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Doctor of Education

Curriculum

REQUIRED FOUNDATION COURSES (21 q.h.) 
EDU 7200
Social and Cultural Analysis of Education Systems3 q.h.
EDU 7202

Transforming Educational Systems
3 q.h.
EDU 7203

Ethical Decision Making for Education Leaders
3 q.h.
EDU 7205

Research Processes Based in Practice
3 q.h.
EDU 7206

Theoretical Foundations of Education Research and Practice
3 q.h.
EDU 7215

Data-Driven Decision Making3 q.h.

Choose 1 of the following courses:
EDU 7201 Global and Historical Perspectives of Education3 q.h.
EDU 7204 Global and Historical Perspectives on Higher Education3 q.h.




SPECIALIZATION ELECTIVE COURSES (18 q.h.)
(Select six courses with at least four from one specialization.)
 
Curriculum Leadership (choose 4 courses) 
EDU 7230
Current and Emerging Practice in STEM Education3 q.h.
EDU 7231 National and International Benchmarks in STEM Education3 q.h.
EDU 7232 Linking Theory and Practice Through Partnerships3 q.h.
EDU 7233 Knowledge and Critical Skill Integration 3 q.h.
EDU 7240 Curriculum Design and Dissemination3 q.h.
EDU 7241 International Research and Practices in Curricula3 q.h.
EDU 7242 Situated Curriculum Leadership3 q.h.
EDU 7243 Doctoral Research Seminar in Curriculum Leadership3 q.h.
 
Educational Leadership (K-12)
 
EDU 7220
 Creating High-Performance Teams3 q.h.
EDU 7221 Negotiation, Mediation, and Arbitration3 q.h.
EDU 7222   Community Engagement 3 q.h.
EDU 7223   Communication Challenges for Education Leaders  3 q.h.
EDU 7211   Public and Institutional Policy 3 q.h.
EDU 7212   Financial Decision Making for Education Leaders 3 q.h.
EDU 7213

Education Entrepreneurship3 q.h.

Higher Education Administration
 
EDU 7250   Organizational Systems and Institutional Governance 3 q.h.
EDU 7251   Enrollment Management, Students, and Markets 3 q.h.
EDU 7252   Fundraising, Alumni, and Development 3 q.h.
EDU 7253
  The Legal Environment of Higher Education
3 q.h.
EDU 7254   Postsecondary and Institutional Public Policy 3 q.h.
EDU 7255   Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Higher Education 3 q.h.
EDU 7256
Financial Decision Making in Higher Education
3 q.h.
EDU 7257
The Urban University in the United States
3 q.h.
 
International Higher Education
EDU 7255   Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Higher Education 3 q.h.
EDU 7256
Financial Decision Making in Higher Education
3 q.h.
EDU 7260 Comparative International/Global Higher Education
3 q.h.
EDU 7262 Collaborations and Partnerships3 q.h.
EDU 7263 International Education Law3 q.h.
 
Jewish Education Leadership
(all six courses are required)
JLS 6220 Curriculum Development in Jewish Education3 q.h.
JLS 6230 Philosophies of Jewish Education3 q.h.
JLS 6240 Assessment in Jewish Education3 q.h.
JLS 6250 Critical Issues in Jewish Education Leadership: Case Studies3 q.h.
JLS 6260 Leadership Challenges in Jewish Education3 q.h.
JLS 6270 Landscape of Jewish Education in North America3 q.h.
 
Organizational Leadership and Communication Specialization
 
EDU 7270

Leadership and Communication: Challenges and Interdependencies
3 q.h.
EDU 7271
Information and Communication: Social and Conventional Networks
3 q.h.
EDU 7272
Embedding Culture through Communication
3 q.h.
EDU 7273
Professional Leadership and Communication Practicum
3 q.h.


DOCTORAL PROJECT (6 q.h.)

EDU 8790Doctoral Project Seminar6 q.h.
EDU 8791Doctoral Project Continuation



TOTAL


45 q.h.
  For more information about this program, please contact the Admissions Office at the College of Professional Studies at 617.373.2400 or cpsadmissions@neu.edu.
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