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EdD Educational Leadership at University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut, United States

Programme overview

The Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership is intended to address the need for visionary educational leaders. Students in this cohort program are currently employed professionals seeking a terminal degree that combines theory, problem solving, and skill development to change and enhance the work of educational organizations. Campus: Hartford Campus.

Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Storrs, CT, United States

What you will study

A part-time 41-credit cohort program divided into three distinct phases and culminates in a Capstone project that is empirical in nature and includes original research. A total of nine credits is required by the Graduate School. Listed courses include Workplace Learning; Dissertation Proposal/Prospectus Development I; Qualitative Methods of Educational Research II; Inquiry and Research in Educational Leadership I: Foundations, Design, and Use; Inquiry and Research in Educational Leadership I: Implementation, Analysis, and Discovery.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School (university-wide): bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution (or equivalent); cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for the degree, or equivalent GPA tests on recent coursework; international applicants meet equivalent standards with official transcripts; individual programmes set additional application requirements and a competitive record is needed.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications are submitted online to The Graduate School; the application fee is $75 (non-refundable, paid by credit card). Some programmes set earlier application deadlines.

Apply through the official page: https://gradcatalog.uconn.edu/graduate/admission/

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