Ed.D. Educational Program Development at University of South Florida

Programme overview

The Ed.D. in Educational Program Development, with a concentration in Educational Innovation, focuses on improving educational practice. It is a practitioner's degree emphasizing practical applications of research and prepares scholar-practitioners in inquiry, agency, ethic of care and reflective thinking.

Faculty: College of Education | Duration: 54 credit hours minimum post-master's | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tampa, FL, United States

What you will study

Shared core in Philosophies of Inquiry and Design of Systematic Studies, at least 9 hours of statistics, research design and applied research, 3 hours of psychological and social foundations, 15 hours in Educational Innovation (Problems of Practice, Leader-Scholar Community, Scholarly Practitioner Inquiry I and II), 12 elective hours, a qualifying exam (literature review, portfolio or analytical paper) and at least 9 dissertation hours.

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Entry requirements

University admission and English proficiency requirements apply. A master's degree from an accredited university in education, a related professional field or the specialization for which the student plans to develop educational programming (or equivalent foreign degrees); three professional letters of recommendation; evidence of two years of successful professional experience in education or an education-related setting; a personal statement of up to 1000 words covering professional goals and a problem of practice. Selected applicants are interviewed.

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.

Doctoral admission is offered for Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.

Final university deadlines for doctoral programmes: February 15 for Fall, October 15 for Spring, February 15 for Summer. Programme-specific priority deadlines apply for funding and consideration.

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