Education Doctorate (Ed. D.) in Professional Leadership - K-12

University of Houston

The EdD in Professional Leadership is a 51-credit hour program providing intensive research and applied skills for students grappling with real-world concerns in education. Students bring the most pressing concerns experienced by the educational community to each course. A Laboratory of Practice and Doctoral Thesis provide students an avenue to apply the specifics of these problems to their other courses and their research. Students complete requirement for the Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) Superintendent (195) Certification.Required Courses:To obtain a Doctorate in professional leadership, students must complete 51 semester hours, successfully pass the TExES Superintendent Exam (0195), and defend their Doctoral Thesis.These hours will be derived from:ELCS 8310 - The Superintendent Credit Hours: 3.0ELCS 7392 - Internship in Superintendent Credit Hours: 3.0ELCS 8370 - Practicing Administrators Credit Hours: 3.0ELCS 8315 - Transformational Leadership for School Administrators Credit Hours: 3.0ELCS 8301 - Leadership Theory for School Administrators Credit Hours: 3.0ELCS 7354 - Leadership for Change Credit Hours: 3.0ELCS 8356 - Program Policy Evaluation Credit Hours: 3.0ELCS 8361 - Public & Community Relations Credit Hours: 3.0ELCS 8350 - Resource Management Credit Hours: 3EDRS 8380 - Rsch Mthds in Educ Credit Hours: 3.0 (Part 1)EDRS 8381 - Rsch Mthds in Educ Credit Hours: 3.0 (Part 2)ELCS 8341 - Adult Learning Theory Credit Hours: 3.0ELCS 8397 - Sem Top Ed Ldshp&Cul St Credit Hours: 3.0Total Hours of Required Courses: 39.0 HoursLaboratory of Practice (1 Course/6 Hours)CUIN 8310 - Laboratory of Practice Credit Hours: 3.0Doctoral Thesis (1 Course/6 Hours)CUIN 8690 - Doctoral Thesis Credit Hours: 6.0

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