Education Leadership, Management and Policy (Ed.D. Executive)
Jubilee Hall
CHDCM@shu.edu
shu.edu/academics/executive-edd-k-12-school-administration-index
Program Code: TBD
The Ed.D. in PreK-12 in Education Leadership, Management and Policy is designed for aspiring and working professionals with leadership experience, prepares scholarly practitioners to improve education for diverse students and stakeholders. The program develops equity- and justice-based leaders to plan and enact meaningful change across settings.
Faculty emphasize the intersections of theory, policy, and practice and encourage students to apply learning across contexts to solve complex educational issues. Seton Hall, as a Catholic, research-focused institution, has a long standing reputation for creating transformative leaders. Graduates have pursued careers as school, district, community, and state leaders.
Admissions Requirements
To be considered for admission, applicants are required to submit the following materials:
- Online application and application fee
- Official transcript(s) from all institutions attended, including an earned Master's-level degree (cumulative GPA of at least 2.50 for last degree)
- Letters of recommendation (3) from academic and/or professional references
- Personal statement
- Resume/Curriculum vitae
- Interview (upon request)
Application Deadline
The program reviews applications on a rolling basis and typically accepts applicants for the Fall (full-time matriculation) and Spring semesters (part-time matriculation).
Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam
Some programs require doctoral students to take a qualifying and/or comprehensive written examination to test their command of integrated knowledge in their field upon completion of all or most of the required coursework. Please consult with the program director for additional information regarding qualifying and/or comprehensive exams.
Dissertation Proposal
Students must have a documented, successful defense of their dissertation proposal, signed and dated by dissertation committee members. A successful proposal defense is a required intermediate stage of the dissertation process. Details are in the department dissertation handbook.
Dissertation
Students must complete a dissertation and successfully defend their work with their dissertation committee. Details are in the department dissertation handbook.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core | ||
| ELMP 7773 | Organ Struct and Proc Admin | 3 |
| ELMP 7765 | Policy Analysis-Admin Pol-Econ | 3 |
| ELMP 8159 | Curriculum Policy Ideology Ldr | 3 |
| ELMP 7780 | Equity Practices in Schl Ldr | 3 |
| Research | ||
| ELMP 8891 | Dir Research Admin Supervision | 3 |
| ELMP 6005 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| ELMP 8616 | Intermediate Statistics | 3 |
| ELMP 8986 | Qualitative Rsch Sem and Admin | 3 |
| ELMP 9962 | Advanced Qualitative Research | 3 |
| Specialization | ||
| ELMP 7100 | Sel Topics in Administration | 3 |
| ELMP 7761 | Mgmt Fin Fiscal Affrs in Admin | 3 |
| ELMP 6664 | Current Legal Issues | 3 |
| ELMP 8801 | Interdisc Stu-Admin | 3 |
| ELMP 8984 | Ldship Inst Admin and Sup | 3 |
| Dissertation | ||
| ELMP 8987 | Diss Seminar in Admin I | 3 |
| ELMP 9981 | Diss Advise I | 3 |
| ELMP 9982 | Diss Advise II | 3 |
| Total | 51 | |
Plan of Study
Requirements for the program are outlined in the "Requirements" tab of this Catalogue. This Planner tab offers a sample semester-by-semester model schedule which accounts for historical course availability. For timely completion of the program, students must routinely meet with their assigned academic adviser to carefully plan their schedule based on available courses.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| ELMP 7773 | Organ Struct and Proc Admin | 3 |
| ELMP 7765 | Policy Analysis-Admin Pol-Econ | 3 |
| ELMP 8891 | Dir Research Admin Supervision | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ELMP 6005 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| ELMP 8986 | Qualitative Rsch Sem and Admin | 3 |
| ELMP 7780 | Equity Practices in Schl Ldr | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| ELMP 8616 | Intermediate Statistics | 3 |
| ELMP 8159 | Curriculum Policy Ideology Ldr | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ELMP 9962 | Advanced Qualitative Research | 3 |
| ELMP 8987 | Diss Seminar in Admin I | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ELMP 8801 | Interdisc Stu-Admin | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| ELMP 7100 | Sel Topics in Administration | 3 |
| ELMP 7761 | Mgmt Fin Fiscal Affrs in Admin | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| ELMP 6664 | Current Legal Issues | 3 |
| ELMP 8984 | Ldship Inst Admin and Sup | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ELMP 9981 | Diss Advise I | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ELMP 9982 | Diss Advise II | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 51 | |
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