Doctor of Education, EdD

What You Can Expect to Learn

Keiser University’s Doctor of Education program—Curriculum Leadership or Education Leadership—prepare students for relevant roles as corporate, academic, and school leaders. Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate leadership that fosters save, effective and diverse learning environments
• Validate critical-thinking expertise through effective communication and applied research
• Use reflective practice on theory, research, and innovation to:
  • Implement curriculum and instructional change
  • Improve outcomes and facilitate change
• Build critical knowledge and skills for:
  • Providing sound instructional and curricular design within multiple learning modalities
  • Managing and leading institutions with goals tied to education, learning, training, and development.

Program Prerequisites

• Relevant master’s degree or doctoral degree from an accredited institution.
• No GRE is required for any of Keiser University’s graduate-level degrees in education, including these online EdD concentrations in education or curriculum leadership.

Program Outline

To receive a Doctor of Education, students must earn 44 graduate semester credit hours. Curriculum coursework includes:

Career Pathways

Whether you pursue the concentration in curriculum or in education leadership, upon completion of this practitioner-friendly program, you will have gained the abilities, insights and credential you need to:

• Lead educational and training efforts, programs, departments, training centers or university systems
• Develop effective curriculum that can be applied in any educational or training environment
• Use critical-thinking and decision-making skills for the advancement of your career and community
• Communicate clearly, professionally, and effectively
• And more!

Through Keiser’s Doctor of Education program, you will gain a deeper understanding of practical and applicable aspects of leadership within the academic world, from leading departments to leading curriculum efforts as well as corporate training and development environments. Along with work experience and prospective licensures, this program can help you prepare for a number of relevant roles and specializations, including:

• Education Administrators
• Academic Dean
• Provost
• Registrar
• Academic Affairs VP
• Curriculum Director
• Program Administrator
• Chief Learning Officer
• Education Director
• Life Coach
• Training & Development Facilitator/Director
• Training specialist
• Executive Trainer
• Learning consultant
• T&D consultant
• Training Instructor
• And more!

Program Goals

• Students will demonstrate leadership and critical thinking to support safe, effective, diverse learning environments.
• Students will demonstrate knowledge and skills in sound instructional and curricular design within a variety of learning modalities and platforms.
• Students will demonstrate reflective practice on theory, research, and innovation to create, implement, and lead curriculum and instructional change.
• Students will demonstrate critical thinking through the organization of written and spoken communication and applied research skills.

Student Learning Objectives

• Students will demonstrate the ability to build and assess diverse learning opportunities, including the capacity to critically analyze and differentiate instruction in a variety of learning situations.
• Students will be able to assess ethical and legal issues that affect all stakeholders at the school level, applying critical thinking to anticipate and resolve potential problems while maintaining a safe learning environment for all students, faculty, and staff.
• Students will be able to apply processes of needs assessment to school curriculum challenges involving the analysis and evaluation of curriculum, and to the design, assessment, and modification of new curriculum and instruction.
• Students will be able to lead, administer, and manage electronic and distance learning platforms, including managing course rooms, facilitators, instruction, and ensuring the achievement of learning outcomes.
• Students will be able to recognize and apply both theory and practice to issues of instruction, curriculum, professional development, and assessment, demonstrating the ability to identify challenges, create solutions, and lead change efforts in evolving educational environments.
• Students will be able to assess the cost, risk, and benefits of various technology and ongoing technological innovations for school, classroom, and student use and be able to plan for appropriate dissemination in educational environments.
• Students will demonstrate knowledge, skills, and ability to implement applied research studies for curriculum and learning outcome improvement and change.
• Students will communicate clearly and logically through written and spoken communication by incorporating APA professional writing standards and showing evidence of higher-level thinking skills including application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, where applicable in all written and presented assignments.

For requirements, objectives, or a more detailed description of the program, please see the graduate catalog