with a specialization in Organizational Psychology 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. Organizational Psychology: Apply advanced level skills for leadership roles in various organizational and industrial settings, through practical, real-world applications, with adeptness for understanding the psychology of groups and organizational cultures.

 

Academic Schedule

Courses

EDD830	Leadership Theory	3
RSH900	Doctoral Writing and Inquiry into Research	3
EDD832	Human Potential and Motivation	3
EDD834	Creating Strategic Change That Lasts	3
RSH910	Research Design and Methodology	3
EDP810	The Psychology of Leadership	3
EDP812	Foundations of Industrial and Organizational Psychology	3
EDP814	The Social Psychology of Groups	3
EDP816	Cultural Perspectives in Psychology	3
EDP818	Cognitive and Affective Principles in Psychology	3
RSH916	Problem-Based Research in Action	3

Additional Information

All doctoral programs at Aspen University must be completed with 10 years of the initial date of enrollment.