Educational Administration (EDUCST-ED, EAN)

Department of Educational Studies
Specialization Curriculum
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Specialization leading to Doctor of Education in Educational Studies

Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Summer 2023

Core Requirements (12-14 hours)

First Year Seminar (6 hours)

Core 1 Course (3 hours)

  • EDUCST 6891 Proseminar in Educational Studies (3)

Core 2 Course: Choose from one of the following courses (3 hours)

  • EDUCST 6892 Educational Policy and Inequality in Social and Cultural Context: Integrating Research Traditions (3)
  • EDUCST 7765 Grant Writing (3)
  • ESEPOL 7100 Writing for Educational Policy Audiences (3)
  • ESEPSY 7404 College Teaching (3)
  • ESEPSY 8404 Academic Writing in Education: Reviewing the Literature (3)
  • ESPHE 6403 Ethics and the Professional Context of Teaching (3)

Research Methodology (6-8 hours)

Choose one of the following sequences:

General Linear Modeling Sequence:

  • ESQREM 7648 GLM I: Introduction to Regression and ANOVA (4)
  • ESQREM 7658 GLM II: Advanced Regression and ANOVA (4)

Qualitative Sequence:

  • ESQUAL 8280 Qualitative Research in Education: Paradigms, Theories, and Exemplars (3)
  • ESQUAL 8290 Qualitative Research in Education: Methods and Analysis (3)

Specialization Requirements (24 hours)

  • ESEADM 8200 Place, Space and Leadership (3)
  • ESEADM 8202 Positive Psychology and Educational Administration (3)
  • ESEADM 8220 School Business Administration (3)
  • ESEADM 8356 Economic Viewpoints in Education (3)
  • ESEADM 8359 Organizational Behavior: Theory and Research (3)
  • ESEADM 8361 Social and Political Contexts of Education (3)
  • ESEADM 8375 Culturally Responsive School Leadership (3)
  • ESEADM 8700 Inquiry in Educational Administration (3)

Electives (Choose 9 hours)

  • ESEADM 6372 Educational Technology Leadership and Administration (3)
  • ESEADM 8201 Community-Based Research and Evaluation in Educational Administration (3)
  • ESEPOL 8352 Educational Policy in Democratic Society (3)
  • ESPHE 7324 History of Educational Administration (3)

Final Dissertation in Practice Preparation (3 hours x 2 semesters minimum)

  • ESEADM 8997 EdD Final Project Writing (6)

Minimum hours: 51

Program Degree Department Email
Doctoral Educational Studies edstudies@osu.edu

 

Note: Students exact curriculum may vary depending upon program of study determined by student and advisor. 

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